School of International Service, AU

09/03/2026

It’s always better when our students are back on campus 🫶 Happy first week of fall semester!

09/03/2026

Congratulations to Doreen Bogdan-Martin, SIS/MA ’91, on being named to TIME's top 100 list of the most influential people in AI in 2026!

As secretary-general of United Nations' International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Bogdan-Martin is focused on increasing connectivity around the world and helping to shape AI’s future through advancing international standards. This past July, she hosted the ITU’s seventh annual AI for Good Global Summit.

Read TIME’s profile on Bogdan-Martin here ➡️ https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/doreen-bogdan-martin/

08/28/2026

Welcome to campus, SIS Class of 2030! 👏

08/28/2026

08/27/2026

What does it take to negotiate a successful ceasefire?

In our latest episode of Big World, Professor Anthony Wanis-St. John breaks down the telltale signs of a successful ceasefire and discusses factors that lead to more tenuous peace agreements.

🎙️ Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts. https://big-world.captivate.fm/listen

08/20/2026

American University’s School of International Service raised more than $5 million in philanthropic support during fiscal year 2026, with two priorities leading the way: getting students the hands-on experience they need and supporting faculty research.

The Year in Three Numbers
• $5,179,611 raised in philanthropic support
• 54 percent more donors during Giving Day compared to the previous year
• 183 percent increase in Giving Day dollars for the SIS Dean's Fund, with flexible support for SIS students’ greatest needs

Each and every gift this year opened a new door for someone in the SIS community. Read more about this year's impact, and consider making a gift to SIS today: https://bit.ly/3U5mYup

08/18/2026

Professor Anthony Wanis-St. John discusses how he navigated a non-linear career path and offers advice for how aspiring peace practitioners can do the same in this new episode of Big World. Listen now! https://big-world.captivate.fm/listen

08/15/2026

Professor Benjamin Jensen examines how the U.S. can “flip the script” and hold China’s growing aircraft carrier fleet at risk in this new report for Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Watch his analysis here ➡️

China is building a global navy to coerce free nations and threaten...

08/12/2026

In this episode of WorldViews, SIS professor Hansong Li sits down with Otaviano Canuto, long-time Executive Director of the World Bank and IMF, who argues that globalization is not disappearing, but becoming more complex, characterized by overlapping networks of production, finance, power, and influence.

From the Washington-centered economic system to the emergence of BRICS and the Global South, Canuto traces what underlies today’s economic tensions.

Listen to their full conversation:

For decades, the global economy was organized around a rather coher...

08/12/2026