News

World Politics Review - The Ukraine War, Already One of Modern Europe’s Longest, Has No End in Sight; Assoc. Prof. Paul Poast discusses the ongoing Ukraine War

Friday, February 27

World Politics Review - The Good, the Bad and the Mixed Bag; In column for Presidents' Day, Assoc. Prof. Paul Poast ranks US Presidents on Foreign Policy

Wednesday, February 18

Christian Science Monitor - Bangladesh ousted an autocrat in 2024. Can it pull off a democratic reset now? Prof. Paul Staniland compares transitions of Nepal and Bangladesh

Tuesday, February 10

Chicago Tribune - Robert Pape: Why Tucker Carlson’s civil war narrative is dangerous for America

Tuesday, February 10

SCMP - Open Questions | John Mearsheimer on Trump and why Iran isn't Venezuela and Venezuela isn't Panama

Wednesday, January 21

WSJ - Democracy Wanes in South Asia; Prof. Paul Staniland comments on political uncertainty and instability across South Asia

Monday, October 13

Firebird Mag - Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996; Music review by CIR student Jackson Driver

Tuesday, May 20

2025 CIR Students Trek to Taiwan

Thursday, May 15

Over spring break, students in the Committee on International Relations (CIR) MA Program traveled to Taiwan for the third annual CIR Asian Internation...

Jenny Trinitapoli awarded 2025 Gordon J. Laing Prize by UChicago Press

Friday, April 18

3CT Celebrates 20 Years and Looks to the Future of Theory

Wednesday, April 2

The Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT) encourages people to come together, says 3CT fellow Rochona Majumdar, the George V. Bobrinskoy Profes...