U.S. Soft Power After Trump Soft power is a component of every state’s foreign policy. Understood as a force of attraction rather than coercion, it allows states to achieve their

China’s Space Diplomacy Around the World China’s vision for an alternative world order are reflected in high-profile diplomatic initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative,

Geoeconomics of the Deep: Governing Power, Resources, and Biodiversity on the High Seas This capstone explores the governance of the high seas as a global commons—the vast ocean areas beyond

Averting War: Taiwan and US-China Relations In 2021, The Economist dedicated an issue to Taiwan titled “The Most Dangerous Place on Earth.” After China’s 2022 missile launches off Taiwan’s shores and

Indigenous and International Relations in a Warming Arctic Air and ocean warming are transforming the Arctic. Since Arctic ecological and social systems are coupled, these environmental changes are rapidly translating

Autonomous Weapons Systems, Drones, and the Future of Conflict One of the unexpected turns of events in the war in Ukraine has been the widespread adoption of drones as a

“A City for All?” Action-Based Evaluation of Access and Inclusion in Rome The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote transformative change

Ensuring the Human Rights of Older Women in Humanitarian Emergencies This Task Force/Legal Clinic will encourage students to focus on an issue of contemporary concern, namely protecting the human rights

How to (Re)Develop a Slum: Dharavi, India What counts as a slum, and who should benefit from its redevelopment? Our Task Force starts from the observation that slum redevelopment is

Nuclear Politics in Outer Space This task force focuses on the past, present, and future of nuclear politics in outer space. Both the United States and the then Soviet Union