Institute for Regional and International Studies
Biography Thierry Cruvellier is an international journalist, war crimes expert, and author whose specialty is international criminal justice, especially the workings of international justice systems after war crimes and atrocities. He was a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in Fall 2016, 2017, and 2019, and taught a capstone seminar for International Studies, International Studies 601: “International Criminal Justice: …
Biography Russ Feingold served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011 and as a Wisconsin State Senator from 1983 to 1993. Most recently, he was a Visiting Lecturer in Law and Martin R. Flug Visiting Professor in the Practice of Law at Yale Law School. Feingold graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison with a …
Biography Jean M. Geran is a human rights practitioner with more than 20 years of experience in international affairs, policy formulation and implementation, and impact analysis. She has a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the UW–Madison and has spent the better part of the past twenty years serving in a variety of capacities in the State …
Biography Jacob’s most recent book is titled Look Away: A True Story of Murders, Bombings, and a Far-Right Campaign to Rid Germany of Immigrants. Find it on Hatchette Book Group’s website Jacob Kushner is an international correspondent who writes magazine and other longform stories from Africa, Germany, and the Caribbean. He reports on migration and statelessness, science …
Read more: Interview with Joy Olson Biography For more than 20 years, I ran non-profit organizations working on US foreign policy toward Latin America that encouraged human rights and social justice. I worked closely with counterpart organizations, academics, and government officials throughout the region, often developing collaborative advocacy strategies. From 2003-2016 I was the Executive …
Biography Lachlyn Soper is a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, with nearly 20 years of experience in public service. She most recently served at U.S. Consulate Leipzig, and also worked as the chief of staff for the Department of State’s European and Eurasian Affairs Bureau in Washington. From 2016 to 2019 she served …