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The Diplomatic Pouch | Peace through food: Tackling the food insecurity and instability nexus

ISD’s new working group on food security Writing for ISD’s blog, The Diplomatic Pouch, ISD’s director of programs and research, Kelly McFarland, and…

Apr 13, 2021
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Event Announcements

Diverse Diplomacy Leaders series with Foreign Service Officers Stacey Berg and Kevin Gonzalez

Apr 12, 2021
Event Announcements

Promoting Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy

Apr 12, 2021
Event Announcements

2020-21 Graduate and Undergraduate Fellows in Diplomacy Colloquium

Apr 9, 2021