by Katrina Papouskaya | Aug 19, 2026 | Faculty, News, Watch
Kimberly Marten spoke at a House Intelligence Committee roundtable about emerging Russian gray zone attacks against the West. She discussed Russia’s hiring of ordinary people as contractors, some of whom are not aware they are working for Russia, to carry out...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Aug 17, 2026 | Faculty, News, Read
Alexander Cooley was interviewed by the Swiss non profit organization They Said So. He discussed his international background, authoritarianism, and how today’s polarized political climate is influencing the way political science is taught, as well as how the...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jul 23, 2026 | Faculty, News, Read
Aziza Shazarova will be a 2026-27 Faculty Visitor at the Institute for Ideas and Imagination (II&I) in Paris. She will conduct archival research at the Bibliothèque nationale de France on previously unstudied waqf deeds established by women in Islamic Central Asia...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jul 15, 2026 | Awards, News, Read
We would like to congratulate Frank Sysyn, a member of our Ukrainian Studies Program Advisory Board, on receiving the 2026 ASEEES Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies Award. Sysyn is a Professor of History and Classics and Director...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jul 13, 2026 | Balkans, Faculty, News, Read, Uncategorized
Albania has entered its second month of civic demonstrations, now widely known in the media as the “Flamingo Revolution.” The protests are among the largest in recent decades. They began over environmental concerns but have since evolved into a broader movement...
