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Congrats to @ausis.bsky.social Professor @josephtorigian.bsky.social, whose book "The Party's Interests Come First" was named one of the best books of 2025 by @foreignaffairs.com! www.american.edu/sis/research...
Joseph Torigian's "The Party's Interests Come First" Listed as one of Foreign Affairs Best Books of 2025
Joseph Torigian's book "The Party's Interests Come First" was selected by editors as one of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2025.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Congrats to @ausis.bsky.social Professor @josephtorigian.bsky.social, whose book "The Party's Interests Come First" was named one of the best books of 2025 by @foreignaffairs.com! www.american.edu/sis/research...
Prof. Guy Ziv's new article in Survival, "The War Within: Gaza, Netanyahu and Israel’s Security Services," is available without paywall for the first 50 clicks! Read more about Netanyahu’s strained relations with the security establishment here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GV557...
The War Within: Gaza, Netanyahu and Israel’s Security Services
The relationship between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s security establishment reached a historic low during his sixth term (2022–present). Netanyahu, facing intensifyi...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Prof. Guy Ziv's new article in Survival, "The War Within: Gaza, Netanyahu and Israel’s Security Services," is available without paywall for the first 50 clicks! Read more about Netanyahu’s strained relations with the security establishment here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GV557...
How do reconciliation initiatives became narratives of violence? @ausis.bsky.social Prof. Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod's new article analyzes Kwibuka, a commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, and how it has silenced trauma for many Rwandans. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod, Kwibuka and its Silencing of Trauma: How Reconciliation Initiatives Became Narratives of Violence
Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod's new article in the Journal of Genocide Research explores Kwibuka, a commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, and how it has become a state-crafted narrative that ...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
How do reconciliation initiatives became narratives of violence? @ausis.bsky.social Prof. Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod's new article analyzes Kwibuka, a commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, and how it has silenced trauma for many Rwandans. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...
What is sabotage and how is it a form of statecraft in world politics? A new article co-authored by @jrovner.bsky.social in @ejisbisa.bsky.social explores this concept, which has important implications for understanding contemporary security challenges. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Joshua Rovner, Sand in the gears: Sabotage in world politics
Joshua Rovner's new co-authored article in the European Journal of International Security examines the nature and scope of sabotage as a form of statecraft.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What is sabotage and how is it a form of statecraft in world politics? A new article co-authored by @jrovner.bsky.social in @ejisbisa.bsky.social explores this concept, which has important implications for understanding contemporary security challenges. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Our second article highlight newsletter of the year is out! Check out the featured articles from @ausis.bsky.social Dept. of Peace, Human Rights, and Cultural Relations professors Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Shadi Mokhtari, and Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod.
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Our second article highlight newsletter of the year is out! Check out the featured articles from @ausis.bsky.social Dept. of Peace, Human Rights, and Cultural Relations professors Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Shadi Mokhtari, and Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod.
Graduate student researchers in @ausis.bsky.social Prof.
@jonathancrock.bsky.social's Futures of Democracy, Tech & Human Rights Lab received international recognition in a United Nations report on advancing human rights and cultural diversity. Read more here: www.american.edu/sis/research...
@jonathancrock.bsky.social's Futures of Democracy, Tech & Human Rights Lab received international recognition in a United Nations report on advancing human rights and cultural diversity. Read more here: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Futures Lab Student Research Included in UN Report
Graduate student researchers in SIS Professor Jonathan Crock’s Futures of Democracy, Tech & Human Rights Lab received international recognition in a report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on ...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Graduate student researchers in @ausis.bsky.social Prof.
@jonathancrock.bsky.social's Futures of Democracy, Tech & Human Rights Lab received international recognition in a United Nations report on advancing human rights and cultural diversity. Read more here: www.american.edu/sis/research...
@jonathancrock.bsky.social's Futures of Democracy, Tech & Human Rights Lab received international recognition in a United Nations report on advancing human rights and cultural diversity. Read more here: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Our last @ausis.bsky.social book launch of 2025 featured a great audience & panel discussion of @lkatfield.bsky.social's "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right."Patrick Jackson, Sam Kimbriel, Osita Nwanevu & Sarah Posner helped unpack the conservative intellectual movement behind Trumpism.
November 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Our last @ausis.bsky.social book launch of 2025 featured a great audience & panel discussion of @lkatfield.bsky.social's "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right."Patrick Jackson, Sam Kimbriel, Osita Nwanevu & Sarah Posner helped unpack the conservative intellectual movement behind Trumpism.
TODAY at 5:30pm: Join us at @ausis.bsky.social to hear from @lkatfield.bsky.social on her book "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" with panelists Samuel Kimbriel, @sarahposner.bsky.social, Osita Nwanevu & @profptj.bsky.social. Books will be available! 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 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
TODAY at 5:30pm: Join us at @ausis.bsky.social to hear from @lkatfield.bsky.social on her book "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" with panelists Samuel Kimbriel, @sarahposner.bsky.social, Osita Nwanevu & @profptj.bsky.social. Books will be available! www.eventbrite.com/e/1825842386...
