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Mai'a K. Davis Cross is the Dean’s Professor of Political Science, International Affairs, and Diplomacy and Director of the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures at Northeastern University. She is author or editor of eight books and special journal issues, including, International Cooperation Against All Odds: The Ultrasocial World (Oxford University Press, 2024), Space Diplomacy (Hague Journal of Diplomacy, 2023), European-Russian Power Relations in Turbulent Times (University of Michigan Press, 2021) and The Politics of Crisis in Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Her book, Security Integration in Europe: How Knowledge-based Networks are Transforming the European Union (University of Michigan Press), is the 2012 winner of the Best Book Prize from the University Association of Contemporary European Studies. Professor Cross has published on a wide range of topics related to European and transatlantic relations, especially foreign and security policy, the transatlantic relationship, diplomacy, public diplomacy, and space policy. She holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University, and a bachelor's degree in Government from Harvard University. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.