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Sonia Dridi: Journalism Across Countries

Sonia Dridi (‘08) is an accomplished foreign correspondent with experience in multiple countries. Currently, she reports for France24, RTBF, and BFMTV in Washington DC. She is an accredited White House correspondent, presently the only French journalist in the Foreign Press Group, and is in the heart of US politics with access on occasion to the Oval Office.

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Sonia Dridi: Journalism Across Countries

Sonia Dridi (‘08) is an accomplished foreign correspondent with experience in multiple countries. Currently, she reports for France24, RTBF, and BFMTV in Washington DC. She is an accredited White House correspondent, presently the only French journalist in the Foreign Press Group, and is in the heart of US politics with access on occasion to the Oval Office.

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Chris Milligan: Understanding Global Cooperation at USAID

Chris Milligan built a distinguished career focused on international development, especially in countries undergoing political transitions or other crises. His work at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) spanned over thirty years and many countries from South America to Southeast Asia. He has helped lead efforts to rebuild societies devastated by conflict and natural disasters, improve effectiveness of foreign assistance, and guide complex political discussions.

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Chris Milligan: Understanding Global Cooperation at USAID

Chris Milligan built a distinguished career focused on international development, especially in countries undergoing political transitions or other crises. His work at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) spanned over thirty years and many countries from South America to Southeast Asia. He has helped lead efforts to rebuild societies devastated by conflict and natural disasters, improve effectiveness of foreign assistance, and guide complex political discussions.

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Niels Planel: Poverty Reduction and Social Innovation

sustainable development. With experience at international organizations such as the World Bank, the OECD, and the Green Climate Fund, as well as direct involvement in local governance as a city councilor in Burgundy, his work has deeply engaged on multiple levels in addressing economic and social challenges

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Niels Planel: Poverty Reduction and Social Innovation

sustainable development. With experience at international organizations such as the World Bank, the OECD, and the Green Climate Fund, as well as direct involvement in local governance as a city councilor in Burgundy, his work has deeply engaged on multiple levels in addressing economic and social challenges

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Academic freedom and democracy under siege: how a Nobel peace prize could help defend them

Donald Trump issued decrees freezing or cancelling tens of billions of dollars of research funding. Why is the mobilisation "Stand Up for Science" vital at the international level? Answers by Stéphanie Balme, CERI.

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Academic freedom and democracy under siege: how a Nobel peace prize could help defend them

Donald Trump issued decrees freezing or cancelling tens of billions of dollars of research funding. Why is the mobilisation "Stand Up for Science" vital at the international level? Answers by Stéphanie Balme, CERI.

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Dmytro Kuleba "War has become a normality, not an exception."

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister, delivered a stark assessment of the three years of war in Ukraine during Les grandes conférences de Sciences Po.

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Dmytro Kuleba "War has become a normality, not an exception."

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister, delivered a stark assessment of the three years of war in Ukraine during Les grandes conférences de Sciences Po.

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#European Affairs- AI & International Governance

On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the Sciences Po American Foundation hosted a discussion on AI and International Governance between leading experts in the field. The conversation explored the geopolitical and ethical implications of artificial intelligence in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

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#European Affairs- AI & International Governance

On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the Sciences Po American Foundation hosted a discussion on AI and International Governance between leading experts in the field. The conversation explored the geopolitical and ethical implications of artificial intelligence in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

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Trump 2.0: the rise of an "anti-elite" elite in US politics

Does President Trump's second term open the door to elites who can operate without concern for justice and truth? An analysis by the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics.

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Trump 2.0: the rise of an "anti-elite" elite in US politics

Does President Trump's second term open the door to elites who can operate without concern for justice and truth? An analysis by the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics.

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Where Did the 6,000+ Most Powerful People in the World Study?

How does Sciences Po fit into this research study about global higher education and the most influential people in the world, those whose decisions shape our lives?

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Where Did the 6,000+ Most Powerful People in the World Study?

How does Sciences Po fit into this research study about global higher education and the most influential people in the world, those whose decisions shape our lives?

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Is Generative Artifical Intelligence Yet Another Threat to Democracy?

Are GenAI platforms such as ChatGPT replicating and magnifying social and class inequalities? An analysis by Jen Schradie from the Centre for Research on Social Inequalities.

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Is Generative Artifical Intelligence Yet Another Threat to Democracy?

Are GenAI platforms such as ChatGPT replicating and magnifying social and class inequalities? An analysis by Jen Schradie from the Centre for Research on Social Inequalities.

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The World Space, or Our Intertwined Lives

Espace mondial (World Space) is the most popular choice among the subject courses offered. Now it's a book! Interview with his main author, Frédéric Ramel, researcher at the Centre for International Studies (CERI)

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The World Space, or Our Intertwined Lives

Espace mondial (World Space) is the most popular choice among the subject courses offered. Now it's a book! Interview with his main author, Frédéric Ramel, researcher at the Centre for International Studies (CERI)

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Dmytro Kuleba Joins Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs

The former Ukrainian Foreign Minister is joining Sciences Po as an Adjunct Professor, and Harvard University as a Senior Fellow.

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Dmytro Kuleba Joins Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs

The former Ukrainian Foreign Minister is joining Sciences Po as an Adjunct Professor, and Harvard University as a Senior Fellow.

