Timely analysis and commentary from Hamilton Lugar School faculty on pressing global issues, along with links to recent media features and expert perspectives.
News & Insights brings together three kinds of content:
Antarctica tops Fodor’s ‘No List 2026’ as overtourism threatens fragile ecosystems. IU Hamilton Lugar School’s Jessica O’Reilly explains why the world’s most pristine environment can’t sustain high visitor numbers—and what this means for climate governance.
NPR interviews Hamilton Lugar School expert Adam Liff regarding a major diplomatic dispute this month between Japan and China regarding Taiwan.
Nicole Hassoun’s new documentary warns that cuts to global health aid could cost millions of lives—and calls for bold action to ensure justice. Join the IU preview Dec. 2 during World AIDS Day Week.
Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School made headlines in Taiwan for co-hosting the world’s first Global Taiwan Studies online summer course. Curated by Professor Fei-Hsien Wang, the program united 60 scholars worldwide to explore Taiwan’s global connections, earning coverage by Taiwan’s Central News Agency.
Hamilton Lugar Lecturer Issam Albdairat explores code-switching and linguistic identity in the Arabic-speaking world. Discover how his chapter in Mosaic of Tongues champions multilingualism as a powerful source of academic and social strength.
Hamilton Lugar School’s Asma Afsaruddin explored Qur’anic interpretations affirming women’s agency at a global conference on Islamic feminism and decolonial futures.
Faculty Q&A: Katherine Ntiamoah
Language isn’t neutral—it drives diplomacy and conflict. Explore Katherine Ntiamoah’s insights from Hamilton Lugar’s Global and Area Perspectives (GAP) Symposium on the words that shape our world.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made headlines for recent comments on how Japan might respond in the event of a conflict across the Taiwan Strait. Do her comments mark a shift in Japan’s position, as many have suggested? Professor Adam Liff of IU’s Hamilton Lugar School weighs in.
Can international justice work in Asia? Dean John Ciorciari unpacks the region’s skepticism and offers ideas for reform in this thought-provoking JURIST interview.
In the News: Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi
Dick Cheney vs. the truth on the ground: Amb. Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi, founding director of the Hamilton Lugar Center for the Study of the Middle East, gives his expert analysis on the long-term consequences of the Iraq War's failed exit strategy.
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