The University of Southern California School of International Relations (or SIR) is the 3rd oldest school of international relations in the world. A subdivision within the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, the school is known for teaching, and hiring faculty who concentrate in, a variety of worldviews.
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