
Faculty works: Zachary Constantino
A new policy memo argues that China's expanding naval presence in the Indian Ocean is India's defining long-term security challenge.
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Faculty works: Zachary Constantino
A new policy memo argues that China's expanding naval presence in the Indian Ocean is India's defining long-term security challenge.

Faculty works: Hussein Banai | 1.17B reach
Associate professor Hussein Banai’s written commentary, policy analysis, and media interviews on the U.S.-Iran conflict reached a combined audience of more than one billion in the first half of April 2026.

In the news: Katherine Ntiamoah
On the Soft Powerful Stories podcast, Katherine Ntiamoah reflects on two decades in the Foreign Service — from Ciudad Juárez to Brussels to Brunei — and what brought her home to Indiana University.

In a recent article for New Lines Magazine, Hussein Banai argues that Trump’s escalatory rhetoric toward Iran reflects not strategy but a president unable to accept any exit that looks like retreat.

A Hamilton Lugar expert on U.S.–Iran relations examines Trump’s conflicting signals on Iran talks — and what the military buildup may reveal.

In the news: Jamsheed Choksy | 15.6M reach
Distinguished Professor Jamsheed Choksy tells WISH-TV that while direct Iranian terror attacks in Indiana are unlikely, cyberattacks pose a serious and growing threat.

As war engulfs Iran, IU’s Hussein Banai — himself an Iranian-born scholar — reflects on the conflict’s personal and geopolitical stakes for Indiana’s Iranian community.

Distinguished Professor Jamsheed Choksy's skepticism about overthrowing Iran's government is cited in a recent policy analysis of the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict.

In a new essay, associate professor Hussein Banai argues the U.S.-Iran war is a tool of domestic regime consolidation, not simply a foreign policy choice.

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