May 11, 2020
In “Coronavirus postponed Russia’s Victory Day. That could be a problem for Putin.” Jackson School Alumna Indra Ekmanis analyzes why the postponement of Russia’s May 9 Victory Day ceremony due to
March 19, 2020
How might leaders with authoritarian instincts take advantage of the coronavirus crisis? Read a recent analysis by Indra Ekmanis, a graduate of the Jackson School’s doctoral program in international studies, in “How ‘war’
March 2, 2020
In “Trump’s hypocrisy on corruption is just what Putin wants,” Jackson School Alumna Indra Ekmanis, who earned her doctoral degree at the Jackson School in 2017, examines the impact on the
August 22, 2019
In her article “30 years later, the human chain that ‘unshackled’ the Baltic nations still matters” Jackson School alum Indra Ekmanis (Ph.D. International Studies 2017) reflects on the 30 year anniversary
June 5, 2018
Indra Ekmanis (Ph.D., International Studies, 2017) has been named a Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Fellow for a two-year full-time position as Associate Editor, Global Nation, Public Radio International. She
January 29, 2018
Alumna Indra Ekmanis has been awarded a Baltic Sea fellowship with the Philadelphia-based Foreign Policy Research Institute. In her current project she examines the effects of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Baltic independence
January 18, 2018
Alumna Indra Ekmanis is interviewed on the question of a common cultural identity for the Baltic states by the Washington D.C. based Wilson Center. Ekmanis graduated from the Ph.D. program in 2017
October 20, 2017
Alumna Indra Ekmanis, Ph.D., published an article in Foreign Policy Research Institute titled “The Non-Citizen Non-Question: Latvia Struggles to Leave Soviet Legacy Behind“. Ekmanis discusses Latvia’s persistent integration issues during its post-Soviet
June 19, 2017
Four Ph.D. in International Studies students in the cohort of 2016-17 presented their dissertation topics in the Ph.D. Capstone Workshop on Monday, June 5 at Kane Hall. The first year students shared their draft dissertation prospectuses
June 1, 2016
The European Union is broadly considered to act as a normative power, seeking to promote its values, both within its member states and beyond its geographical borders. This emphasis on