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Interested in starting an exciting career in foreign affairs? We are now accepting applications for our Fall 2025 entering class! pattersonschool.uky.edu/admissions
The Patterson School is excited to be hosting another alumni social event in Washington, D.C.
We hope to see you at the DACOR Bacon House (1801 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20006) on December 8th, 5-8PM!
Please RSVP via the link below! forms.gle/WRpYtD1v6Twj...
We hope to see you at the DACOR Bacon House (1801 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20006) on December 8th, 5-8PM!
Please RSVP via the link below! forms.gle/WRpYtD1v6Twj...
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Patterson School is excited to be hosting another alumni social event in Washington, D.C.
We hope to see you at the DACOR Bacon House (1801 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20006) on December 8th, 5-8PM!
Please RSVP via the link below! forms.gle/WRpYtD1v6Twj...
We hope to see you at the DACOR Bacon House (1801 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20006) on December 8th, 5-8PM!
Please RSVP via the link below! forms.gle/WRpYtD1v6Twj...
It's comprehensive exam day!
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's comprehensive exam day!
Join us TONIGHT for the Patterson School’s Virtual Open House!
📅 When: Thursday, November 6
🕕 Time: 6:00–7:00 PM (ET)
📍 Where: Zoom
🔗 uky.zoom.us/j/84260336525
💬 Meet faculty, explore our concentrations, and get your questions answered!
📌 Happening the first Thursday of every month!
📅 When: Thursday, November 6
🕕 Time: 6:00–7:00 PM (ET)
📍 Where: Zoom
🔗 uky.zoom.us/j/84260336525
💬 Meet faculty, explore our concentrations, and get your questions answered!
📌 Happening the first Thursday of every month!
November 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Join us TONIGHT for the Patterson School’s Virtual Open House!
📅 When: Thursday, November 6
🕕 Time: 6:00–7:00 PM (ET)
📍 Where: Zoom
🔗 uky.zoom.us/j/84260336525
💬 Meet faculty, explore our concentrations, and get your questions answered!
📌 Happening the first Thursday of every month!
📅 When: Thursday, November 6
🕕 Time: 6:00–7:00 PM (ET)
📍 Where: Zoom
🔗 uky.zoom.us/j/84260336525
💬 Meet faculty, explore our concentrations, and get your questions answered!
📌 Happening the first Thursday of every month!
Our own Dr. Yujia He has a new publication AI and the New Cold War... stair.shox.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/STAIR/articl...
October 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Our own Dr. Yujia He has a new publication AI and the New Cold War... stair.shox.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/STAIR/articl...
Friday Talks this week! Jess Reia (University of Virginia) will be on Zoom from 1-2pm discussing Urban Music Governance. From 2-3pm, Professor Ben Anderson (Durham University) will be hosting a webinar titled "Too much, too little: The politics of intensity and the post 2008 conjunctural crisis."
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Friday Talks this week! Jess Reia (University of Virginia) will be on Zoom from 1-2pm discussing Urban Music Governance. From 2-3pm, Professor Ben Anderson (Durham University) will be hosting a webinar titled "Too much, too little: The politics of intensity and the post 2008 conjunctural crisis."
New Patterson Perspective Podcast: Soccer, International Commerce, and the World Cup
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Patterson Perspectives: Soccer, International Commerce, and the World Cup
Welcome to the podcast series of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New Patterson Perspective Podcast: Soccer, International Commerce, and the World Cup
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New Patterson Perspectives Podcast! The Diplomacy of Sports blubrry.com/patterson_pe...
Patterson Perspectives: The Diplomacy of Sports
Welcome to the podcast series of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
New Patterson Perspectives Podcast! The Diplomacy of Sports blubrry.com/patterson_pe...
Check out our 2025 Spring Crisis Simulation, which replicated a multilateral Russia-Ukraine ceasefire negotiation! wargaming.hoover.org/view/ark:/54...
Russia and Ukraine: Spring 2025 Crisis Simulation
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September 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Check out our 2025 Spring Crisis Simulation, which replicated a multilateral Russia-Ukraine ceasefire negotiation! wargaming.hoover.org/view/ark:/54...
Don’t miss this Tuesday’s graduate student panel discussion with Consul General of Canada Colin Bird and David Humphrey! A unique opportunity to hear directly from Canadian officials, hosted by the Patterson School for Gatton Global Week.
September 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Don’t miss this Tuesday’s graduate student panel discussion with Consul General of Canada Colin Bird and David Humphrey! A unique opportunity to hear directly from Canadian officials, hosted by the Patterson School for Gatton Global Week.
Join us this Friday on Zoom for a conversation with Dean Spears about his new book, After the Spike!
September 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Join us this Friday on Zoom for a conversation with Dean Spears about his new book, After the Spike!
A Geopolitical Economy Analysis of China and India’s Approaches to Transnational Data Governance | Article | Politics and Governance by our own Dr. Yujia He! www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
A Geopolitical Economy Analysis of China and India’s Approaches to Transnational Data Governance | Article | Politics and Governance
Yujia He, Ka Zeng
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September 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A Geopolitical Economy Analysis of China and India’s Approaches to Transnational Data Governance | Article | Politics and Governance by our own Dr. Yujia He! www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
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Ep. 14 | #RealTalks with Amini: With Ukraine’s future at stake, I sit down with @drfarls.bsky.social of @pattersonschool.bsky.social, @universityofky.bsky.social to discuss the #Russia–#Ukraine war, #Israel, #Iran, #India, and the rise of #China. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AusD...
