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a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal

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An Urge to Serve: AU Named the Top Producer of Peace Corps Volunteers Among Medium-Sized Colleges

More than 750 Eagles have fanned out around the globe since the agency was founded in 1961.
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A hand holds a vaccine needle with a gloved hand

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Q&A: Current Global Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine

SIS professor Nina Yamanis answers questions about ongoing COVID-19 vaccine access around the world.
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Crocus City compex in Moscow showing fire damage after terrorist attack

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Seven Things to Know about ISIS-K and the Moscow Attack

A Q&A with SIS professors Keith Darden and Joe Young about the March 25 terrorist attack in Moscow, ISIS-K, and why Tajikistan is a fertile ground for ISIS-K recruiting.
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NRSD Students Exploring Costa Rica

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Reflecting on Twenty Years of the NRSD Program

SIS is marking the 20th anniversary of the Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (NRSD) master’s program at SIS. To celebrate this milestone, we caught up with some of NRSD’s founders, faculty, and alumni.
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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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Swedish flag against a blue background

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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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Ukrainian flag

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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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