The University of Chicago Institute of Politics

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28	29	30	1	2	3 IOP Career Development: Academic Year 2025 - 2026 Internships Info Session State & Local Lobbying 101	4
5	6 Careers in the Nonprofit and Advocacy Space Pressman \| Foreign Assistance, Authoritarianism & American Interests	7 DC Drama: Budget Cuts, Tariffs, Ice Raids & The Court Unpacked	8 Chicago’s ICE Age: Resistance from the Streets to the Legislature	9	10	11
12	13 The Shifting Politics on Israel Pressman \| Viktor Orban, Hungary & Political Imagination	14 Warren \| Defining This Era in the U.S.: Democratic, Authoritarian, Autocratic, Fascist or…	15 Caldwell \| “Four or Five People in a Phone Booth”: Why So Few People Spoke Out Against the Iraq War Clash of the Conservatives: Is the Populist Project Worthwhile?	16 Wagner \| Suits vs. Stars: The Delicate Civilian-Military Balance of Power	17	18
19	20 Peltola \| Blood Lines: What Does Being Native Even Mean?	21 Warren \| The Activists: The Role of Progressive Social Movements, Organizers & Policy Advocates	22 Caldwell \| Where Do We Go from Here: What Will American Foreign Policy Look Like in Ten Years? Peltola \| Do You Want To Make Something Happen? Do It Locally	23 Wagner \| Firing Generals & Invading Cities: When Politics Breaks Military Norms Congresswoman Sarah McBride in Conversation with David Axelrod	24 The Rent is Too Damn High: Chicago Housing Development Trek Senator Lisa Murkowski in Conversation Careers in Local & State Government with Lauren Curry, Chief of Staff to Georgia Gov. Kemp	25
26	27 Pressman \| The Transnational Reach of Authoritarianism	28 Warren \| The Storytellers: National Security As Policy Imperative & Political Theater Democracy at a Crossroads: What Americans Can Learn From Hungary	29 Caldwell \| Divided We Stand: A View From the Other Side - Why America Must Lead the World	30 Student Session with Former Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau Wagner \| “Thank You for Your Service” (But What Does That Really Mean?)	31	1