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New Book by Amy Austin-Holmes, ISCS Visiting Scholar

Book Summary: In Statelet of Survivors, Amy Austin Holmes charts the history of one of the most radical experiments in self-governance of our time: a statelet created by Kurds, Arabs, and Assyrians. The semi-autonomous region has its own military and police forces; schools with language instruction in Kurdish, Aramaic, and…
Memory, Institutions, and the Domestic Politics of South Korean–Japanese Relations by Eun A Jo. Headshot on blue background

New Publications by Eun A Jo, ISCS Predoctoral Fellow

How does memory shape domestic and international politics? By answering this question, we can gain insight into how collective memory played a role in the failure of the South Korea–Japan reconciliation. Eun A Jo, a Predoctoral Fellow in the GW Institute for Security and Conflict Studies, explores this question in…
Dr. Alex Downes

ISCS Director Wins 2020 Harry Harding Teaching Prize

Alexander Downes, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies, is this year’s winner of the Elliott School’s Harry Harding Teaching Prize. This award is given to a member of the Elliott School faculty who has demonstrated sustained excellence in…
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Former Director of ISCS Named Winner of 2020 Michael E. Brown Research Prize

Charles Glaser, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and former Director of the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Michael E. Brown Research Prize. Named after ESIA’s former dean, the annual prize recognizes a faculty member whose research contributes to scholarly and policy-relevant understanding…