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Peace & Justice Update

Soft Power, Hard Lessons: What the U.S. Must Rebuild to Lead Again

Salzburg Global Fellow Deborah Cohn analyzes how the dismantling of USAID and higher education programs has weakened American soft power abroad

Nov 06, 2025

Peace & Justice Update

The Shifting Nature of U.S. Foreign Policy

Salzburg Global Fellow Hope Ngo explores how shifting U.S. foreign policy under the Trump administration is impacting America's allies

Nov 04, 2025

Peace & Justice Update

What Next for the U.S.? What Next for America in the World?: Six Key Insights

6 insights and recommendations from our American Studies session on the future of democracy in America and its place in the world

Oct 27, 2025

Peace & Justice Update

Bipartisan Consensus, Strategic Uncertainty

Salzburg Global Fellow Jovanie Camacho Espesor explains why the U.S. should "align domestic politics with global ambitions" in its contest with China in the Indo-Pacific

Aug 27, 2025

General Update

Trump 1.0, Trump 2.0 - Where Do We Go From Here?

Diplomatic perspectives from the 2025 Munich Security Conference on transatlantic ties, global power shifts, and a path forward for Europe

Feb 28, 2025

Peace & Justice Update

Chinese American Poetry Beyond Identity and Immigration

Salzburg Global Fellow Mohan Ding analzyes how several Chinese American poets are expanding the boundaries of ethnic labels, tradition, and poetic expression

Feb 21, 2025

Peace & Justice Update

Picturing the Past: Archives, Autofiction, and Asian American Storytelling

Salzburg Global Fellow Sonia Weiner analyzes the role of archival photographs and images in intermedial autofictional writing

Feb 19, 2025

Peace & Justice Update

The Literary Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration

Salzburg Global Fellow Raluca Andreea-Petrus explores the literary legacy of Japanese American writers in response to World War II internment camps

Feb 14, 2025

Peace & Justice Update

How the Philippine-American Legacy Shapes Asia-Pacific Relations

Salzburg Global Fellow Diana Villanueva-Romero examines the Philippines as a case study for America’s demonstration of political and cultural power in the Asia-Pacific region

Feb 11, 2025

Peace & Justice Update

Migration and Cultural Encounters in South Asian American Literature

Salzburg Global Fellow Iwona Filipczak analyzes the different phases of how South Asian American literature has evolved

Jan 29, 2025

Peace & Justice Update

Soft Power on the American Stage

Salzburg Global Fellow Nicole Jerr explores how theater can challenge U.S. narratives about Asia and Asian Americans

Jan 17, 2025

Peace & Justice Update

Asian American Literature’s Role in Shaping American Identity

Salzburg Global Fellow Astrid Fellner explores how Asian American writers are redefining identity and citizenship

Jan 03, 2025