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NDISC faculty are at the forefront of national security thought leadership and research: driving change and impacting policy. In the classroom, they share not only their latest research, but also the skill and passion students need to become excellent researchers themselves, helping them develop as lifelong learners.
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NDISC faculty and fellows are leading researchers of international security, publishing in top journals and impacting policy debates.
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NDISC faculty are a go-to source for journalists investigating what's going on in the most pressing diplomatic affairs, global conflicts, and other facets of statecraft.
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NDISC faculty and affiliates are leading the effort to bridge the policy-scholarly gap and conduct innovative research related to grand strategy.Media Mentions
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Newsweek
How Russian Tanks Captured by Ukraine Are Helping the Fight Against Putin
October 08, 2022
Michael Desch, director of the Notre Dame International Security Center, said he did not think Ukraine's recent success in the Kharkiv region was due to any difference in tanks or other armored vehicles.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.

The Christian Science Monitor
Biden’s UN balancing act: Condemning war while advocating broad agenda
September 21, 2022
With his vision of the democracy-autocracy struggle and specifically, the war in Ukraine, “Biden is speaking and acting with a high degree of moral certainty that we are on the side of the angels,” says Michael Desch, a professor of international relations at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and founding director of the university’s International Security Center.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
Recent Publications
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Narrowing the Academic-Policy Divide: Will New Media Bridge the Gap?
Brian and Jeannelle Brady Family Director of the Notre Dame International Security Center
Political Science Quarterly, 2021–22
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The Status of Status in World Politics
Associate Professor of Political Science
World Politics, 2021
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