Study Security in the Eurasian Corridor
The Eurasian Security Corridor
The Baltics — The Information Environment
The Baltic region offers a unique vantage point for examining how security operates within the information environment. As members of NATO and the European Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania sit at the intersection of democratic governance, digital innovation, and persistent information competition.
Here, questions of media ecosystems, narrative formation, and digital governance are central to security. Students explore how societies respond to disinformation, how language and identity shape public discourse, and how emerging technologies influence political communication.
Programs
Baltic Security and the Information Environment
Riga, Latvia | Semester
Media Literacy in the Baltics: Identity, AI, and Security
Riga, Latvia | Summer
Poland — Security Architecture
Poland stands at the center of NATO’s eastern security architecture, providing a critical vantage point for understanding how alliances and institutions organize regional defense.
From Warsaw, students examine how governments and multilateral institutions respond to evolving threats, including hybrid warfare, technological change, and shifting geopolitical alignments. Poland’s position on NATO’s eastern flank makes it a key site for understanding how security policy is implemented in practice.
Programs
Security and Society Summer School
Warsaw, Poland | Summer
Security and Diplomacy: CEE Perspectives
Warsaw, Poland | Semester
The Caucasus — A Geopolitical Crossroads
The South Caucasus is a region where regional powers and smaller states interact within a complex and evolving geopolitical landscape. Situated between the Black and Caspian Seas, it connects Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
Russia, Turkey, and Iran all play significant roles in shaping regional dynamics, while Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia pursue their own strategies. Unresolved conflicts, emerging transport routes, and shifting alignments illustrate how geopolitics unfolds where multiple interests intersect.
SRAS security programs based in Georgia include travel to Azerbaijan and Armenia, allowing students to engage with multiple national perspectives and compare how neighboring states respond to shared challenges.
Programs
Identity and Conflict in the Caucasus
Tbilisi, Georgia | Semester
Crossroads: Geopolitics and Security in the Caucasus
Tbilisi, Georgia | Summer
Iran — Sanctions and Regional Order
Iran occupies a pivotal position linking the Middle East with the broader Eurasian landscape. Its political and economic environment has been shaped by decades of sanctions, regional rivalry, and evolving diplomatic relationships.
These pressures influence trade, energy systems, and international partnerships while shaping Iran’s role within a shifting regional order. Understanding this environment requires attention not only to state policy, but also to the cultural, historical, and social foundations of political life.
Programs examine Iran from neighboring Armenia, offering a regional perspective on how sanctions and geopolitics intersect with society, culture, and language.
Programs
Iran: Society, Power, and Regional Order
Yerevan, Armenia | Summer
Central Asia — Strategic Balancing Between Major Powers
Central Asia sits between major global and regional powers, where governments pursue strategies of engagement with multiple partners while maintaining their own autonomy.
Since the end of the Soviet Union, states in the region have navigated relationships with Russia, China, the United States, and others, shaping a dynamic environment of economic cooperation, political negotiation, and strategic balancing.
Programs are based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with regional travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, allowing students to compare how neighboring states respond to shared geopolitical pressures and opportunities.
Programs
Central Asian Studies
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Semester
Language and Regional Expertise
SRAS programs are open to students from a wide range of academic backgrounds and can be combined with optional language study. Students may choose to integrate language learning into their experience or focus on regional and thematic coursework, depending on their goals.
Languages offered include Russian, Persian, Georgian, Armenian, Polish, and others, providing additional tools for engaging with regional media, policy debates, and cultural perspectives.
Why Study in the Eurasian Security Corridor
Eurasia is where many of today’s most significant geopolitical developments intersect.
Across this corridor, students explore:
- NATO’s eastern frontier
- the information environment
- regional geopolitics in the post-Soviet space
- great-power competition
- sanctions and economic systems
Studying these environments in place allows students to move beyond theory and understand how security operates in practice.
Explore the Eurasian Security Corridor
Programs across the corridor are designed to be taken individually or as part of a broader comparative experience. Students may engage with a single regional environment or study across multiple locations to develop a deeper understanding of how security operates across Eurasia.