Dickey Center for International Understanding

06/17/2026

115 first-year Dartmouth students just wrapped up a busy year as Great Issues Scholars, with 35 events exploring global security, global health, and the Arctic. Since the inception in 2010, this signature program has now graduated over 1,700 alumni.

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06/16/2026

On the BlueBlaze Substack, Professor Jennifer Lind discusses 'The Military Tech Nexus and the Sources of Great Power Dominance.' with Seth Jones, president of the Defense and Security Department and the Harold Brown Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. As the US-China competition intensifies, warns Jones, China is already well along the way toward mobilizing for war—while the United States remains on a peacetime footing.

https://zurl.co/EH74r

The Military Tech Nexus and the Sources of Great Power Dominance

06/16/2026

Nathan Grau, a Postdoctoral Fellow in US Foreign Policy and Int'l Sec at the Davidson Institute, has been awarded the 2026 Oxford University Press USA Dissertation Prize in International History by the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

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Nathan Grau, a Postdoctoral Fellow in US Foreign Policy and International Security at the Davidson Institute for Global Security, has been awarded the 2026 Oxford University Press USA Dissertation Prize in International History by the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

06/16/2026

In her latest piece for the Chicago Tribune, Elizabeth Shackelford notes how Ukraine’s cheap drones and combat robots offer hope for the good guys. https://zurl.co/L3bpX

Ukrainian professionals who once worked in finance, IT and construction have turned their civilian capabilities to military means.

06/08/2026

The Disappearing Aid Check: The Future of US–Israel Defense Support. Writing for the Quincy Institute, Steven Simon argues that Israel's plan to phase out direct U.S. military aid would not reduce American support but instead channel it through defense contracts, joint weapons programs and military partnerships. The result would be "a defense relationship that is simultaneously deeper and less transparent," he writes. https://zurl.co/tVsLF

Israeli officials have said they want to phase out US military grant aid — a position that sounds like a step toward ending US military assistance to Israel. It is not.

06/03/2026

Research co-authored by former Dartmouth Professor Yusaku Horiuchi and Rosenwald postdoc alum Kelly Matush at Florida State University in International Studies Quarterly finds that presidential travel abroad has divergent effects: foreign publics view the visiting leader more favorably, while approval at home tends to fall.

https://zurl.co/7epwT

06/02/2026

Hey, ! Looking for a last minute swap for fall classes? Here are five great courses from the International Studies Minor worth considering:
INTS 80.09 - The Processes of International Negotiations - 10A - Liz McClintock

INTS 15 - Violence and Security - 10A - Elizabeth Shackelford

INTS 16 / GEOG 08.01 - Introduction to International Development - 10 - Coleen Fox

INTS 80.04 / GOVT 85.50 - Diplomacy in a Complex World - 10A - Erica Barks Ruggles

INTS 80.05 / GEOG 70.04 - Imaging Polar Geographies - 2A - Jeffrey Kerby

We're particularly thrilled about INTS 80.09: a new course taught by Liz McClintock, a veteran of international conflict resolution. Go plan a great fall!

06/02/2026

Jeff Kerby, Non-Resident Senior Arctic Fellow at the Institute of Arctic Studies (IAS), has been awarded a 2026 Neukom Institute CompX Faculty Grant in collaboration with Bob Hawley, Professor of Earth Sciences and newly appointed Director of Dartmouth's Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL).

The project, EPOCHS (Extended Polar Open-source Computer vision for Habitat Surveys), uses AI-based animal detection and timelapse camera systems to continuously monitor the movement and landscape impacts of large Arctic herbivores — such as caribou and muskoxen — across seasonal cycles.

The CompX Faculty Grants Program supports the development and application of computational methods across Dartmouth's schools and programs.

https://zurl.co/Xs1gr

(📷Jeff Kerby)

06/02/2026

We're proud to announce this year's Bosworth Award recipients! The Stephen W. Bosworth Award in International Affairs recognizes Dartmouth students who have shown outstanding commitment to international understanding through their work at the Dickey Center. This year, that honor goes to McLaine Leik '27, Najma Bore '27, Ben Joel '27, and Allison Nathan '27.

06/02/2026

Another academic year in the books for our Global Health Fellows. This cohort of undergraduate, graduate, and medical students spent the year doing what this program does best: building knowledge, sharpening skills, and engaging seriously with the complex realities of global health — from equity and access to diplomacy and human rights. They showed up for workshops and simulations, retreats and speaker sessions, and community and service projects. They took on hard questions and didn't flinch. Congratulations to every fellow who crossed the finish line this spring. We can't wait to see where your work takes you.

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