Former Member and 2010 Fields Medalist Cédric Villani sat down with
Science Magazine's Elisabeth Pain to discuss his
involvement in French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist and
reformist party, La République En Marche!
Current enthusiasm towards Israel is largely driven by the
defence sector, business groups, and policy think-tanks. One of the
dominant arguments is that India can benefit a lot in areas such as
defense, agriculture, trade, technology-driven...
Eric Maskin, Professor in
the School of Social Science from 2000–2011 and Nobel Laureate in
Economic Sciences in 2007, and Amartya Sen, Institute Trustee
(1987–1994) and Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences in 1998, return
to their recent essay “The...
Christopher R.
Browning, Member (1994–95) in the School of Historical Studies,
examines Hitler: Ascent 1889–1939 by Volker Ullrich in
relation to the current political situation in the United States,
writing "in early 2017 it is impossible for an...
From 2012 to 2014, Myanmar suffered violence between different
communities, most of it involving Buddhists attacking Muslims. It
ranged from localised, fleeting, inter-group violence, to large
scale, apparently well-organised, state-supported...
The revised executive order unnecessarily and unfairly singles
out and impedes the ability of people from six Middle Eastern and
African countries from traveling to the United States unless they
already hold visas or green cards. This order, as with...
Michael Walzer, Professor
Emeritus in the School of Social Science and emeritus editor of
Dissent, builds upon his article "The Idea of Resistance," published by the
magazine in 1960.
Resistance is a very old form of political action—much older
than...
Klaus
Larres, Friends of the Institute for Advanced Study
Member in the School of Historical Studies and Richard M. Krasno
Distinguished Professor of History and International Affairs at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will give a...
Solidarity with comrades abroad is the oldest definition of
left internationalism. We look for people who are fighting for
equality, democracy, and freedom anywhere in the world, and we join
their fight. Think of this as the foreign policy of the...
The Institute for Advanced Study, since its founding in 1930,
has aspired to provide an unbiased environment for international
scholars to pursue vital and groundbreaking work in the sciences
and humanities. Its mission is to recruit the world’s...