Why do human rights organizations choose to shame some states over others for human rights abuses? Read this article published in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social by @ausis.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellow Arman Azedi to find out: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Arman Azedi, Selective attention? Human rights organizations and Anti-state naming and shaming, 1995–2018
Postdoctoral Fellow Arman Azedi's new research article examines why human rights organizations choose to shame and criticize some states over others for human rights abuses.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Why do human rights organizations choose to shame some states over others for human rights abuses? Read this article published in @socprobsjournal.bsky.social by @ausis.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellow Arman Azedi to find out: www.american.edu/sis/research...
A new article from @theguardian.com on healthcare access for undocumented immigrants features research from @nina-yamanis.bsky.social on how health outcomes for everyone are worsened when people are afraid to access care. Read more: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Medicaid chief’s claim $1bn is spent on healthcare for ‘illegal immigrants’ is false, say experts
Mehmet Oz made claim about audits, but experts say he misidentified routine administrative errors
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November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A new article from @theguardian.com on healthcare access for undocumented immigrants features research from @nina-yamanis.bsky.social on how health outcomes for everyone are worsened when people are afraid to access care. Read more: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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
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...
Monday's book launch for @ausis.bsky.social Prof. Akbar Ahmed's "America at the Crossroads: Race, Islam, and Leadership" was a packed house. Thanks to all who joined us for this event, and thanks to the panelists for their insightful remarks on the book and its themes of peace and bridge building.
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Monday's book launch for @ausis.bsky.social Prof. Akbar Ahmed's "America at the Crossroads: Race, Islam, and Leadership" was a packed house. Thanks to all who joined us for this event, and thanks to the panelists for their insightful remarks on the book and its themes of peace and bridge building.
🚨New @ausis.bsky.social book alert! In "Building a Green Wall," @cgallaher.bsky.social and @au-spa.bsky.social's Kimberly Cowell-Meyers explore how the Irish-American lobby worked to defend the Good Friday Agreement and shaped US policy toward Brexit. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Carolyn Gallaher, Building a Green Wall: Irish America’s Resurgence Post-Brexit
Carolyn Gallaher's new co-authored book with SPA Professor Kimberly Cowell-Meyers explores how the Irish-American lobby reemerged post-Brexit to shape the U.S. foreign policy approach.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🚨New @ausis.bsky.social book alert! In "Building a Green Wall," @cgallaher.bsky.social and @au-spa.bsky.social's Kimberly Cowell-Meyers explore how the Irish-American lobby worked to defend the Good Friday Agreement and shaped US policy toward Brexit. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Curious what our @ausis.bsky.social faculty have been up to lately? Check out our latest SIS Research newsletter with an update on our faculty's research accomplishments from October, including grants and awards as well as a variety of publications and upcoming events. t.e2ma.net/webview/4ruz...
SIS Research October Newsletter
Faculty Research Accomplishments and Upcoming Events SIS Research Newsletter October 2025 # Research News & Announcements Dear SIS Community, We are pleased to share with you an update on our faculty'...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Curious what our @ausis.bsky.social faculty have been up to lately? Check out our latest SIS Research newsletter with an update on our faculty's research accomplishments from October, including grants and awards as well as a variety of publications and upcoming events. t.e2ma.net/webview/4ruz...
We're one week away from our @ausis.bsky.social book launch for Prof. Akbar Ahmed's "America at the Crossroads: Race, Islam, and Leadership" which explores what it means to be American today amid racial reckoning and political polarization. RSVP now! www.eventbrite.com/e/1689493995...
SIS Book Launch: Akbar Ahmed, America at the Crossroads
Join us at AU for the launch of Distinguished Professor and Ibn Khaldun Chair Akbar Ahmed's new book "America at the Crossroads."
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October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We're one week away from our @ausis.bsky.social book launch for Prof. Akbar Ahmed's "America at the Crossroads: Race, Islam, and Leadership" which explores what it means to be American today amid racial reckoning and political polarization. RSVP now! www.eventbrite.com/e/1689493995...
Check out the new @ircr.bsky.social report "Engaging Coastal Communities on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement," out now! Authored by Sara Nawaz & Giulia Belotti, it's a practical how-to guide on community engagement with a novel marine carbon dioxide removal technology. www.american.edu/sis/research...
Sara Nawaz and Giulia Belotti, Engaging Coastal Communities on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
Sara Nawaz and Giulia Belotti's new report for the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal serves as a guide on how to engage coastal communities on ocean alkalinity enhancement.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Check out the new @ircr.bsky.social report "Engaging Coastal Communities on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement," out now! Authored by Sara Nawaz & Giulia Belotti, it's a practical how-to guide on community engagement with a novel marine carbon dioxide removal technology. www.american.edu/sis/research...
Congratulations to @pge-sis.bsky.social Professor @sumitra.bsky.social, winner of the @apsa.bsky.social experimental research section Best Paper Award!
October 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Congratulations to @pge-sis.bsky.social Professor @sumitra.bsky.social, winner of the @apsa.bsky.social experimental research section Best Paper Award!
