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Students Received the Edson Prize - 21 Spring
The U.S. helped design Afghanistan's constitution. It was built to fail.

Prof. John Carey on Afghan democracy.
Six Arts and Sciences Faculty Named to Endowed Chairs
Analysis: War is over but not Biden's Afghanistan challenges

Associate Professor of Government, Jason Lyall, speaks to AP News on Biden's Afghanistan challenges.
Panel to Discuss the Fall of Afghanistan and What's Next

Experts from Dartmouth, American Academy in Berlin, German foreign service take part.
What the Taliban victory spells out for the Middle East

"President Biden was keen not to bequeath a failed Afghan operation to his successors.
Racial Bias in Military Discipline

Check the NPR article written by the government major Daniel Lam '22 on racial bias in military discipline.
Biden Nominates Mark Brzezinski '87 to Be U.S. Ambassador to Poland

President Joe Biden has nominated the alumnus to be the U.S. ambassador to Poland. A former U.S.
Data Visualization Contest - Spring 21
Michael Herron Testifies Before Congress on Elections

Elections scholar speaks on minority voting at John Lewis Voting Rights Act hearing.

Recent Publications

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A Measure Short of War: The Return of Great Power Subversion

Jill Kastner, Isabel Wallace, William C. Wohlforth

Foreign Affairs
Five Futures for a Troubled Alliance

Jennifer M. Lind, Daryl G. Press

The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis
Does Conjoint Analysis Mitigate Social Desirability Bias?

Yusaku Horiuchi, Zachary Markovich , Teppei Yamamoto

Cambridge University Press
Learning to Predict Proliferation

Nicholas L. Miller

International Organization

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Course Information

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Major Requirements

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Honors Program

Complete independent research under the supervision of members of the Department.

Events

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Sep 20

11:30AM
Building Security and Privacy of Complex Networks and Systems from the Ground Up
Silsby Hall 28

Syed will first present a new adversarial reasoning technique combining the capabilities of a symbolic model checker and a cryptographic protocol verifier...
Sep 20

5:00PM
Doug Irwin (Economics), How Economic Ideas Led to Globalization--Sept 20 at 5
Silsby Hall 28

If the global community became more integrated than ever before in the aftermath of World War II, that is in no small measure due to the influence of economic ideas.
Sep 20

5:00PM
The Science of the Constitution: The Supreme Court & a Practice of Disagreement
Filene Auditorium, Moore Building

Sonu Bedi, Professor of Government, delivers the 2021 Constitution Day lecture. Hosted by Julie Rose, Associate Professor of Government. PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE.
Sep 21

12:15PM
International Economics Seminar
Virtual (Local attendees can meet in Franz II in Tuck)

Presenter: Eunhee Lee (Maryland)
Sep 24

3:00PM
Noam Chomsky: Dissidence and Freedom
dartgo.org/chomsky

Join the Dartmouth Political Union in welcoming legendary linguist, political activist and philosopher, Noam Chomsky.
Sep 27

5:00PM
Ambassador Lewis M. Eisenberg '64: From Dartmouth to Wall Street to Rome
Filene Auditorium, Moore Building

Lewis M. Eisenberg discusses the paths he took to become the Ambassador to Italy and San Marino (2017-2021). Hosted by Jason Barabas, Director of the Rockefeller Center.