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American University School of International Service
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American University's School of International Service prepares students to wage peace and build understanding in our world.
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SIS professor @fisherdanar.bsky.social is featured in a recent @economist.com article, using her data to shed light on Minneapolis activists challenging ICE.

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/01/29/inside-the-movement-challenging-and-disrupting-ice
Inside the movement challenging—and disrupting—ICE
A non-violent network of activists is forming across America
www.economist.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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Former US ambassador and SIS Diplomat in Residence Earl Anthony Wayne joins Professor Hansong Li to discuss the current US administration’s approach to Latin America in this latest episode of ‪@world-views.bsky.social.

Listen now on Youtube or Spotify:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obCTDVKEIpQ
In Conversation With Earl Anthony Wayne
What does the future of diplomacy look like? In this fourth episode of Worldviews, we discuss the current US administration's approach to Latin America and other regions with Earl Anthony Wayne, former Ambassador to Argentina and Mexico, as well as the ...
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January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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kurdishsis.bsky.social
In a new piece for @thenationalnews.com, @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar @yerevansaeed.bsky.social highlights the risks of prisons and camps of ISIS members falling under Damascus's control as the U.S. ends its support of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comm...
By ending its partnership with Syria's Kurds, the West risks reviving the ISIS crisis | The National
The haste with which the US and others have ended their military support to the SDF could destabilise the region
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January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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In a new piece published by @us.theconversation.com, SIS professor Nicholas Micinski and @bakerinstitute.bsky.social fellow Kelsey Norman discuss how deportation tactics in the interior US may be shifting political attitudes on immigration. https://bit.ly/49VBhFV
ICE Immigration Tactics Shock Americans as Border Operations Move North
SIS professor Nicholas Micinski and co-author Kelsey Norman examine how recent shifts in immigration enforcement are impacting public perception of deportation tactics.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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aueuropecenter.bsky.social
🚨 Delighted to announce that on Feb 12, we will be welcoming 🇪🇸 Ambassador Ángeles Moreno Bau and 🇵🇹 Ambssador Francisco Lopes for a wide ranging conversation on 🇪🇺🇺🇸 relations! To join 👇

www.eventbrite.com/e/ambassador...

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Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on Spain, Portugal and 40 Years in EU
SIS Founders Room
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January 22, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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@fisherdanar.bsky.social, director of @au-cece.bsky.social, spoke to @axios.com about the future of resistance under the second Trump administration and the results of a survey asking protestors about political violence. https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/trump-administration-protests-resistance
"We will be ungovernable": Resistance 2.0 pivots to disruption
"Our folks want to do more than just mass mobilization," one organizer said.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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Check out Kurdistan Chronicle's piece on the Barzani Peace Fellowship reaching a milestone of supporting 10 graduate students studying at @ausis.bsky.social. The Fellowship supports students passionate about Kurdish affairs.
kurdistanchronicle.com/babat/4415
Barzani Peace Fellowship Reach Historic Milestone at American University
Barzani Peace Fellowship Reach Historic Milestone at American University
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January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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In light of recently released video of the trial of Chinese general Xu Qinxian, Prof. @josephtorigian.bsky.social revisits the events of Tiananmen Square for @warontherocks.bsky.social

