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December 01, 2023

SPIA Leads Princeton Delegation to U.N. Climate Change Conference

Nearly a dozen faculty, students, and staff from the School of Public and International Affairs are serving as delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which began this week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Known officially as the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on…

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November 28, 2023

SPIA Students Take High-Level Meetings at the United Nations

Students in Amal Mudallali’s “Multilateralism and Foreign Policy: Case Study of Outer Space Policy” course visited the United Nations earlier this month for a series of meetings with high-level U.N. officials, including the president of the General Assembly. UNGA President Dennis Francis, Trinidad and Tobago’s ambassador to the…

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November 20, 2023

Princeton, Columbia Policy School Deans to Discuss ‘Constructive Campus Conversations’ in Pair of Talks

Following up on their widely cited New York Times commentary “The Discourse Is Toxic. Universities Can Help.,” the respective deans of Princeton University’s and Columbia University’s policy schools will meet for a pair of conversations on the topic at the end of this month. The first event will be held at Princeton, and the…

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November 17, 2023

Despite Progress, Researchers Find More Potential Discrimination in Facebook Ads

In 2019, following several lawsuits, Facebook no longer allowed employers to target specific ages, genders, or zip codes when advertising for open positions. The move was part of a series of actions the platform has taken in recent years to reduce discrimination in advertising that appears there. Despite the changes, new…

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November 14, 2023

SPIA Science and Global Security Program Reveals Devastation Linked to U.S. Policy on Nuclear Missiles in Silos in Mid-West

With the threat of nuclear war at a level not seen since the Cold War, researchers from the Science and Global Security(SGS) program at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs have estimated there would be 300 million casualties across North America if the United States’ nuclear silos were ever attacked.The…

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Eric Lepowsky has combined expertise in robotics and nuclear arms control to create a robotic system that strategically does not record sensitive information, making it more likely that skeptical state actors would participate in an inspections process. Photo by Michael Franken.

November 02, 2023

SGS Ph.D. Student Exploring Robotics as a Noninvasive Arms-Control Measure

In the high-stakes world of nuclear arms control, a Princeton doctoral student is exploring how robots can make nuclear inspections more accurate and more acceptable to host nations that may be wary of invasive conventional methods.Eric Lepowsky, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace…

Eric Lepowsky has combined expertise in robotics and nuclear arms control to create a robotic system that strategically does not record sensitive information, making it more likely that skeptical state actors would participate in an inspections process. Photo by Michael Franken.

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November 02, 2023

Strange Bedfellows: SPIA in NJ Event to Explore Ways to Revive Faith in New Jersey’s Democratic Institutions

Experts from across the political spectrum will convene at Princeton University on November 15 to discuss restoring New Jersey voters’ faith in their democratic institutions.“Fusion Voting: Restoring Real Choice at the Ballot” will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Hobart Betts Auditorium. The event is being hosted by the School…

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Mickey Edwards

November 01, 2023

Book Prize Named in Honor of SPIA Visiting Professor

After 16 years as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives serving Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district, Mickey Edwards entered academia. He has spent more than 20 years teaching and writing, and has published four books about democracy and government. This second career has earned him a book prize that bears his name…

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Filiz Garip

November 01, 2023

Garip to Receive A.SK Bright Mind Award

Filiz Garip, a professor of sociology and public affairs, will receive the A.SK Bright Mind Award on November 14 in Berlin, Germany. The award, presented by the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, honors research on public policy with a focus on economic and governmental reforms and is endowed with a 20,000 Euro prize.Garip…

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Monitoring nuclear weapons stockpiles with radio waves

October 30, 2023

Monitoring Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles With Radio Waves

Monitoring whether states are complying with nuclear disarmament treaties is not an easy task. An international team that includes a pair SPIA researchers has been exploring remote monitoring with the help of two antennas and a couple of mirrors.The team, comprising IT security experts, developed a mechanism that uses radio…

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