• Faculty profile

    Melissa Nobles: Taking full account of the past

    “All societies periodically have to do soul-searching,” states Melissa Nobles, the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science. more...

  • Faculty profile

    Vipin Narang: Secure Strategy

    Vipin Narang made the transition from chemical engineering to security studies for an unconventional reason: the challenge. more...

  • Research profile

    How to make factory conditions better

    After years of research into global production systems, Richard Locke is convinced that government, not just the private sector, must help keep workers safe. more...

  • Student profile

    Laura Chirot: When opportunity meets preparation

    Three years ago, Laura Chirot was living in Vietnam, a place she had fallen for in college and had returned to year after year. This time, she’d traveled there to do policy research. more...

  • Student Profile

    Brian Haggerty: Policy Matters in the Middle East

    Brian Haggerty little suspected last spring that he would soon find himself in the middle of a major U.S. foreign policy debate. more...