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President of the United States Joe Biden

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Biden Steps Up Pressure on Israel

SIS professor Jordan Tama spoke to The Conversation about President Joe Biden's recent threat to place conditions on support for Israel after an Israeli drone strike killed seven aid workers in Gaza.
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Feminist Foreign Policy and the EU: Can the US Support Such a Policy?

What are the implications of Sweden's recent revocation of its feminist foreign policy for transatlantic relations?
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The Ankara Agreement: Ukraine's Solution to EU Membership

Can Ukraine benefit from an institutional arrangement with the EU that does not include full membership?
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Students on a rooftop with the Bosphorus in the background

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The Culture of Eastern Orthodoxy: Byzantine Influences on Russia and Eurasia

The Carmel Institute takes more students to Istanbul to experience first-hand its pivotal place in the culture and history of Russia and Eurasia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Five Questions After Russia’s Presidential Election

SIS professor Keith Darden answers a few questions about Russia’s 2024 presidential election, during which President Vladimir Putin secured a fifth term and faced no serious competition.
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A Nowruz table is set with apples, sprouts, garlic, candles, spices, books, and goldfish

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Happy Nowruz! Five Facts About the Persian New Year

SIS professor Shadi Mokhtari, CAS professor Zohreh Mirsharif, and Barzani Scholar-in-Residence at SIS Yerevan Saeed discuss key facts about Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
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Is Transatlantic Counterterrorism Cooperation Working?

Differences in counterterrorism strategies in the US and Europe may make cooperation more difficult.
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Indonesian President-Elect Prabowo Subianto

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Four Questions About Indonesia's Presidential Election

SIS professor Amitav Acharya and research assistant Mudita Sandie analyze the results of Indonesia’s recent presidential election in this new Q&A.
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A satellite orbits above the Earth.

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US National Security and a Rumored Russian Space Weapon

SIS professors William Akoto and Joshua Rovner analyze the national security implications of Russia’s rumored nuclear space weapon in this Q&A.
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Polish and EU flags against a blue sky with some clouds

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Donald Tusk's Coalition Government: A New Hope for Polish-EU Relations

Can Poland's coalition government repair ties with the EU?
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