Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs
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Ranked the 12th best place in the world to earn a Master's in International Affairs by Foreign Policy.
Denver, Colorado
Joined July 2010
Need a primer on how water systems are organized? Read Linda Mendez Barrientos & colleagues, who explain how clearer definitions across infrastructure, governance, and operations can sharpen analysis and advance water security, sustainability, and equity:
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We’re thrilled to welcome Carol Spahn, former Peace Corps Director, to the Korbel School faculty! From leading global initiatives to relaunching the Peace Corps post-COVID, her experience will inspire and empower the next generation of global changemakers. https://t.co/1Ar77nreiB
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As Professor Carol Spahn prepares for her first quarter at Korbel, it’s no secret that international and public affairs face uncharted waters. But as Former Director of the Peace Corps […]
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Start your week with a new read: Korbel Professor Kait Sims on the potential impacts of global climate change on patterns of domestic violence: https://t.co/Q488BDrGsG
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Review of Economics of the Household - Domestic violence (DV)–patterns of physical, sexual, economic, or psychological abuse by intimate partners and family members–persists as a...
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The #data are in: Travel patterns of leaders are a powerful indicator of their priorities and perceived importance of other nations, and leaders are traveling more than ever. Read more from @PardeeCenterIFs's Collin Meisel & Kylie McKee in @ConversationUS
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Presidents and prime ministers are traveling more than their counterparts of a generation ago. And where they go tells us about global priorities.
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Korbel Prof @DebakD: Given the recent crises over China’s new ICBM silos, Iran’s ballistic missile testing, and North Korea’s continued expansion of missile forces, policymakers need to understand how states proliferate nuclear delivery vehicles to be able to limit their spread.
🚨 My article on Nuclear Delivery Vehicles is out at Security Studies! (Open Access) It explains: - Why does the Non-Proliferation Regime & NPT allow nuclear delivery vehicles to spread? - How did India acquire its nuclear delivery technology? Read here: https://t.co/7vhcAwbhDi
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Welcome to campus! We can't wait to see where your DU and Korbel experiences take you!
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Law enforcement agencies should see themselves as subject to community input, Korbel Prof Ajenai Clemmons (@PolicyShopLLC) told @DenverGazette. In democracies, policing should be understood as something that is service to the community. https://t.co/8jy88sVThq
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In 2020 — five years into his tenure at the Golden Police Department and 33 years into his career as an officer in Colorado — Joe Harvey saw tensions between police agencies and communities at an...
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"The cases cited by the Trump administration are not the norm," said Prof Kait Sims on the effects of ILs' bail reform law. "The vast majority of the time in Illinois, everything turned out fine when defendants in low-level criminal cases were allowed to go home without bail."
President Donald Trump's recent executive orders threatening several cities and states that limit cash bail would end a "government-backed crime spree," according to the White House, despite data largely showing declining crime rates. https://t.co/BT1pmNZyWr
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Curious about Korbel’s @PardeeCenterIFs? Their newly-released Annual Review shows how the International Futures (IFs) model, global partnerships, and student-driven research shape forecasting for policy on climate, conflict, development, and more.
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Annual Update for the Pardee Institute for International Futures, 2024-2025. The International Futures (IFs) forecasting system is central to much of the Pardee Institute’s work, constantly helping...
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The women and girls who took up arms for Tigray are now at risk of being left behind in Ethiopia’s postwar transition, Mehret Berhe and @HilaryMatfess write. https://t.co/PGRrVBG5r3
worldpoliticsreview.com
The women and girls who took up arms for Tigray are now at risk of being left behind in Ethiopia’s postwar transition.
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Korbel Professor @HilaryMatfess shares important insights into the uneasy peace in northern Ethiopia:
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The current state of “no war no peace” in northern Ethiopia seems to be preserved only by the rainy season’s predictable afternoon showers and relatively chill air. Tigrayans are making anxious...
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From Denver to the world: Prof. @MichelineIshay is shaping conversations on global affairs. French speakers, catch her latest interview with @franceinfo:
franceinfo.fr
Micheline Ishay, directrice du Centre d'études du Moyen-Orient de l'Université de Denver (États-Unis), est l'invitée du "10 minutes info" de franceinfo mardi 12 août 2025.
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Even with big, integrated pushes toward the #SDGs, most countries won’t hit many 2030 or 2050 targets. New analysis by Prof. Barry Hughes & @PardeeCenterIFs finds human gains often outpace environmental ones—but synergies & combined actions beat trade-offs https://t.co/uA6ZsdkIt6
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How can we more fully analyze potential progress toward the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, globally and by country? Methodological challenges include (1) the comprehensiveness of issue coverage,...
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The @PardeeCenterIFs at Korbel contributed to the first-ever @UN Global Risk Report—narrowing 100+ threats down to 28 of the world’s most pressing risks, from AI to disinformation to climate change. Their work helped turn expert insight into data-driven foresight.
The first-ever UN Global Risk Report has been released. Over 1,100 experts offer their insights into the risks most likely to shape our future and assess how prepared the world is to address them. Full report: https://t.co/5TdVbiboCm
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What are the moral responsibilities of economists? Listen to what Korbel Prof George DeMartino has to say about it on @HaleReport, drawing from the research in his latest book, The Tragic Science: https://t.co/MAOTMN0JyF
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Forecasting Harm? The Ethical Tragedy of Economics
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Convened by the Korbel School & @scrivner_inst, the CO Project's Rural Learning Tour will make its next stop in the San Luis Valley! Orgs & initiatives in rural healthcare, food systems, affordable housing & environmental stewardship will be spotlighted. https://t.co/codaaKkfDk
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Colorado – From August 13–15, 2025, a diverse group of leaders from across Colorado will convene in the San Luis Valley as part of the Colorado Project’s Rural Learning Tour. […]
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A new white paper from Korbel Prof. @StefanNorgaard and co-authors uses a @TernerLabs Housing Simulator Tool to examine the relationship between mandatory parking minimums and new housing construction in the City of Denver. Access the full paper here: https://t.co/4ehLPmpnvV
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The @PardeeCenterIFs Country and Organizational Leader Travel (COLT) dataset is freely available to use and a great resource for studying global patterns of diplomacy:
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🌐 World leaders' first foreign trips reveal more than diplomatic protocol - they are carefully crafted political stories. ✈️ @MerayMaddah & @maxheermann analyse inaugural diplomatic journeys to uncover stability and change in global networks 👇
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After war, expanding women's rights is vital—but focusing only on gender can obscure other marginalizations and even reproduce grievances tied to violence. Read more from Korbel's @marieeberry & @SindujaRaja18, with @MilliLake & Soraya Zarook. @GSQ_Journal
https://t.co/I0A34UKYv1
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Abstract. Recent postwar recovery efforts have paved the way for reforms that advance women's participation in politics, inclusion in the economy, and acce
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