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The New Arab quoted Ambassador Gray in its analysis of the U.S.-Saudi relationship

Professor Sophia McClennen

Prof. McClennen's new research on 'How to Sharpen a Nonviolent Movement' in Journal of Democracy

Ambassador Dennis Jett

Schedule F: Let’s Deprofessionalize Government and Make America Irrelevant Again by Amb. Jett

Floyd and the coordinators at the American Corner in Kant, Kyrgyz Republic.

SIA student completes internship in Kyrgyzstan

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Ambassador Gray spoke with Al Arabi 21 about the U.S.-Tunisian bilateral relationship

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Security center now accepting proposals for 2023 research grants

Tunisia's President Saied votes during recent elections

Al Hurra television interviewed Ambassador Gray about his recent op-ed in The National Interest about the Tunisian president

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Al Syaaq interviewed Ambassador Gray about the low participation rate in Tunisia’s recent parliamentary elections

Professor Sophia McClennen

Professor McClennen shares opinion on The Trump TV show in Salon piece

Alhurra TV station segment, "Decision Central"

Amb. Gray reviews U.S.-Saudi relations following Chinese President Xi’s visit to Saudi Arabia

Professor Sophia McClennen

Dr. McClennen interviews Matthew Heineman concerning his new film about final days of U.S. war in Afghanistan

Gordon Gray

On a panel organized by Platform for Peace & Humanity, Amb. Gray discussed the economic & political challenges Tunisia faces

China's President Xi Jinping (R) being received by the governor of Riyadh province, Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud (L), at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on December 7, 2022

Al Jazeera quoted Ambassador Gray in its article on Chinese President Xi's visit to Saudi Arabia

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Ambassador Gray discusses instability in Tunisia in a Newlines Institute podcast

President Bendapudi recommends reuniting Penn State’s two law schools

Professor Sophia McClennen

Dr. McClennen analyzes why mainstream news media got its 2022 midterm election coverage wrong

SIA students participating in the Army War College simulation.

Army War College holds simulation at Penn State School of International Affairs

SIA students on the DC career trip in fall 2022

School of International Affairs takes D.C. career exposure trip

Wei Peng

School of International Affairs professor aids in DOE climate change project

SIA students and staff interacting

SIA to support student scholarship through Giving Tuesday initiative

Still image from the documentary "Retrograde" showing soldiers in uniform

Dr. Sophia McClennen reviews Matthew Heineman's documentary 'Retrograde'

Lara Fowler

Affiliate faculty Lara Fowler discusses PA's climate future in new op-ed

Wei Peng

Dr. Wei Peng involved in NASA-funded Penn State project

Wei Peng

School of International Affairs professor receives Sloan Foundation grant

Lisa Witzig, Director of Center for Security Research and Education

Witzig new director of Center for Security Research and Education

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Wei Peng leads study connecting aging and economic status with air pollution health impacts

President Biden and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Ambassador Gray discussed the U.S.-Saudi relationship with The New Arab

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Responsible Statecraft quoted Ambassador Gray in its analysis of U.S. support for democracy in Tunisia

John Kerry speaking to crowd

Al Arabiya television interviewed Ambassador Gray about John Kerry’s tenure as Secretary of State

Michael Moore

Professor McClennen analyzes Michael Moore's political predictions

Professor Sophia McClennen

Professor McClennen analyzes why obsessing over election polls is ineffective and harmful to a functioning democracy

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Professor Blumsack comments on America shifting to clean energy options

Crowd of people protesting in Tunisia

Ambassador Gray: the U.S. should focus assistance to Tunisia to further interests in security, democracy

Ambassador Dennis Jett

Amb. Jett discusses why international peacekeeping is so hard

Ambassador Dennis Jett

Amb. Jett quoted in news piece 'Should big-money Dem donors really head embassies in NATO’s east?'

Seth Blumsack

Professor Blumsack comments on PA's climate plan uncertain future

Affiliate professor Sascha Meinrath quoted in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article

Affiliate professor Sascha Meinrath quoted in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article

Medi1TV graphic on Western Sahara from Washington

Medi1TV interviewed Ambassador Gray about the Western Sahara

Assistant Secretary Leaf meeting with Tunisian President Kais Saied

Ambassador Gray discussed Assistant Secretary Leaf’s visit to Tunisia on Al Hurra television

Ambassador Dennis Jett

Amb. Jett featured on podcast, Schedule F & other threats to America's ability to govern itself

Professor Sophia McClennen

Penn State Center for Global Studies receives more than $2.1 million in funding

A protester outside the Islamic Community Center on May 29, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Professor McClennen argues in Salon that Islamophobia in the U.S. is worse than ever

SIA students on the lawn of the Katz Building during orientation

School of International Affairs Class of 2024 attends orientation

Tunisian President Kais Saied, right, meets the US delegation at Carthage Palace.

Al Hurra television interviewed Ambassador Gray about the future of U.S.-Tunisian relations

Ambassador Gray quoted in article about U.S. policy toward Tunisia

Ambassador Dennis Jett

Professor Jett on why decades of recruiting women peacekeepers has had little effect

BBC News interviewed Ambassador Gray about Tunisia's draft constitution