Category Archives: Globalization

Climate Change and Religious Conflicts

Posted on October 16, 2025 by briansandberg

I am looking forward to the first session of a new research seminar on Climate Change and Religious Conflicts (Changements Climatiques et Conflits Religieux)! This is a seminar that my colleague Jérémie Foa (Aix-Marseille Université and TELEMMe) and I are … Continue reading →

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Many International Students’ Visas Revoked in Illinois

Posted on April 14, 2025 by briansandberg

International students at state universities in Illinois and across the nation are being improperly and unlawfully targeted by the Trump administration for visa revocation. Last week, the Trump administration revoked the visas of five international students at Northern Illinois University, … Continue reading →

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On Presidential Abuse of Powers on Tariffs

Posted on April 11, 2025 by briansandberg

President Trump is abusing powers that he doesn’t even have. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States indicates that the U.S. Congress—not the President—has the power to set tariffs. “The Congress shall have Power To lay … Continue reading →

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Wilson Center is Dismantled by Musk and Trump

Posted on April 4, 2025 by briansandberg

Elon Musk and his so-called DOGE team are attacking another federal institution, this time it is the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., that is being illegally dismantled. The Wilson Center explains its mission on its website: “The Wilson Center occupies … Continue reading →

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Governor Pritzker on Defending the Constitution

Posted on February 21, 2025 by briansandberg

Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered a powerful Illinois State of the State Speech this week, arguing that Illinois representatives and citizens must act to defend the U.S. Constitution and oppose tyranny in the United States. After discussing Illinois policy issues and … Continue reading →

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U.S. Diplomats Lose Access to News and Information

Posted on February 19, 2025 by briansandberg

The foreign policy of the United States is being seriously harmed by the Trump administration’s political imperatives and vendettas. In the latest move, the State Department is banning access for diplomats and staff to fundamental news and information sources. “The … Continue reading →

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The Silk Road and Eurasian Cities

Posted on October 23, 2024 by briansandberg

A “casual tip” led archaeologist Michael Frachetti to the discovery of “Tugunbulak, an enormous fortified city dating back to a medieval empire. He and his team would spend nearly a decade trying to map out the site, as well as … Continue reading →

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Pre-modern Whales and Whaling

Posted on September 16, 2023 by briansandberg

Pre-modern whaling may have contributed significantly to the decline and extinction of some species of whales, according to new research on whale bones. “Industrial-scale whaling in the 19th and 20th centuries nearly drove many whale species into extinction. Populations of … Continue reading →

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Seeing Race Before Race

Posted on September 8, 2023 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library in Chicago is preparing to open a new exhibition on Seeing Race Before Race, curated by the Center for Renaissance Studies in collaboration with the researchers associated with the RaceB4Race network. The Newberry Library website provides an … Continue reading →

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Lightning Talks: Rethinking the Global Renaissance

Posted on September 8, 2022 by briansandberg

Graduate students in Renaissance Studies have been working with the Renaissance Society of America to organize a series of Lightning Talks events. Graduate students in Renaissance Studies and Early Modern History will be interested in this Lightning Talk event. I … Continue reading →

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