Indiana University’s School of Global and International Studies has announced a $900,000 grant from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership to establish the 21st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative in the school’s renowned Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
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Trump Meets Mattis as He Weighs Military Action in Syria
President Donald Trump is still weighing options for U.S. military action against Syria and met with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday, after warning Russia on Twitter to expect a missile barrage.
Syria, Chemical Weapons, and a Qualitative Threshold for Humanitarian Intervention
This weekend’s chemical attacks against civilians in Syria—and the Trump administration’s likely military response—highlight an intensifying dilemma underlying international law on the use of force.
Panel of Russian Experts Debates Value of U.S. Sanctions
“Our relations with Russia are probably as bad as at any time since the Cold War,” observed James Collins, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, on March 28. “We are engaged in a process of trying to make Russia do what we want by compulsion—by sanctions, by throwing out diplomats.”
Distinguished panel of scholars and diplomats ponders “Asia’s Rise” at annual conference
“This is going to be one of those moments where all the theories don’t apply,” said John Yasuda, a faculty member at IU’s School of Global and International Studies, as he and three other panelists sought to predict the future in Asia. The panel, titled “Asia’s Rise,” was part of the third annual America’s Role… Read more »
Global thinking benefits universities and state of Indiana
Indiana’s opportunities for growth on a national and global level come with encouraging talent to come and stay in-state and engage with the community, a panel of scholars at the Indiana University School of Global and International Studies’ third annual America’s Role in the World conference said Thursday.
Experts on migration and displacement convene to grapple with global refugee crisis
Generations of schoolchildren have memorized the Statue of Liberty’s famous inscription: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” But a panel of four experts on migration and displacement challenged America’s cherished self-image as a multicultural society at the conference on America’s Role in the World hosted by Indiana University’s… Read more »
Domestic divisions undermine foreign policy, former U.N. representative says
American foreign policy can be a powerful force for good in the world, but its potential is undercut by growing partisanship at home, former United Nations ambassador Samantha Power said Thursday at Indiana University.
Conference panel ties global food security to national security
Addressing global food security requires a multilevel approach that starts at the seed level and ends on a global scale. Tackling the issue has implications not only at a humanitarian level but also at a political level, according to Sen. Todd Young, who spoke Thursday at the America’s Role in the World conference at Indiana… Read more »
Lugar and Hamilton: Congress should engage on foreign policy
In conversation with IU alumna and former State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf on the first day of the two-day America’s Role in the World conference sponsored by the IU School of Global and International Studies, Senator Dick Lugar and Congressman Lee Hamilton discussed foreign policy and the legislative role from the perspective of their combined… Read more »