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International Relations News
International Relations students and faculty are highly active in their studies, research, campus and community leadership, and international engagements. Read below for IR student & faculty news.
3/25/25: Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science/IR Honors Society) sent out invitations to those eligible to join. Please check your MTSU email and/or contact Dr. Robb McDaniel with any questions. Current and new members are invited to join us on April 7, 2025 for a banquet after our guest lecturer.
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International Relations Faculty News
In March 2025, Dr. Andrei Korobkov participated in International Studies Association (ISA) Spring 2025 panel “Ukraine: Terra Incognita” which reflected on the historical and contemporary discourses around the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The second session of this panel can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ODBw-EHTQQ
Dr. Andrei Korobkov was recently interviewed on AnewZ out of Baku, Azerbaijan on the topic “Decline of EU’s mediatory prowess.”
2/19/25
Dr. Korobkov has a PhD in Economics from Lomonosov Moscow State University and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Alabama.
Dr. Andrei Korobkov was interviewed on AnewZ out of Baku, Azerbaijan on the topic “Inside Politics: Syria’s Crisis: Financial Aid and Global Geopolitics” in December 2024.
Dr. Korobkov has a PhD in Economics from Lomonosov Moscow State University and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Alabama.