Student Professional Development Center

SIS virtual Sample Class Visits offer students an opportunity to connect with an SIS faculty member and experience an SIS graduate class including a substantive course lecture and follow-up discussion.

✨12/2: Ceasefire Negotiations: Shooting for Peace in Ukraine and Gaza hosted by SIS Professor Anthony Wanis-St. John

Wars often get worse before they get resolved. But if no side can escalate violence to victory, a ceasefire may eventually be imposed or negotiated. These are always hard to achieve while easy to reverse. We will discuss how such negotiations work, who conducts them, and what can happen in the aftermath. We will also discuss the factors that are likely to lead to success. The possibilities of a ceasefire in Ukraine and Gaza can be compared to many previous wars, but we have to keep top of mind the need to do them better.

✨12/3: Nationalism and War hosted by SIS Professor Keith Darden

Prof. Darden delves into the relationship between nationalism and war—why states go to war, how they fight and mobilize their populations, and how nationalism can both complicate and contribute to efforts to end armed conflicts. With a particular focus on the Russian-Ukrainian war, but also attention to the recent conflicts and settlements of conflicts in the South Caucasus and the Middle East.