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AU's School of International Service prepares students to wage peace and build understanding in our world. This account is owned and operated by @AmericanU.
Washington, DC
Joined June 2011
We’re excited to welcome Professor Tereza Varejkova to SIS! She is an applied microeconomist and will be joining the Department of Politics, Governance, and Economics (@PGE_SIS). Read more here ➡️
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SIS Welcomes Tereza Varejkova
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SIS is thrilled to welcome Professor Polina Beliakova (@Beliakova_P) as one of our new faculty members this academic year. Learn more about Beliakova’s research and methods, as well as why she’s excited to join SIS in this new Q&A: . @fpgs_au.
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Get to know our newest Fall 2025 faculty member, Polina Beliakova, who joins the Department of Foreign Policy & Global Security, at the School of International Service.
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SIS professor Jeff Bachman and SIS PhD student Esther Brito Ruiz analyze the rhetoric used in US foreign policy communications that involved US support for governments as they were committing atrocities in this new piece published in @ConversationUS.
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SIS professor Jeff Bachman and SIS PhD student Esther Brito Ruiz discuss the strategies US officials use to publicly distance the US from atrocities committed by those who receive its support.
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Today’s military command centers would look recognizable even to Napoleon. Enter AI, which aims to shake up the two centuries old structures per SIS professor and US Army reserve officer Benjamin Jensen’s latest piece for @ConversationUS.
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AI is about to radically alter military command structures that haven’t changed much since Napoleon’s army
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August 9 marked Int’l Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. If you’re curious about Indigenous rights, the Land Back movement, and more, check out this Q&A with an SIS professor:
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SIS professor Ruslan Garipov answers questions on the importance of Indigenous rights and how to protect and further them.
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RT @AmitavAcharya: "Pharaohs, Maharajas, and the Making of a Multipolar World," JULY 25, 2025. By Amitav Acharya, American University. Th….
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RT @research_sis: Read @AU_SIS' @AmitavAcharya on the making of a multipolar world from a non-Western perspective in @ForeignPolicy:.
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"SIS is an incubator for public servants, and this isn’t the time to sit on the sidelines. Studying international affairs puts you in the arena where real decisions are made." Spencer Collins, SIS/MA ’25
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We asked several SIS alumni to share words of wisdom for current students studying international affairs at a time of change.
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In a new piece published in @ConversationUS, SIS professor @jeff_bachman and SIS PhD student Esther Brito Ruiz discuss six strategies US officials use to publicly distance the US from atrocities committed by countries receiving its support.
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SIS professor Jeff Bachman and SIS PhD student Esther Brito Ruiz discuss the strategies US officials use to publicly distance the US from atrocities committed by those who receive its support.
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To commemorate Int’l Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9, we asked SIS professor Ruslan Garipov about the significance of this day. Check it out here ➡️
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SIS professor Ruslan Garipov answers questions on the importance of Indigenous rights and how to protect and further them.
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SIS professor Guy Ziv (@ZivGuy) joins the ABC News Daily (@abcnews) podcast to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the decision of several nations to recognize a Palestinian state, and more.
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If reports are correct, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu wants to expand the war in Gaza so his forces fully occupy the strip. As international outrage grows about the devastation and the humanit...
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This week, @OAS_official and SIS signed an agreement to work together on initiatives that will foster academic research, training programs, and outreach initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality and women’s rights. Learn more:
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RT @OAS_official: The #OAS and American University to Promote Training and Collaboration on Gender Equality. 📸 http….
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As shifts unfold in the international affairs landscape, we asked SIS alumni to offer words of wisdom to our current students about why studying international relations matters in this critical moment.
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We asked several SIS alumni to share words of wisdom for current students studying international affairs at a time of change.
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What’s next for TikTok? William Akoto, SIS professor & director of research of the Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology (@CSINT_AU) spoke to The Washington Times about the likelihood of a TikTok ban & nat'l security/data privacy concerns.
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It's been nearly a month since President Trump announced he had buyers for the social media app TikTok, and since then, radio silence.
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Dana Fisher, SIS professor and director of the Center for Environment, Community, and Equity, was quoted in a recent @nytimes article discussing resistance movements and communities mobilizing through protest during the second Trump administration.
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The movement against ICE in Los Angeles — one that is starting to take root across the country — demonstrates a shift from symbolic protest to direct action.
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Dana Fisher, SIS professor and director of the Center for Environment, Community, and Equity, published a new whitepaper detailing findings about the ways in which young people help communities recover from disasters. Read about the key findings ➡️
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SIS professor and Director of the Center for Environment, Community, and Equity (CECE) Dana Fisher answers a few questions about her new whitepaper on service corps programs helping LA communities...
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