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Please join us as the 2025-26 ISD Graduate and Undergraduate Fellows present their research on cutting-edge issues in diplomacy. Thursday, April 16, 202612:00-4:00 pmMcGhee Library Register Here A light lunch and refreshments will be served at noon. Many ISD senior staff, senior fellows, and student fellows will be present for the entire colloquium. Georgetown students, faculty, staff, and other friends of ISD are invited to attend as many of the presentations as they wish. During each 30-minute segment, the fellow will present for ten minutes, the adviser will offer a brief response, and then the floor will be open for discussion with the audience. Schedule 12:00 Lunch 12:30-1:00…

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM | McGhee Library, ICC | Register Join Professor Andrew Scobell and Dr. Yi Li for a discussion of their recent report, Who Are China’s Diplomats? Beyond the “Wolf Warrior” Hype. As diplomats from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have drawn attention for combative rhetoric and aggressive actions, the label “wolf warrior diplomats” has become increasingly common—but how accurate is it? Drawing on rare quantitative analysis of contemporary PRC diplomats, Scobell and Li examine the key characteristics of the senior officials shaping China’s diplomacy under Xi Jinping. The event will be moderated by Dr. Jennifer Staats, associate…

Thursday, Feb 12, 2026 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT | McGhee LibraryRSVP Here Since the 1979 revolution, Iranian leaders have pursued a foreign policy aimed at achieving regional prominence and countering U.S. efforts to limit Tehran’s influence. But how are Iran’s foreign policy decisions made, and what factors shape its strategic behavior? Drawing on a “strategic lens,” Harrison unpacks the dilemmas facing the Islamic Republic and argues that understanding Iran’s actions requires examining its perception of capabilities, its interpretation of the region and the international order, and its evolving conception of time, territory, and national interest. Through this analysis,…

The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy was proud to host the 2025 Edward “Teddy” Weintal Prize Winner for Distinguished Reporting on Foreign Policy and Diplomacy. This year’s event, titled “Middle Powers; Africa Battlegrounds,” honored Declan Walsh, The New York Times Chief Africa Correspondent, whose reporting on the Sudanese civil war earned him and the Times staff the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, as well as the George Polk Award and the James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism. In his address, Walsh highlighted the dire humanitarian consequences of geopolitical competition in Africa. Walsh asserted that renewed interest in Africa…

December 3rd @ 1:00 – 2:00 PM | McGhee Library |Register Here Drawing on his experience as Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2017 to 2020, Ambassador Mark Green will discuss the future of post-USAID diplomacy, alternative models of international engagement, and the potential implications for U.S. foreign policy, global partnerships, and national security. Ambassador Mark Green is an innovative thinker on foreign policy in general and global development in particular. He is President Emeritus of The Wilson Center, an active Board Member of the International Conservation Caucus Foundation, and the author of both the Stubborn Things and Moments Along the Way blogs.…

Join Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy and BMW Center for German and European Studies for A Conversation with the President of Montenegro H.E. Jakov Milatović Moderated by Dr. Abraham NewmanDirector, BMW Center for German and European StudiesProfessor and John Powers Chair in International Business Diplomacy, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University​Thursday, November 20th10 AM – 11 AM ESTMcGhee Library, Georgetown University Open to current GU ID holders only Register Here Jakov Milatović was born in Podgorica on December 7, 1986. He completed primary, secondary school, and university in Podgorica. As a recipient of a U.S. government scholarship, he spent one academic year at Illinois State University. After that, he…