About

As the Chair of the International Affairs Council, I welcome you to our virtual home.

The IAC houses many important intellectual initiatives, as well as the MacMillan Center's largest teaching programs, the Master's in International Relations and the B.A. in International Studies. The overall concerns of the Council crosscut the globe, addressing issues that touch us all.

We feature a range of evolving research programs, in which both faculty and students participate, including clusters addressing global health; global citizenship; socio-economic development; strategy and security; global governance; transatlantic relations; and women, religion and globalization. Together we aspire to illuminate the main guarantors of peace, prosperity and equity, in different places and periods, and for diverse peoples and cultures. Direct personal communication on the ground is also important to the IAC's mission, distinguishing Yale's programs from many others and supported by our outstanding opportunities for in-depth training in over thirty languages.

The IAC rests on the combined strength of its affiliated faculty, its staff, and Yale's internationally-oriented students, both those who are currently participating in our programs and research clusters and our far-flung alumni. International Affairs is an interdisciplinary site for innovative teaching, dynamic research and policy connections.

I hope this virtual introduction will encourage you to join our lively and very real intellectual community.

Julia Adams
Chair, IAC
Professor of Sociology