Peace and Security

Georgetown is an international leader in the study of peace and security issues.

The School of Foreign Service offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in international studies and is home to the Security Studies Program and the Institute for Women, Peace and Security. Georgetown College offers a master's degree in conflict resolution and recently introduced a justice and peace studies major. The university's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs explores issues of faith, justice, and peace connected with Georgetown's identity as a leading global university in the Catholic and Jesuit tradition. Georgetown’s Washington, D.C., location gives students and faculty access to U.S. government organizations, including the Departments of State and Defense and the U.S. Institute of Peace, as well as a range of other think tanks and institutes focused on security questions.

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How the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia Plan to Counter China’s Rise through Strategic Partnership

Listen to professor Alan Tidwell, director of the Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies at Georgetown, speak about the strengthened U.S.–Australia alliance and the countries' renewed role in the Asia-Pacific region on PBS NewsHour.

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Opinion: There’s a Simple Option for Defusing the Coming Crisis with North Korea

Georgetown Community Responds to Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan

Taliban Takeover Prompts Fears of a Resurgent Al-Qaeda

Select Academic Programs

M.A. in Conflict Resolution

This M.A. program is sponsored by the Department of Government at Georgetown. Participants gain essential skills and multi-disciplinary knowledge to effectively analyze and intervene in the complex conflicts challenging the world.

M.A. in Security Studies Program

The Center for Security Studies in the School of Foreign Service sponsors this master's program designed to give students a solid grounding in the history and substance of national and international security problems, and the skills to conduct original research on contemporary security issues.

Major in International Politics

The School of Foreign Service (SFS) sponsors this major for SFS undergraduate students. Participants examine how states and non-state actors cooperate and compete on political issues.

Select Centers, Institutes,
and Research Programs

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Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World AffairsGeorgetown Unit

Established in 2006, the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of religion, ethics, and public life. It conducts research, teaching, and service under the Office of the President.

Center for Security StudiesGeorgetown Unit

Established in 2000, the Center for Security Studies is an academic research center in the School of Foreign Service that offers a master's degree program in international security.

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and SecurityGeorgetown Unit

Established in 2011, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is an institute for research, scholarship, and outreach at the School of Foreign Service that seeks to deepen and extend the university's engagement with the critical issues of our time involving women worldwide.