International · August 12

The Climate Bill's Projected Emissions Cuts Rely Heavily on Carbon Capture- It Would Mean Thousands of Miles of Pipeline

The sweeping climate, energy and health care bill contains about US$370 billion to foster clean energy development and combat climate change.
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International · August 4

4 Questions about the Nuclear Threat during the Cold War Versus Today

SIS professor and former dean James Goldgeier answers questions about today’s nuclear threat versus that during similarly tense periods of the Cold War.
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International · August 3

Ambassador Piper Campbell Takes the Helm of USFP and GGPS Graduate Programs

This summer, Ambassador Piper Campbell began her new role as the administrative director of the Global Governance, Politics, and Security (GGPS) and the US Foreign Policy and National Security (USFP) graduate programs at SIS.
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International · August 1

Green Groups Can Embrace Future—and Environmental Justice—by Confronting Past

The Seattle chapter of the National Audubon Society voted to remove the name “Audubon” from its name, continuing a trend of environmental organizations reckoning with racist histories. Professor Malini Ranganathan answers related questions.
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International · July 28

Western Countries Are Shipping Refugees to Poorer Nations in Exchange for Cash

A UK plan to move asylum seekers on its shores to Rwanda has been met with stiff opposition from human rights organizations. But the UK persists, and Rwanda is all too willing.
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International · July 25

The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

A case study for the ambivalent US-EU relationship on climate change mitigation
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International · July 11

Boris Johnson’s Messy Political Legacy of Lies, Scandals, and Delivering Brexit to His Base

The UK prime minister tendered his resignation after a slew of resignations by former allies in his government.
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International · July 11

Source of Russian Conduct

Mystic Chords of Memory
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International · June 14

How Much Does Ideology Really Influence Xi Jinping?

SIS professor Joseph Torigian recently wrote an article for the Wilson Center, which explores this question: Is Xi Jinping an ideological person? We spoke with Torigian to learn more about his piece.
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International · May 12

SIS Students Take a Summer Break from Classrooms, Not from Waging Peace

Many SIS students will spend the summer working toward future career goals; here are the plans of just a few.
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