The Language Workshop at the Indiana University Hamilton Lugar School has received $840,000 in continued support for the Project Global Officer (Project GO) program for summer 2024. Project GO is a U.S. Department of Defense initiative that offers full scholarships to qualified Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) students to study critical languages and study abroad…. Read more »
Hamilton Lugar School welcomes new Assistant Dean for Research Kevin Meskill
Kevin Meskill has been named the new assistant dean for research (ADR) in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, effective December 1, 2023. In this new academic position, Meskill will raise HLS’s overall grant consumption by encouraging faculty to apply for more and larger grants, supervising and providing faculty and staff opportunities… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #232: We can fix our broken politics
By Lee. H. Hamiton Americans are fed up with politics. That’s the obvious conclusion of a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, which found many of us have “unrelentingly negative” views of politics and elected officials. It’s understandable that people are discouraged. There are plenty of reasons to feel that way. I’m not especially… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #231: Australia is a key U.S. ally
By Lee H. Hamilton Australia may not be the first nation to come to mind when we think about important U.S. allies. It’s on the far side of the globe, an area of the world we often neglect. Its largest city, Sydney, is a 22-hour flight from New York. Most Americans have never traveled there…. Read more »
Tserenchunt Legden receives prestigious award from the Mongolian Government
Tserenchunt Legden, senior lecturer for Mongolian in the Hamilton Lugar School Department of Central Eurasian Studies (CEUS), recently received the prestigious Order of the Red Banner of Labour from the Mongolian government. The award was presented on October 21 by O. Batbayar, Mongolian ambassador to the U.S., in a ceremony at the 2023 Mongolia Society… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #230: As Americans, we have a duty to respond to disasters
By Lee H. Hamilton The earthquakes that struck northwestern Afghanistan this month were devastating and horrific. They caused at least 1,295 deaths and injured at least 1,800 people, according to the United Nations. They compounded a humanitarian crisis that has grown worse since the Taliban took over the country in 2021. Faced with such immense… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #229: Loss of local news is a crisis for democracy
By Lee H. Hamilton A report from Northwestern University’s Medill School puts it bluntly: The loss of local journalism that we’re seeing in the United States is “a crisis for our democracy and our society.” I couldn’t agree more. We rely on free and vigorous news media for the effective functioning of our democracy, at… Read more »
Shifting Power from international NGOs to women-led organizations in the Global South
On Tuesday, October 10, the Indiana University community has two opportunities to engage with a panel of global women leaders who will share their experiences shifting power from international NGOs to women-led organizations in the Global South. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Pre-panel meet & greet, O’Neill School, Suite 200 5:00-6:30 p.m. Panel: Shifting Power from International NGOs… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #228: “Greatest nation” debates aren’t helpful
By Lee H. Hamilton Is the United States the greatest nation in the world? It’s a natural question to ask, given our penchant for displays of patriotism and our debates about American exceptionalism. But I don’t much like the question. Talking about how American greatness isn’t a very helpful exercise. It doesn’t do anything to… Read more »
Institute for European Studies receives Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence grant
Elizabeth Cullen Dunn named Jean Monnet Chair of Migration and Refugee Studies The Hamilton Lugar School’s Institute of European Studies (EURO) recently received two prestigious three-year awards from the Erasmus+ program of the European Union—a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence grant, and a lump-sum award to establish Elizabeth Cullen Dunn as the Jean Monnet Chair… Read more »