Elliott School Academics: International Development Studies students gathering Capstone data Elliott School Dean Michael E. Brown with students Prof. Jennifer Brinkerhoff conducting fieldwork in Ashmoun, Egypt Elliott School Events: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Elliott School SPS Masters degree graduates Elliott School Masters degree site visit participants Elliott School SPS Masters degree graduates Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araujo

Students in the International Development Studies (IDS) program work on their capstone project

Elliott School Dean Michael E. Brown welcomes the next generation of international leaders.

Professor Jennifer Brinkerhoff conducts research in the field: Ashmoun, Egypt.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with student leaders, at an event co-hosted by the Elliott School.

Students in the Elliott School's Security Policy Studies M.A. program celebrate graduation.

First year graduate students prepare to leave for Career Development's site visit program.

Collin Stevenson (M.A., Middle East Studies) gives GW's 2011 Commencement address.

A Brazilian embassy minister-counselor contributes to a MIPP program class.

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Martha Finnemore co-edits Back to Basics: State Power in a Contemporary World, which asks scholars to reflect on the role power plays in contemporary politics and how a power politics approach is influential today.

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Pascale Ehrenfreund elected President of the Austrian Science Fund.


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Henry Hale examines regime change cascades in the Annual Review of Political Science.

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Find articles on experiential learning in the Middle East, the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, and our commencement ceremony and a Q&A with Prof. Stephen Biddle in the June edition of Briefing.

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Web Video Initiative

Through the Web Video Initiative, the Elliott School is able to provide online access to 300+ videos from nearly 200 Elliott School events and interviews.

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    Challenges in North Korea

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    U.S. Strategic Priorities

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    The Role of Science Engagement in Reducing WMD Threats

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    D. Allan Bromley Memorial Lecture: Increasing Diversity in the STEM Workforce

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    Max Boot on Invisible Armies

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    U.S. Foreign Policy: The Next Four Years

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Challenges in North Korea
Celeste Arrington, Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, discusses challenges for the U.S. and its allies in dealing with North Korea.

U.S. Strategic Priorities
Michael E. Brown, dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs, discusses the geostrategic outlook of the United States.

The Role of Science Engagement in Reducing WMD Threats
Representatives of the U.S. government and CRDF Global discuss engagement efforts in the Former Soviet Union, the shift to address these issues globally, and the current and future role of science engagement in reducing WMD threats worldwide.

Increasing Diversity in the STEM Workforce
Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College, discusses causes of the under-representation of women and certain minorities in some disciplines, and strategies for significantly increasing their participation.

Max Boot on Invisible Armies
Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations discusses his new book Invisible Armies at a recent event.

U.S. Foreign Policy: The Next Four Years
Three Elliott School deans discuss U.S. foreign policy and the history of the school.

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Spotlight on Students



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Christopher Knight (BA ’13) Learns More than Language in Tajikistan

In addition to learning Farsi, Christopher also learned about the ways that Tajikistan is central to U.S. national security interests in the region.
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Mandisa Mathobela (MA ’13 International Trade and Investment Policy), delivers the student speech at the 2013 Elliott School Celebration.

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Six current and former Elliott School graduate students from around the world discuss their Elliott School experiences.

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International Development Studies Student Profile: M.A. Candidate Daksha Shakya

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Devi Bengfort Keller (MA ’11), global policy manager at the Semiconductor Industry Association, discusses her experiences as an Asian Studies masters student at the Elliott School.

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