https://warontherocks.com/2026/01/obedience-ambiguity-and-punishment-the-chinese-military-at-tiananmen-revisited/
Obedience, Ambiguity, and Punishment: The Chinese Military at Tiananmen Revisited
As this article goes to press, security officials in Iran are carefully weighing their options on how to dole out violence to preserve an authoritarian
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January 18, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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The Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace is pleased to welcome three new Barzani Peace Fellows: Susan Zibari, Aheen Hajibadri, and Prsha Othman. The Barzani Peace Fellowship has reached a historical milestone at @ausis.bsky.social, sponsoring 10 graduate students from diverse backgrounds.
January 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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A new article from @grist.org features research from @au-cece.bsky.social on the American Climate Corps, a federal program that was wound down last January. Learn more and read comments from @fisherdanar.bsky.social ⬇️ https://grist.org/labor/trump-left-american-climate-corps-california-washington/
After one year of Trump, is anything left of the American Climate Corps?
The federal program shut down before Biden left office, but a handful of state efforts are carrying on — with a lower profile.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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Under a new framework deal between the US and China, a consortium of US investors is slated to oversee US operations of TikTok starting this year. In this new Q&A, SIS professor @willakoto.bsky.social breaks down what this will mean for TikTok users in the US. https://bit.ly/3YDP1Qz
New Year, New TikTok?
SIS professor and Director of Research at the Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology William Akoto discusses the future of TikTok operations in the United States.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Our work at @au-cece.bsky.social is included in this piece about the American Climate Corps @grist.org “You can cancel the Climate Corps, but … a lot of what communities need right now has to do with responding to and preparing for climate change-exacerbated extreme events” grist.org/labor/trump-...
After one year of Trump, is anything left of the American Climate Corps?
The federal program shut down before Biden left office, but a handful of state efforts are carrying on — with a lower profile.
grist.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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In a new article for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social, SIS scholar @yerevansaeed.bsky.social discusses Iraq’s political future, examining why transfers of power are critical to long-term stability.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/iraqs-pathway-to-stability-relies-on-transfers-of-power/
Iraq's pathway to stability relies on transfers of power
The key question is not whether Sudani is like al-Maliki but whether a second term would reduce competition and weaken institutions.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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🥳New paper to kick-off the semester! I introduce an “Intelligence-Driven Strategic Competition” framework to explain when cyber espionage becomes real strategic competition. If you work on cyber conflict, coercion or state power, this may be of interest:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AZFSI...
January 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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In a new piece published by @theconversation.com, SIS professor Daniel Esser and co-authors discuss the similarities between bureaucrats in China and the US. https://bit.ly/4saRgIQ
Two Superpowers, One Playbook: Why Chinese and US Bureaucrats Think and Act Alike
2025 has not been a great year for US-China relations, but the officials who shape the governmental work aren't all that different.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Professor Agustina Giraudy recently launched the Subnational Politics Project, a new initiative dedicated to the systematic study of subnational politics in Latin America. In this Q&A, Giraudy explains how her research informed this project and why it’s unique to the field. https://bit.ly/44BXLu1
How One Scholar Is Transforming Research on Subnational Politics in Latin America
SIS professor Agustina Giraudy answers a few questions about her new data visualization tool, the Subnational Politics Project
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December 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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How have land loss and forced displacement affected Black farming communities in the Midwest? A new article in Antipode co-authored by @ausis.bsky.social professor Garrett Graddy-Lovelace on "rural root shock" explores this question and more: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, Rural Root Shock
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace's new co-authored article in Antipode explores the impacts of land dispossession and population displacement on Black farming communities.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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In this new Q&A, we speak with SIS professor Mohammed Abu-Nimer about his latest research that focuses on teaching students in the Arab education system about forgiveness and reconciliation. Read it here ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3KWIxcn @sisresearch.bsky.social
Can Education on Forgiveness Transform Approaches to Conflict in the Arab World?
SIS professor and Abdul Aziz Said Chair in International Peace and Conflict Resolution Mohammed Abu-Nimer answers a few questions about his research on forgiveness and reconciliation in the Arab educa...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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We are delighted to share that SIS PhD program director and former SIS dean Jim Goldgeier (@jimgoldgeier.bsky.social) has been elected President of the International Studies Association (@isanet.bsky.social) for 2027–2028!

Congratulations, Jim, on this distinguished leadership role!
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Our last @ausis.bsky.social book launch is in one week! Join us Nov. 18 to hear from @lkatfield.bsky.social on her book "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" w/ panelists @ositanwanevu.com, @sarahposner.bsky.social, Sam Kimbriel & @profptj.bsky.social. www.eventbrite.com/e/1825842386...
Book Launch : Laura Field, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right
Join us at AU for the launch of Laura Field's new book "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right."
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November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Quoted in @ispionline.bsky.social, @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social comments on how the two main Kurdish political parties positioned themselves in Iraq's parliamentary election. Read here: www.ispionline.it/en/publicati...
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Check out our latest episode of Big World! In this episode, we’re speaking with SIS’s Barzani Scholar-in-Residence, Yerevan Saeed about Kurdish history, politics, culture, and more.

Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts. https://bit.ly/42psFEL
Episode 86: Why the Kurds Still Don't Have a Country
In this episode, School of International Service (SIS) professor Yerevan Saeed joins Big World to talk about Kurdish history, geopolitics, culture, and more.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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SIS professor William Akoto (@willakoto.bsky.social) spoke with @cbsnews.com about the new arrangement with TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, and the US version of TikTok.

https://cbsn.ws/423iyWa.
TikTok's fate in the U.S. could hinge on who controls its algorithm
TikTok's algorithm is the "secret sauce" behind the app's success, experts say. U.S.-China talks over the app's ownership must resolve who controls the technology.
www.cbsnews.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Join us next Tuesday as we welcome Amitav Acharya, Distinguished Professor and the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance at the School of International Service, American University @ausis.bsky.social

Chaired by Pascale Massot.

In-person or via Zoom >>> bit.ly/4meaCsm
September 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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jrovner.bsky.social
Teaching about 9/11, then and now. My thoughts @usatoday.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM