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Happy graduation weekend, Class of 2025! 🎓 Senior Convocation kicked off the celebrations by bringing together undergraduate students from across Georgetown on Healy Lawn to celebrate their journey and accomplishments. Congratulations #Hoyas2025, you’ve made it! 🎉

This morning, the Class of 2025 from the Dikran Izmirlian Program in Business & Global Affairs celebrated their achievements in Gaston Hall. Deans Almeida & Joel S. Hellman shared highlights, and Isabella Stratta (SFS’25) reflected on the journey. Congrats, #Hoyas2025! 🎓🌍

In POLITICO, Dennis Ross commented on how Trump’s transactional foreign policy approach manifested in his visit to three Arab Gulf states, including meetings with corporate leaders and investment pledges. Read more: politi.co/4j3tWXr

Commencement Weekend #Hoyas2025 🎓✅ From student stories to speeches by bestselling author Rebecca F. Kuang (SFS’18), KONO Taro (SFS’86), former Japanese foreign minister & defense minister, and @refugees’ Filippo Grandi—here are the highlights! Watch here: bit.ly/4jd0tum

Over the weekend, SFS #Hoyas2025 graduates heard from speakers KONO Taro (SFS’86), who praised America’s commitment to freedom & democracy, and Filippo Grandi, who urged them to stay grounded in service & remember those often overlooked. Read more: bit.ly/3FjzNKy

On June 9–10, Georgetown Global Dialogues will host conversations in Rome on human fraternity in a divided world, featuring leading novelists and public intellectuals like Zadie Smith and Naomi Klein. All sessions will be livestreamed. Learn more & register: bit.ly/4k809yp

In Foreign Policy, SFS Prof Matthew Kroenig, VP of Scowcroft Center, analyzes the transformation of Taiwan’s self-defense posture and how it impacts the evolving dynamics of U.S.-Taiwan relations. Read more: bit.ly/44RL7rF

Zahra Wakilzada’s (SFS’23, MSFS’25) journey reflects resilience and hope. Her mother, Fariha, fled Afghanistan, putting dreams on hold. Now, watching Zahra earn her second SFS degree, she sees those dreams live on. #Hoyas2025 Read their full story here: bit.ly/3SRDPNe

Congrats to Elena Sapelyuk (SFS’23), a 2025 KnightHennessy Scholar! She’ll join a global cohort at Stanford to pursue a master’s in international policy and prepare for future leadership in international affairs. Read more: bit.ly/4mtF6I7

With U.S. aid cuts hitting hard, African countries are under pressure to fill the gap. In the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa blog, Kylee McKiver (GeorgetownGHD'25) explores how governments are turning to domestic tax revenue as a more sustainable path forward. Read more: bit.ly/4mvM7rU

SFS Prof Charles Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow, spoke to The World about the recent prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, its significance and what it could mean for the future of the conflict. Listen here: bit.ly/3SU8edT

As we gear up for #GUReunion 2025, we're spotlighting SFS alums Lawrence Delevingne, Meg Kinnard, Eric Bazail-Eimil & Annabelle Timsit who turned a passion for global affairs into journalism careers. 🗞️🌍 Read more: bit.ly/4mzaYLr

SFS Prof Emily Mendenhall was profiled in The Lancet for her foundational work on syndemics and chronic illness, highlighting how culture, politics and inequality shape health. Read more: bit.ly/3HgEHsi@

On his recent trip to the Middle East, President Donald Trump skipped over Israel. In The Atlantic, SFS Prof Daniel Byman argues that this signals a shift in U.S. priorities in the region & highlights growing divisions between the two countries. Read more: bit.ly/4klzTR6

In an episode of The Bulwark’s Shield of the Republic podcast, Dennis Ross dove into his new book “Statecraft 2.0,” discussed America’s role in the world and outlined the habits of good statecraft. Watch here: bit.ly/43DGBuL

In Foreign Affairs, SFS Prof Victor Cha warns of Trump’s “America first” North Korea policy: “A U.S. policy toward the Korean Peninsula that might once have been regarded as dangerous and far-fetched is now within the realm of possibility.” Read more: fam.ag/43tBOM4