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In “The Party’s Interests Come First,” Joseph Torigian discusses the life of Xi Jinping’s father, Xi Zhongxun—and how both father and son were “shaped by revolutionary hardship and struggle.” Read Orville Schell’s review:
The Miseducation of Xi Jinping
How a father’s struggle revealed the price of power.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In “The Party’s Interests Come First,” Joseph Torigian discusses the life of Xi Jinping’s father, Xi Zhongxun—and how both father and son were “shaped by revolutionary hardship and struggle.” Read Orville Schell’s review:
A new @journalgenocide.bsky.social article by @ausis.bsky.social's Jeff Bachman & SIS PhD student Esther Brito Ruiz examines the role the US plays in other countries' atrocities while still maintaining impunity, focusing on East Timor, Guatemala, Yemen, & Palestine.
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Jeff Bachman and Esther Brito Ruiz, From East Timor to Gaza: How the United States Contributes to and Distances Itself from the Atrocities of Others
Jeff Bachman and Esther Brito Ruiz's new article in the Journal of Genocide Studies explores how the United States contributes to and distances itself from the atrocities of others, and how genocide s...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A new @journalgenocide.bsky.social article by @ausis.bsky.social's Jeff Bachman & SIS PhD student Esther Brito Ruiz examines the role the US plays in other countries' atrocities while still maintaining impunity, focusing on East Timor, Guatemala, Yemen, & Palestine.
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Our first article highlight newsletter of the year is out! Check out the featured articles from @ausis.bsky.social Dept of Environment, Development, and Health professors Scott Freeman, Maria De Jesus, @drernestocast.bsky.social, and @derrickcogburn.bsky.social.
October 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Our first article highlight newsletter of the year is out! Check out the featured articles from @ausis.bsky.social Dept of Environment, Development, and Health professors Scott Freeman, Maria De Jesus, @drernestocast.bsky.social, and @derrickcogburn.bsky.social.
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I’m really looking forward to moderating this event tomorrow. My colleagues and I in the @internetgovlab.bsky.social and @idpp.bsky.social are going to have an engaging discussion.
TOMORROW: Join us on Zoom at 12pmEST for a virtual conversation with @ausis.bsky.social professors @nanettelevinson.bsky.social, @derrickcogburn.bsky.social, and @redthistle.bsky.social. Don't miss it! RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1680994793...
A Conversation with the Authors: Geopolitics at the Internet's Core
Join this virtual conversation with the authors of "Geopolitics at the Internet's Core," moderated by Series Editor Derrick Cogburn.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I’m really looking forward to moderating this event tomorrow. My colleagues and I in the @internetgovlab.bsky.social and @idpp.bsky.social are going to have an engaging discussion.
TOMORROW: Join us on Zoom at 12pmEST for a virtual conversation with @ausis.bsky.social professors @nanettelevinson.bsky.social, @derrickcogburn.bsky.social, and @redthistle.bsky.social. Don't miss it! RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1680994793...
A Conversation with the Authors: Geopolitics at the Internet's Core
Join this virtual conversation with the authors of "Geopolitics at the Internet's Core," moderated by Series Editor Derrick Cogburn.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
TOMORROW: Join us on Zoom at 12pmEST for a virtual conversation with @ausis.bsky.social professors @nanettelevinson.bsky.social, @derrickcogburn.bsky.social, and @redthistle.bsky.social. Don't miss it! RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1680994793...
🚨New @ausis.bsky.social research in @apsrjournal.bsky.social! "Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India," co-authored by @sumitra.bsky.social, won the Best Paper award from @experimentsapsa.bsky.social. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Sumitra Badrinathan, Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India
Sumitra Badrinathan's new co-authored article in American Political Science Review is "Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India."
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October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🚨New @ausis.bsky.social research in @apsrjournal.bsky.social! "Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India," co-authored by @sumitra.bsky.social, won the Best Paper award from @experimentsapsa.bsky.social. Read more: www.american.edu/sis/research...
Our next @ausis.bsky.social book launch is this Friday! Join us at 12pmEST for a virtual conversation with the authors of "Geopolitics at the Internet's Core," which explores how technical infrastructure is now a proxy for political and economic power." RSVP now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1680994793...
A Conversation with the Authors: Geopolitics at the Internet's Core
Join this virtual conversation with the authors of "Geopolitics at the Internet's Core," moderated by Series Editor Derrick Cogburn.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Our next @ausis.bsky.social book launch is this Friday! Join us at 12pmEST for a virtual conversation with the authors of "Geopolitics at the Internet's Core," which explores how technical infrastructure is now a proxy for political and economic power." RSVP now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1680994793...
Thanks to all who attended our first @ausis.bsky.social book launch of the year for Amitav Acharya's "The Once and Future World Order!" After an illuminating overview of the book, @ravireports.bsky.social and Akbar Ahmed provided thought-provoking responses to the book's themes and implications.
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Thanks to all who attended our first @ausis.bsky.social book launch of the year for Amitav Acharya's "The Once and Future World Order!" After an illuminating overview of the book, @ravireports.bsky.social and Akbar Ahmed provided thought-provoking responses to the book's themes and implications.