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  1. Russia‑Ukraine war is accelerating the dangerous race toward fully autonomous drones

    September 22, 2026

    As an expert on weapons technology, Amy McAuliffe explains how battlefield incentives to deploy more autonomous drones may push aside human targeting decisions related to using proportional force, avoiding strikes on non-combatants and limiting collateral damage.

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    Headshot of a woman with long brown hair, wearing a blue business jacket and light blue collared shirt. She has a serious expression.

    Amy McAuliffe

    Visiting Distinguished Professor of the Practice

  2. Pope Names 2 Notre Dame professors as consultors to Vatican Human Development Dicastery

    August 18, 2026

    Keough School scholars Rev. Emmanuel Katongole and Clemens Sedmak are among the 12 new consultors that Pope Leo XIV has appointed to the organization, which promotes the Catholic Church’s efforts in the areas of peace, migration, health and ecology. 

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    Emmanuel Katongole

    Professor of Theology and Peace Studies; Director, Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion

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    Clemens Sedmak

    Professor of Social Ethics; Director, Nanovic Institute for European Studies

  3. How the U.S. can defend its critical infrastructure

    August 13, 2026

    Recent cyberattacks against technology that controls water and wastewater systems in at least 12 U.S. states is a stark reminder that America must do more to defend itself from infrastructure attacks, Amy McAuliffe explains in the Washington Times.

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    Headshot of a woman with long brown hair, wearing a blue business jacket and light blue collared shirt. She has a serious expression.

    Amy McAuliffe

    Visiting Distinguished Professor of the Practice

  4. Leaving vehicle engines idling is unhealthy, expensive – and often illegal

    July 31, 2026

    Cities are increasingly working to reduce vehicle idling to keep their air clean and safe. Writing in The Conversation, Drew Marcantonio explains how drivers can help. 

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    Richard "Drew" Marcantonio

    Assistant Professor of Environment, Peace & Global Affairs

  5. Deliberately investing in peace: An interview with Peter Quaranto

    July 23, 2026

    In this conversation with the World Peace Foundation, Peter Quaranto explains how policymakers might approach peacebuilding by investing in the same long-term planning, innovation and institutional capacity devoted to preparing for war, with a focus on developing nimble new systems. 

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    Peter Quaranto, a man with short brown hair, glasses, and a navy blazer smiles in front of an out-of-focus background featuring light-colored columns.

    Peter Quaranto

    Visiting Professor of the Practice

  6. Russia-Ukraine war shows cease-fires have lost meaning under Trump

    May 13, 2026

    In the New York Times, peace accords researcher Madhav Joshi explains how modern truces have too often become a tool of performative diplomacy — one that political leaders use to manage media cycles.

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    Madhav Joshi

    Research Professor, Peace Accords Matrix

  7. Notre Dame researcher pilots postpartum care model in South Bend-Elkhart area

    May 08, 2026

    Drawing on her research on maternal health and mortality, Joyce Adams is helping pilot a new postpartum care model in the South Bend-Elkhart area. She explains how the effort could strengthen support for mothers during the critical weeks and months after childbirth.

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    Yenupini Joyce Adams

    Concurrent Associate Professor of the Practice

  8. Pope Leo to visit Africa, where the church says it's growing the fastest

    April 12, 2026

    NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Rev. Emmanuel Katongole  about the significance of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa this week.

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    Emmanuel Katongole

    Professor of Theology and Peace Studies; Director, Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion

  9. Pope Leo is not traveling to bring hope to Africa, but to find hope

    April 07, 2026

    Ahead of Pope Leo's trip to Africa, theologian Emmanuel Katongole offers a unique lens on how the continent's "restless heart" is redefining the future of the global Church. 

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    Emmanuel Katongole

    Professor of Theology and Peace Studies; Director, Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion

  10. The economic impacts of ending birthright citizenship

    April 04, 2026

    The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could decide the future of birthright citizenship in the United States. In an interview with Bloomberg This Weekend, Francesc Ortega explains how ending the current policy would harm the U.S. economy. 

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    Francesc Ortega

    Professor of Sustainable Development

  11. Vatican, Notre Dame launch academic alliance to find solutions to ecological crises

    April 02, 2026

    Faculty members Arun Agrawal and Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., are part of a global sustainability partnership led by Notre Dame and the Vatican that applies Catholic principles to address climate change and ecological threats. 

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    Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C.

    Professor of Theology and Global Affairs; Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education

    Headshot of Arun Agrawal, a smiling man with glasses, a salt-and-pepper beard, and a dark blue turtleneck sweater. He stands in a hallway with light-colored walls.

    Arun Agrawal

    Pulte Family Professor of Development Policy; Inaugural Director, Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative

  12. Incivility as Strategy: The Conflict Entrepreneurs of Congress

    March 20, 2026

    Marc Jacob shares new research insights with Northwest Politicast, explaining what politicians gain from divisive political rhetoric. 

     

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    Marc S. Jacob

    Assistant Professor of Democracy and Global Affairs

  13. Going nuclear? Why a growing number of Washington’s allies are eyeing an alternative to US umbrella

    March 17, 2026

    Writing in The Conversation,  visiting distinguished professor of the practice Amy McAuliffe explains how U.S. policy changes are prompting allies to consider nuclear weapons, undercutting decades of nonproliferation work.

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    Headshot of a woman with long brown hair, wearing a blue business jacket and light blue collared shirt. She has a serious expression.

    Amy McAuliffe

    Visiting Distinguished Professor of the Practice

  14. Coal is booming. Here’s what it means for climate pollution.

    March 02, 2026

    Emily Grubert tells E&E News that meaningful emissions reductions won't happen without policy changes.  

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    Emily Grubert

    Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy Policy

  15. More data centers plan to build their own natural gas plants for power

    February 05, 2026

    Tech companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to supply the energy needed to power artificial intelligence. Emily Grubert talks to Marketplace about the environmental impact. 

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    Emily Grubert

    Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy Policy

  16. A theology of immigration

    February 03, 2026

    In a conversation with The New Yorker, Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C., discusses how theology can inform public dialogue about immigration, refocusing it on the human dignity of immigrants. 

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    Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C.

    Professor of Theology and Global Affairs; Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education

  17. Making immigration popular by making better policies

    January 29, 2026

    Writing for the EU-funded Migration Research to Policy Collaborative, Alexander Kustov shares lessons from his new book on immigration, which explains how policy design trumps messaging in building trust with voters. 

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    Alexander Kustov

    Associate Professor of Migration

  18. Russia’s drone pipeline: How Iran helps Moscow produce an ever-evolving unmanned fleet

    January 28, 2026

    With Russian ground troops bogged down in a grinding war of attrition, Moscow increasingly relies on drones designed in Iran, visiting professor of the practice  and former CIA weapons expert Amy McAuliffe explains. 

  19. How the U.S. is abandoning joint climate action under Trump

    January 27, 2026

    Erin Graham outlines how the Trump administration has escalated a retreat from global cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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    Erin Graham

    Associate Professor of Global Affairs; Director, Governance and Policy Major, Master of Global Affairs

  20. Notre Dame expert says immigrant children need access to education

    January 21, 2026

    For more than 40 years, a Supreme Court ruling has guaranteed access to public education regardless of immigration status. Notre Dame migration scholar Amy Hsin warns that reversing it would harm the U.S. workforce and child welfare.

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    A woman with shoulder-length dark hair wears a tan blazer over a teal and blue patterned blouse and gold hoop earrings.

    Amy Hsin

    Professor of Migration