Accepting Applications: 2025-2026 LISD Ethics of Policy Fellowship Program
May 7, 2025

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The Ethics of Policy Fellowship program gives a competitively selected cohort of students the opportunity to ethically assess policies and provide guidance to practitioners for ethical policy making. Working in small groups, Ethics of…

2025-2026 Africa Program Application Calendar
April 28, 2025

Building on the Liechtenstein Institute on Self Determination’s (LISD) portfolio of research, outreach, and education, the LISD Africa Program initiative focuses on democracy, security, and migration within the African context, exploring challenges and opportunities for nation-states and…

LISD Announces 2025-2026 International Policy Associates
April 14, 2025

The Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) is pleased to announce the 2025–2026 cohort of LISD International Policy Associates (IPAs). This year’s cohort consists of newly selected undergraduate IPAs, students joining the Senior IPA program, and the elected Student…

Sejal Goud '25 Selected as a Graduate Scholar in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI)
April 9, 2025

Congratulations to Sejal Goud on her selection as a Graduate Scholar in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI)! 

As a Fellow in LISD’s Ethics of Policy program and a senior thesis student advised by Dr. Barbara Buckinx, Sejal has brought curiosity,…

Dealing with Liberation Day – How the EU and UK may react to Trump’s historic tariff increases
April 3, 2025

The tariffs implemented by the Trump administration on 2 April are on a scale last seen in the 1930s, writes LISD Non-Resident-Fellow Robert Basedow. Effective…

LISD Best Senior Thesis Award
March 24, 2025

We are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 LISD Best Senior Thesis Award on the politics of self-determination. This award recognizes the best senior thesis that focuses on self-determination of nations, groups and individuals in international politics.

To qualify for nomination, the thesis must receive a grade of…
Noah James ’25 Named Sachs Scholar
March 14, 2025

The Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) at Princeton University is delighted to congratulate Noah James ’25 on being awarded the Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, one of Princeton University’s most prestigious awards. The scholarship will support his…

Students Test Policy Skills During Visit to Taiwan and Singapore
March 10, 2025

In early January, 20 Princeton undergraduates were watching events unfold from across the world. In a weeklong visit to Taiwan and Singapore, they had the opportunity to ask high-level officials – including current and former heads of state – international journalists, and more than 100 Princeton alumni their thoughts on how changing politics…

LISD Research Scholar and SPIA Lecturer Barbara Buckinx Co-Authors Article on Solidarity in Migration and International Law
March 6, 2025

Barbara Buckinx, Research Scholar and Lecturer in Public and International Affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and a member of the LISD team, recently co-published an article in AJIL Unbound on the concept of solidarity in the context of migration and international law.

Co-authored…

LISD Founding Director Geopolitical Brunch Series Create Space for Candid Global Conversations
March 5, 2025

A lifetime after setting aside an early contemplation to become a priest, Wolfgang Danspeckgruber has finally found a different vocation centered on Sunday mornings.

Since 2023, he has taught a regular Sunday seminars series held at Princeton SPIA’s Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD). Known as Geopolitical Sunday…