NINT
5156

Writing International Affairs

New School for Social Research: Grad Programs in Int'l Affairs

Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Graduate Course
Degree Students
Writing International Affairs
Fall 2026
Taught By: Nina Khrushcheva
Section: A

CRN: 19355

Credits: 3

Mastering the written word is essential for any sort of career in international affairs, virtually every job in this field entails deploying this skill. International Affairs spans a wide range of phenomena and regardless of background and training, scholars, practitioners, journalists, and writers of all kinds alike often struggle to articulate analysis, insights, and views of such phenomena through writing. This class both explores types of International Affairs writing—from academic essays to more popularly accessible media modes, such as opinion or interview—and develops students’ writing voices to speak to various International Affairs audiences. In recent years, the writing, researching, presenting or interviewing skills have been assisted by the use of various Artificial Intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, Gamma and others. We will look into employing these tools to generate content and visualization. This is not to replace human writing potential but to assist in enhancing it without eliminating one’s individual style. The class sharpens and refines writing, emphasizing clarity, logic, vocabulary, synthesizing, and coherence. Skills include outlining, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading. “Writing International Affairs” can be taken as an elective or also as a platform to write a Thesis. Undergraduate students must obtain permission from the instructor to register KhruschN@newschool.edu.

Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: New School for Social Research (GF)

Department: Grad Programs in Int'l Affairs (GPIA)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: Online (Synchronous)

Max Enrollment: 15

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: September 8, 2026 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 16, 2026 (Monday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 6:20pm EST 3/6/2026

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday
Times: 9:55am - 11:45am
Building: Online Course
Room: 999
Date Range: 8/26/2026 - 12/14/2026