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Adriana Diaz, 2024 US Alumni Award Laureate

Adriana Diaz, 2024 US Alumni Award Laureate: “We all need to challenge ourselves to understand other perspectives in this country”

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Adriana Diaz, 2024 US Alumni Award Laureate

Adriana Diaz, 2024 US Alumni Award Laureate: “We all need to challenge ourselves to understand other perspectives in this country”

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The Shifting Electoral Coalitions in American Presidential Politics

An analysis by Kevin Arceneaux, Director of the CEVIPOF and Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po.

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The Shifting Electoral Coalitions in American Presidential Politics

An analysis by Kevin Arceneaux, Director of the CEVIPOF and Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po.

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Sciences Po Inaugurates a New Office in Dakar

34 partenariats universitaires, 700 étudiants africains accueillis, 1 000 diplômés sur le continent... découvrez les liens privilégiés entre Sciences Po et l'Afrique.

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Sciences Po Inaugurates a New Office in Dakar

34 partenariats universitaires, 700 étudiants africains accueillis, 1 000 diplômés sur le continent... découvrez les liens privilégiés entre Sciences Po et l'Afrique.

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Adriana Diaz, 2024 Laureate of the US Sciences Po Alumni Award

The Sciences Po American Foundation will award the 2024 US Sciences Po Alumni Award to Adriana Diaz (‘09) at the Residence of the French Ambassador in Washington D.C. on November 22, 2024. Members of the Sciences Po community are encouraged to join to recognize and honor Adriana’s embodiment of the values that Sciences Po strives to uphold, while enjoying an opportunity to network and engage with fellow Alumni.

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Adriana Diaz, 2024 Laureate of the US Sciences Po Alumni Award

The Sciences Po American Foundation will award the 2024 US Sciences Po Alumni Award to Adriana Diaz (‘09) at the Residence of the French Ambassador in Washington D.C. on November 22, 2024. Members of the Sciences Po community are encouraged to join to recognize and honor Adriana’s embodiment of the values that Sciences Po strives to uphold, while enjoying an opportunity to network and engage with fellow Alumni.

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2024 Transatlantic Research Fund is accepting applications!

The Sciences Po Transatlantic Research Fund (Sciences Po TRF) aims to encourage Sciences Po researchers to engage in transatlantic dialogue and collaboration with peers in any U.S. university. Our ambition is to amplify Sciences Po transatlantic collaboration through research.

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2024 Transatlantic Research Fund is accepting applications!

The Sciences Po Transatlantic Research Fund (Sciences Po TRF) aims to encourage Sciences Po researchers to engage in transatlantic dialogue and collaboration with peers in any U.S. university. Our ambition is to amplify Sciences Po transatlantic collaboration through research.

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From White Supremacy to the Global South: Radical Right Is Not a National Phenomenon

How can the radical right movements be simultaneously global and local? And why do they appeal to the Global South? Interview with Professor Rita Abrahamsen, invited by the CERI.

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From White Supremacy to the Global South: Radical Right Is Not a National Phenomenon

How can the radical right movements be simultaneously global and local? And why do they appeal to the Global South? Interview with Professor Rita Abrahamsen, invited by the CERI.

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The Africa Programme: Bringing Together All Africa-Related Activities at Sciences Po

They worked in Congo-Brazzaville, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Senegal… Meet the two co-directors of Sciences Po's new geographical programme.

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The Africa Programme: Bringing Together All Africa-Related Activities at Sciences Po

They worked in Congo-Brazzaville, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Senegal… Meet the two co-directors of Sciences Po's new geographical programme.

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"Russia in four criminals", new book by Federico Varese

Reveals the scars of the post-Soviet Russia decades through an unusual lens: its criminal history.

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"Russia in four criminals", new book by Federico Varese

Reveals the scars of the post-Soviet Russia decades through an unusual lens: its criminal history.

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"Ethnic Minorities, Political Competition, and Democracy", new book by Jan Rovny

Provides a novel theoretical argument about the potentially positive role of mobilized ethnic minorities in politics.

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"Ethnic Minorities, Political Competition, and Democracy", new book by Jan Rovny

Provides a novel theoretical argument about the potentially positive role of mobilized ethnic minorities in politics.

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Justin Hu awarded the 2024 Michel David-Weill Scholarship

"My pilgrimage to France will not only unite me with the epicenter of the voices and ideas that inspired my academic journey; Science Po’s focus on government and policy will best prepare me for my future career in international education law."

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Justin Hu awarded the 2024 Michel David-Weill Scholarship

"My pilgrimage to France will not only unite me with the epicenter of the voices and ideas that inspired my academic journey; Science Po’s focus on government and policy will best prepare me for my future career in international education law."

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4 proposals selected for the 2023 Sciences Po TRF

The Sciences Po Transatlantic Research Fund (Sciences Po TRF) provides Sciences Po researchers the opportunity to initiate and engage in research with peers from a U.S. university, supporting the development of transatlantic ties through research. Four proposals for innovative research in various disciplines in the social sciences have been selected in response to the 2023 call for proposals.

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4 proposals selected for the 2023 Sciences Po TRF

The Sciences Po Transatlantic Research Fund (Sciences Po TRF) provides Sciences Po researchers the opportunity to initiate and engage in research with peers from a U.S. university, supporting the development of transatlantic ties through research. Four proposals for innovative research in various disciplines in the social sciences have been selected in response to the 2023 call for proposals.

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