Notre Dame International Security Center

"On March 13, speaking to reporters backstage at the 12th Global Baku Forum, Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, unexpectedly broke the news that Armenia and Azerbaijan had finally agreed to all 17 points of their framework agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations." https://lnkd.in/gsGmPvnn

Join NDISC today as we welcome Rachel Myrick from Duke University to Notre Dame for her talk "Polarization and International Politics." This is a hybrid event, beginning at 4:30 PM EDT in 1030 Jenkins Nanovic and live over Zoom. https://lnkd.in/gbGsHu9E

James Patton Rogers is the Executive Director of the Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University and the Co-convenor of BISA War Studies. He is also an expert in the history of drones and precision warfare, which is what he came to Notre Dame to discuss. https://lnkd.in/gkWJdjB9

William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor of Government at Dartmouth. He is the author or editor of ten books and some 70 articles and book chapters on topics ranging from the Cold War and its end to unipolarity, Russian foreign policy, and contemporary U.S. grand strategy. https://lnkd.in/gJD5d9bk

Rachel Myrick is the Douglas and Ellen Lowey Assistant Professor of Political Science at Duke University. We will be hosting Dr. Myrick next Tuesday at 4:30 EDT for her talk "Polarization and International Politics." This is a hybrid event. https://lnkd.in/gbGsHu9E

Questions of territory will largely be settled on the battlefield, with de facto Ukrainian borders along the conflict’s front line.?This line may move between now and when initial and final ceasefires are concluded, but these changes should be limited if a ceasefire is reached this year. Although Russia has been making slow gains, they have come at very high cost in terms of personnel and military hardware. At points, Russia seemed to be losing as many as 1,500 troops per day. Moscow has been able to reconstitute its military faster than expected, but it still seems unlikely that Russia will achieve a breakthrough in the near or medium term. https://lnkd.in/gwHn5yrW

In this episode of the Students Talk Security Podcast, host Colleen Brennan interviews Major Justin Hanson, Notre Dame's 2024-2025 War College Fellow. Major Hanson shares his extensive background in the Marines, which began with his commissioning in 2011 and included roles such as a platoon commander and training assessment advisor in Afghanistan. https://lnkd.in/gHgjDT5q

What a dynamic and inspiring U.S. grand strategy roundtable I had the honor of chairing at the International Studies Association (ISA) Convention 2025 Chicago. Our panelists were friends and mentors who are all great scholars: Michael Desch, Nina Silove, Frank Sobchak, PhD So Jin Lee, Takuya Matsuda, Ph.D., and Dr Hillary Briffa. You know the event is going well when you see Dale Copeland, Joshua Rovner, Richard Maas, and Steven Miller (Harvard) in the audience and when the questions just don’t stop coming #ISA2025

William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor of Government at Dartmouth. He is the author or editor of ten books and some 70 articles and book chapters on topics ranging from the Cold War and its end to unipolarity, Russian foreign policy, and contemporary U.S. grand strategy. His most recent book, coauthored with Jill Kastner, is "A Measure Short of War: A Brief History of Great Power Subversion" (Oxford 2025). Tune in and listen to Dr. Wohlforth's presentation at NDISC about the foundations of the Grand Strategy debate: https://lnkd.in/g9iRV65K

William Wohlforth recently visited Notre Dame to present a masterclass in the history of the Grand Strategy debate. In this video, he previews his talk. Stay tuned because tomorrow, his full talk will be made available! https://lnkd.in/gBhsagjR