Dr. Robert Farley, University of Kentucky | Real Talks with Amini | Ep. 14
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August 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Ep. 14 | #RealTalks with Amini: With Ukraine’s future at stake, I sit down with @drfarls.bsky.social of @pattersonschool.bsky.social, @universityofky.bsky.social to discuss the #Russia–#Ukraine war, #Israel, #Iran, #India, and the rise of #China. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AusD...
Join us tomorrow for the Patterson School’s Virtual Open House!
📅 When: Thursday, September 4
🕕 Time: 6:00–7:00 PM (ET)
📍 Where: Zoom
🔗 uky.zoom.us/j/84260336525
💬 Meet faculty, explore our concentrations, and get your questions answered!
📌 Happening the first Thursday of every month!
📅 When: Thursday, September 4
🕕 Time: 6:00–7:00 PM (ET)
📍 Where: Zoom
🔗 uky.zoom.us/j/84260336525
💬 Meet faculty, explore our concentrations, and get your questions answered!
📌 Happening the first Thursday of every month!
September 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Join us tomorrow for the Patterson School’s Virtual Open House!
📅 When: Thursday, September 4
🕕 Time: 6:00–7:00 PM (ET)
📍 Where: Zoom
🔗 uky.zoom.us/j/84260336525
💬 Meet faculty, explore our concentrations, and get your questions answered!
📌 Happening the first Thursday of every month!
📅 When: Thursday, September 4
🕕 Time: 6:00–7:00 PM (ET)
📍 Where: Zoom
🔗 uky.zoom.us/j/84260336525
💬 Meet faculty, explore our concentrations, and get your questions answered!
📌 Happening the first Thursday of every month!
Fall 2025 entering class and faculty!
August 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fall 2025 entering class and faculty!
Humanity in Deep Space Webinar, September 18 www.eventbrite.com/e/governance...
Governance and Conflict in Space
…can our planet develop a sustainable, ethical, and enforceable space/interplanetary plan and agreement?
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August 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Humanity in Deep Space Webinar, September 18 www.eventbrite.com/e/governance...
Our own Dr. Farley on the negotiations in Alaska…
What to expect when you’re expecting to negotiate with the Russians… nationalsecurityjournal.org/the-trump-pu...
The Trump-Putin Alaska Summit is a Dangerous Gamble
As Trump and Putin meet in Alaska, an analysis of the deep divisions between Russia and Ukraine reveals why the high-stakes summit is more likely to fail than to bring a lasting peace.
nationalsecurityjournal.org
August 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Our own Dr. Farley on the negotiations in Alaska…
Join us Wednesday, August 13 at 7pm at Cornerstone to talk David Shambaugh's Breaking the Engagement
August 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Join us Wednesday, August 13 at 7pm at Cornerstone to talk David Shambaugh's Breaking the Engagement
Join us this evening at 7pm at Cornerstone for the Patterson Summer Reading Book Club discussion of Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are Changing the Future of War
July 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Join us this evening at 7pm at Cornerstone for the Patterson Summer Reading Book Club discussion of Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are Changing the Future of War
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Put these in your 🏖️ beach bag!
June 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Put these in your 🏖️ beach bag!
We are pleased to announce the Senate confirmation of Daniel Zimmerman as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. Daniel graduated from the Patterson School in 2007, and served fifteen years in the CIA.
June 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We are pleased to announce the Senate confirmation of Daniel Zimmerman as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. Daniel graduated from the Patterson School in 2007, and served fifteen years in the CIA.
Our own Dr. Farley...
Thoughts on the Iran strikes on KET yesterday evening... ket.org/program/kent...
June 24, 2025 | Kentucky Edition
How the war between Israel and Iran could impact Kentuckians, the state's federal delegation remains split on U.S. involvement, a well-known Democratic attorney says he plans to challenge Congressman ...
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June 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Our own Dr. Farley...
Our own Dr. Farley on modern airpower...
Learning the lessons of modern airpower over Ukraine and over Iran foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/23/i...
Strikes on Iran Show the Force, and Limits, of Airpower
Technical dominance can’t compel regime change.
foreignpolicy.com
June 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Our own Dr. Farley on modern airpower...
We regret to announce the passing of Tom Niles, class of 1962. Tom's 37 year career in the Foreign Service included serving as Ambassador to Canada and Ambassador to the European Community. www.nutmegcremation.com/obituaries/T...
Obituaries and Memorials | Nutmeg State Cremation Society
Explore recent obituaries and remember loved ones honored by Nutmeg State Cremation Society. Celebrate the lives and memories of those we've served.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
We regret to announce the passing of Tom Niles, class of 1962. Tom's 37 year career in the Foreign Service included serving as Ambassador to Canada and Ambassador to the European Community. www.nutmegcremation.com/obituaries/T...
Summer Reading!
May 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Summer Reading!
The last Patterson School class to be held in the Van Room! #POT420FOREVER
April 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The last Patterson School class to be held in the Van Room! #POT420FOREVER