The Master of Arts in Regional Studies—Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia (REECA) is a two-year program that offers advanced training in the history, politics, culture, society, and languages of this region.
We are the only dedicated Georgia program at a U.S. university, advancing the study of Georgia, the South Caucasus, and the Black Sea region through research, teaching, scholarly and cultural exchanges, and outreach.
Panelists will revisit Dayton’s wartime and diplomatic origins and examine how its decentralized, consociational design—with layered institutions, ethnic vetoes, and international oversight—shaped postwar governance and democracy, fragmented the country’s society, and hindered effective decision-making while also ensuring relative stability. Looking ahead, speakers will discuss pathways for constitutional and institutional reform and consider the roles that domestic and international actors play in supporting or undermining reform efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Professor of the Practice of International Relations, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University; Director of the Center for the Study of Europe
The lecture and exhibition examine the life and legacy of Mikhail Georgievich Kalashnikov, highlighting his role as an architect, scholar, and artist dedicated to documenting and preserving Georgia’s medieval churches and monasteries amid profound political and cultural change.
Join journalist Andrew Ryvkin, who spent years inside Russia’s propaganda machine, to uncover how the Kremlin markets Putin, the war in Ukraine, and the erosion of freedoms in the age of the attention economy.