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Leonard Wantchekon (center) received the Kiel Institute's Global Economy Prize on June 19, 2023. Image courtesy of the Kiel Institute.
Jun 23, 2023
Leonard Wantchekon Awarded Kiel Institute’s 2023 Global Economy Prize
Leonard Wantchekon, the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University…
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Jun 21, 2023
SPIA’s Afghanistan Policy Lab Organizes Event During U.N. Counter-Terrorism Week
Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan almost two years ago, security scholars and counter-terrorism professionals have debated how the group’s…
Miguel Centeno
Jun 21, 2023
New Book Looks to Apply Lessons of Past Societal Falls
A new book co-edited by SPIA researchers and alumni examines the rise and fall of prior societies and their relation to our own seemingly precarious…
Susan L. Marquis
Jun 21, 2023
New Report Highlights Benefits of Worker-Driven Social Responsibility
Myriad solutions within the social responsibility sector have emerged in response to the increased attention around human rights abuses facing low…
Waves from sea erode road
Jun 20, 2023
Assessment of How Climate Scientists Communicate Risk Shows Imperfections, Improvements
Scientists have long struggled to find the best way to present crucial facts about future sea level rise, but are getting better at communicating…
LISD Seminar on Tanks
Jun 19, 2023
American, German Experts Speak at LISD Seminar on Tanks
Wolfgang Danspeckgruber, the founding director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, hosted a two-day long seminar on tanks, armored…
Riley Owen ’23
Jun 15, 2023
Recent SPIA Alumnus Named an Eisenhower Global Scholar
Riley Owen was in sixth grade when his mother suggested they visit their local YMCA for the Model United Nations meeting being held there. Owen…
The skyline of modern buildings in Bogota, Columbia during sunset.
Jun 13, 2023
ESOC Convenes First Latin American Conference
Last month, for the first time, SPIA’s Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC) project convened a conference in Latin America, gathering in Bogotá,…
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Jun 09, 2023
SPIA Reacts: The Indictment of a Former President
Former President Donald Trump’s announcement that he has been indicted is likely to have significant and far-reaching legal and political…
Zia Mian addresses the First Meeting of State Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna.
Jun 05, 2023
SPIA Researchers Named to Pioneering U.N. Nuclear Treaty Scientific Advisory Group
Three members of the Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs have been appointed to…
Robertson Hall, Scudder Plaza fountain
Jun 01, 2023
For SPIA’s Great Class of 2023, Clear Calls to Serve
Graduates the world over hear often of their new obligation to use what they have learned and experienced in their programs to make the world a…
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May 30, 2023
SPIA Honors 16 Graduating Students at Hooding and Class Day Ceremonies
The day before Commencement, five graduating master’s students in the School of Public and International Affairs and 11 graduating bachelor’s degree…
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, a 1986 graduate, addressed the Class of 2023 during the Class Day ceremony on Monday, May 29. Pictured: Sewell receives her class jacket as an honorary member of the Class of 2023. Photo byKevin Birch.
May 30, 2023
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell to Seniors on Class Day: ‘Spread Seeds of Service’
In her remarks, Sewell characterized the University’s informal motto — “In the nation’s service and the service of humanity” — as both a blueprint…
Princeton’s recent Ph.D. and master’s degree recipients were honored at the 2023 Hooding and Recognition Ceremony on May 29 on Cannon Green. Photo by Nicole Guglielmo.
May 30, 2023
At Hooding, Advanced-Degree Recipients Celebrate a ‘Pinnacle Moment’ in Their Lives as Scholars
“This ceremony is a welcome opportunity for all of us — your families, friends, teachers, mentors and colleagues — to recognize the dedication,…
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May 26, 2023
Appetite for Transparency Affects How Governments Borrow
Most governments worldwide borrow, for a variety of purposes. Countries in the Global South historically had fewer options for international credit,…