Research News

Rachel Nolan’s Book “Until I Find You” Named Pulitzer Prize Finalist

Professor Rachel Nolan earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for her debut book Until I Find You. More

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Nolan Awarded Prestigious New Directions Fellowship for Cross-Disciplinary Research

Professor Rachel Nolan is awarded the prestigious New Directions Fellowship for Cross-Disciplinary Research. More

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Reviving Tradition with Innovation: Ajami Readers in Wolof, Mandinka, and Hausa

Frederick S. Pardee School’s Readers in Ajami (RIA) project has developed three African Ajami Readers in Wolof, Mandinka, and Hausa. More

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Wippl Provides Insider Account of CIA’s Aldrich Ames Investigation in New Journal Publication

In the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Joseph Wippl, former CIA officer and damage assessment team member, provides unprecedented first-hand account of the investigation following America's most devastating spy case. More

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Sanne Verschuren Awarded Stanton Foundation Grant for Nuclear Security Research

Professor Sanne Verschuren receives Stanton Foundation grant to study strategic weapons development and nuclear deterrence, combining extensive archival research across four countries with an elite-level survey of defense community experts. More

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Longman’s Perspectives from Pre-Genocide Rwanda

Professor Timothy Longman's review essay in Political Science Quarterly analyzes Marie-Eve Desrosiers' book Trajectories of Authoritarianism in Rwanda, challenging the notion of authoritarian regimes as inherently stable. Through a case study of Rwanda's pre-genocide regimes, Longman reveals the precariousness of authoritarian control and highlights how weakness led to extreme violence. More

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