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 »
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Ethan Michelson highlights gender injustice in China’s divorce courts
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 »
Iconic “Stones of the World” wall memorialized in IU presidential portrait gallery
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 »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #222: Russian uprising remains a mystery
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 »
Maddie Butler cultivates safer campus and global communities
Maddie Butler’s advice to incoming first-year students is to “value community over competition.” She learned from experience – after four years of community leadership, Butler graduated from the Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) in May 2023 with a B.A. in International Law & Institutions, a B.A. in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures on the Arabic language… Read more »
Mackenzie Knight starts career in nuclear prevention with prestigious fellowship
Mackenzie Knight has been awarded a prestigious fall 2023 Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, an opportunity which will advance her career in policy analysis, research, and grassroots advocacy against nuclear weapons. The Scoville Fellowship, established in 1987 in honor of nuclear arms control activist Dr. Herbert (Pete) Scoville Jr., is designed to recruit and train… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #221: Politicians take diverse roads to leadership
By Lee H. Hamilton I wrote recently about international leaders, world-changing figures like Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev. Today I want to give credit to women and men I worked with in the U.S. Congress. Some are well-known and some aren’t, but all served their constituents energetically. Some were Democrats and some were Republicans. Some… Read more »
Assessment of how climate scientists communicate risk shows imperfections, improvements
Republished from Indiana University Newsroom The hardest part, experts find, is communicating ‘unquantifiable’ uncertainty BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Scientists are finding new ways to present crucial facts about the complex science of future sea-level rise, according to research led by an Indiana University professor and an international group of climate scientists. Their analysis, published in… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #220: Remembering remarkable leaders: Mandela, Trudeau, Lee and Gorbachev
By Lee H. Hamilton Nelson Mandela would walk into a room, and it would light up immediately. He had an eye-catching smile and a compelling, captivating personality. He exemplified charisma. In meetings and discussions, he would insist on shaking hands with everyone before starting business. He was one of the most remarkable figures I met… Read more »
HLS faculty receive Trustees Teaching Award
Hamilton Lugar School faculty members Shahyar Daneshgar, Michael De Groot, Morten Oxenboell and Attia Youseif received the 2023 Trustees Teaching Award recognizing outstanding teaching and honoring faculty who have had a positive impact on student learning, especially undergraduates. Department chairs and deans identify candidates for the Trustees Teaching Awards, and those who are selected are… Read more »