The study of global processes and a grounded understanding of world regions constitute the yin and yang of a solid internationalist curriculum. While the two sides of this cantankerous odd couple may ...

A quiet revolution is underway in academia, reshaping how the world understands itself. After decades of Western dominance, area studies programs have declined across the United Kingdom, Australia, ...

Area studies, the interdisciplinary study of region-specific knowledge, is under threat in the United States. Some area studies programs are facing immediate dismantling by red-state legislatures.

Area studies in China have undergone three waves of development, with rapid expansion since the 2010s linked to China’s foreign policy, ideological goals and global ambitions under Chinese President ...