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January 22, 2016
DeThomas gives "Reality Check on North Korean Sanctions."
![SIA professor Flynt Leverett](/assets/uploads/news/_680x506_crop_center-center_80_none/Leverett_013_17.jpg)
January 22, 2016
Professor comments in the media regarding Iran’s implementation of the nuclear accord
![Former U.S. Ambassador and SIA professor Joseph DeThomas](/assets/uploads/news/_680x506_crop_center-center_80_none/DeThomas-new_2.jpg)
January 21, 2016
DeThomas quoted in PolitiFact regarding Trump's exaggeration of China's control of N. Korea
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January 21, 2016
Retired Ambassador and SIA professor Dennis Jett comments on refugee who became an ambassador
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January 20, 2016
Friday’s screening of ‘World on Trial’ in Philadelphia postponed
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January 19, 2016
Leverett comments on the Chinese president's visit to Egypt, Iran, and Saudi Arabia
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January 07, 2016
International Affairs Colloquium brings experts on global issues to Penn State
![SIA professor and nonproliferation expert Amb. Joseph DeThomas](/assets/uploads/news/_680x506_crop_center-center_80_none/DeThomas-new_1.jpg)
January 06, 2016
Professor comments in the media about North Korea’s arms test
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January 05, 2016
SIA to host World on Trial screening and discussion in Philadelphia
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December 16, 2015
Leverett comments on proposed railway linking China and Iran
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December 16, 2015
Graduate credits SIA for successes
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December 16, 2015
SIA alumnus driving regional trade through the Middle East
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December 04, 2015
McClennen in The Washington Post: How pervasive anti-millennial sentiment has hurt the cause of student protesters
![SIA director Scott Sigmund Gartner](/assets/uploads/news/_680x506_crop_center-center_80_none/Gartner_1.jpg)
December 03, 2015
SIA director awarded research grant
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December 03, 2015
AP quotes Dennis Jett in piece about American imprisoned in Peru freed after 20 years.
![Annjulie Vester and Ben Kline](/assets/uploads/news/_680x506_crop_center-center_80_none/SIA_three_sports_students_web.jpg)
December 01, 2015
Penn State Athletes share how their SIA and athletic careers are mutually beneficial
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November 30, 2015
The Paris Attacks: A panel discusstion
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November 23, 2015
SIA expands specialty offerings with three new study tracks
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November 19, 2015
SIA professor debunks the stereotype of the coddled college student
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November 18, 2015
SIA Advisory Board member and Nato adviser on NPR discusses combating the threat of ISIS
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November 17, 2015
School of International Affairs to hold public panel discussion on Paris attacks
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November 16, 2015
China may negotiate entry into TPP once it is confirmed by U.S. Congress: legal scholar
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November 16, 2015
U.S. Ambassador calls for PA citizens to eliminate gerrymandered districts
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November 13, 2015
Satire expert, Sophia McClennen weighs in on the new host of The Daily Show "beating" Jon Stewart
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November 12, 2015
SIA student relates the future and survival of Venezuela
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November 06, 2015
Professor Sophia McClennen defends college students against current stereotypes
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November 04, 2015
Former U.S. special envoy guides students as they get hands-on experience in crisis negotiation
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October 27, 2015
Former CIA operatives discuss careers in intelligence
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October 27, 2015
Retired U.S. ambassador explains the challenges of peace negotiations
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October 14, 2015
SIA student writes for CNN iReport about being a Muslim in the U.S. and in her home country of Turkey
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October 14, 2015
SIA Advisory Board member and Nato adviser discusses U.S./Russia safety protocols in Syria on NPR
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October 13, 2015
Sophia McClennen analyzes the designation of "Alterlatinos" in Latino Studies
![SIA professor and retired U.S. Ambassador Joseph DeThomas](/assets/uploads/news/_680x506_crop_center-center_80_none/DeThomas-new_0.jpg)
October 13, 2015
SIA professor named Penn State Oustanding Liberal Arts Alumni
![SIA professor Johannes Fedderke](/assets/uploads/news/_680x506_crop_center-center_80_none/Johannes_Fedderke.jpg)
October 12, 2015
SIA professor presents at conference of leading economists in Germany
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October 02, 2015
Scott Gartner cited in Chronicle of Higher Education blog
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October 02, 2015
SIA professor Dennis Jett argues the U.S. and Israel must repair damaged relationship
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September 24, 2015
Professor Leverett discussing the Syrian crisis on CCTV
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September 22, 2015
SIA professor co-edits book on the intersection of human rights and literature
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September 18, 2015
McClennen writes how the Republican platform will destroy higher ed
![Professors Dennis C. Jett and Scott Sigmund Gartner](/assets/uploads/news/_680x506_crop_center-center_80_none/profs_0.jpg)
September 15, 2015
Counterterrorism publication includes contributions by two SIA professors
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September 11, 2015
Six current or former members of the military join SIA class of 2017
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September 10, 2015
Huff Po points to SIA's Leverett as SIA foreign policy expert to oppose Bush-Cheney view
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September 10, 2015
McClennen and other satire fans hopeful Colbert can take on presidential candidates
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September 10, 2015
SIA welcomes the class of 2017
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September 10, 2015
McClennen 's contribution to American Book Review on the topic of human rights
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September 08, 2015
Search begins for new dean of Penn State Law, School of International Affairs
![Catherine A. Rogers co-founder of Arbitrator Intelligence](/assets/uploads/news/_680x506_crop_center-center_80_none/rogers_website_sia_0.jpg)
September 02, 2015
Public invited to vote in online competition for nonprofit founded by Penn State faculty members
August 27, 2015