Late to the game but happy to share our most recently published article, "Rural root shock". It analyzes the impacts of land dispossession and population displacement on U.S.'s Black farming communities, their health from colonial origins on, and the role(s) of racial capitalism.

Bipartisanship Put to the Test: U.S. Policy Toward Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan - Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik Despite the rise of polarization, some Democrats and Republicans have continued to join together in coalitions on important U.S. foreign policy issues. To what extent might these reservoirs of biparti...

Bipartisanship put to the test: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Sand in the gears: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Unpacking state-sponsored cyber conflict: Intelligence-driven strategic competition in cyberspace Covert cyber operations are central to state competition, yet scholars disagree whether they are intelligence contests or tools of strategic competition. I develop an Intelligence-Driven Strategic ...

Article links:
Unpacking state-sponsored cyber conflict: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AZFSI...

Our third article highlight newsletter of the year is out! Check out the featured articles from @ausis.bsky.social Dept. of Foreign Policy and Global Security professors @willakoto.bsky.social, Joshua Rovner, and @jordantama.bsky.social.

The American Political Environment Is Ripe for a New Foreign Policy Vision Fifty years of Chicago Council on Global Affairs polling reveals significant reservoirs of cross-party agreement and a strong base of public support for a more cooperative approach to world affairs.

In conjunction with major new @global-affairs.bsky.social report on public's foreign policy views over past 50 years, sharing here my commentary on where public stands now.

Key takeaway: Strong base of support exists for new approach to world that foregrounds cooperation.

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Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, Rural Root Shock Garrett Graddy-Lovelace's new co-authored article in Antipode explores the impacts of land dispossession and population displacement on Black farming communities.

How have land loss and forced displacement affected Black farming communities in the Midwest? A new article in Antipode co-authored by @ausis.bsky.social professor Garrett Graddy-Lovelace on "rural root shock" explores this question and more: www.american.edu/sis/research...

Jim Goldgeier Elected President of International Studies Association Jim Goldgeier has been elected President of the International Studies Association for 2027-28.

Congratulations to @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social who has been elected president of @isanet.bsky.social for 2027-28! Representing 100 countries, ISA has over 6,500 members and is the most respected and widely known scholarly association in the international studies field. 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.

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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.

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.

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 ...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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...

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.

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.

🚨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...

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'...

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...

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.

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!

The Miseducation of Xi Jinping How a father’s struggle revealed the price of power.

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:

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...

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.

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...