By Lee H. Hamilton All eyes were on NATO last week as leaders of its member nations met in Lithuania to debate key issues, including their response to Russia’s war against Ukraine. That marked quite a change – a positive one — in the status of the 74-year-old organization. Just a few years ago critics… Read more »
Congratulations to the Samuel H. Bass and Kenneth E. Linden, Hamilton Lugar School Central Eurasian Studies Ph.D. graduates, who were recognized in the 2022-2023 Best of the Next Generation of American Mongolists essay competition. Bass, currently a visiting assistant professor of Central Eurasian Studies in the Hamilton Lugar School at Indiana University, was awarded… Read more »
Ethan Michelson’s book, Decoupling: Gender Injustice in China’s Divorce Courts (Cambridge University Press, 2022), paints a grim picture of a widespread problem that is hiding in plain sight – the difficulty of obtaining a divorce in China, particularly if you are a woman abused by her husband. Michelson says the book title is a double… Read more »
In approach of the 2023-24 academic year, the Hamilton Lugar School welcomes seven new directors of area studies centers and two new department chairs to join the current directors and chairs. These individuals bring invaluable expertise and depth of knowledge to advance the missions of Hamilton Lugar School centers and departments, and to support students… Read more »
The iconic “Stones of the World” wall in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies building is now represented in the Indiana University Presidents Hall portrait gallery. Michael A. McRobbie, 18th president of Indiana University (IU) chose the “Stones of the World” feature wall as the background for his official portrait which was… Read more »
By Lee H. Hamilton Recent events in Russia have been surprising, even shocking. When the private army employed by Russia’s Wagner Group left Ukraine and moved toward Moscow last month, it caught everyone by surprise. We’re used to thinking of Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a dictator who has complete control of his country. Maybe… Read more »