Dr. Anthony Fauci participating in a news briefing with members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Photo Credit: Jabin Botsford/Washington Post On Monday, December 14th, the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a webinar entitled Year-End Reflections on 2020 with Dr. Anthony Fauci. The event was moderated … Continue reading Dr. Fauci’s 2020 Takeaways

After several years of government service, Professor Sandra Grady joined the SSP community in fall 2018. She has formerly taught “African Security Challenges” and currently teaches “Disinformation and Security.” GSSR caught up with her to discuss her career, her background in anthropology and folklore, her love of fieldwork, and more. The transcript of this interview, … Continue reading Sandra Grady Interview

Photo Credit: Federal Bureau of Investigation Georgetown University was targeted by an Iranian-backed cyber threat actor dubbed Silent Librarian (a.k.a Cobbalt Dikkens) in April 2020. The group, employed by an Iran-based company named “Mabna Institute,” has been targeting universities since at least 2013 in search of academic materials for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), … Continue reading Georgetown Among Universities Targeted by Iranian-Backed Hackers

Dawn Wooten (left) the whistleblower who filed a complaint about the conditions at the Irwin County Detention Center, accompanied by protestors at a news conference in Atlanta. Photo Credit: Jeff Amy/AP On November 9th, the Georgetown University Gender Justice Initiative hosted a virtual event entitled: Forced Gynecological Procedures and Other Gender Abuses in Detention. Moderated … Continue reading A Discussion on ICE Detention Centers and Forced Gynecological Procedures

Photo Credit: Professor Johnston's Faculty Profile Professor Seth A. Johnston is one of SSP’s newest faculty members. After several years of service in the U.S. Army and academic appointments at the United States Military Academy and Harvard University, he joined the SSP community this past summer and currently teaches a 500 course. GSSR caught up … Continue reading Seth Johnston Interview

Photo Credit: Center for Global Policy Professor Faysal Itani is one of SSP’s newest faculty members. After several years in the private sector, he joined the SSP community this past summer and is currently teaching SEST 522: Comparative Politics: Middle East. GSSR caught up with him to discuss his class, his career, some personal hobbies, … Continue reading Faysal Itani Interview (10/5/20)

Houthis Taking Part in a Protest in Sana’a. Photo Credit: Mohamed Al-Sayaghi/Reuters On October 7th, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy hosted a conversation entitled: The Yemen Matrix: Untangling the Relationships that Drive the War. The conversation featured Stephen Seche, former ambassador to Yemen, and Elana DeLozier, Rubin Family Fellow on Gulf and Energy … Continue reading Unraveling the Yemen Matrix