2012 News & Media Mentions


January 1, 2012

Dean Michael E. Brown and Chantal de Jonge Oudraat forecast the next four years of U.S.-European relations in the December issue of Atlantisch Perspectief (.pdf).

Gregg Brazinsky outlines why the United States should engage North Korea, in the Chicago Tribune.

Nathan Brown discusses what Egypt's new draft constitution means for the future of the nation, for GW Today.

The Elliott School's MIPP program celebrates its 15th anniversary.

Marcus King discusses the potential impact of Arctic warming on the world's geopolitical landscape in Carving Up the Arctic on Al Jazeera English.

Elliott School alumna Stephanie Figgins (B.A. '11) named 2013 Marshall Scholar.

Jeffrey Sachs discusses solutions for sustainable government at an Elliott School event.

Visiting scholar Payam Ghalehdar outlines how President Obama's policy toward Iran can be successful, in an op-ed for Al Jazeera.

Marcus King discusses the potential impact of Arctic warming on the world's geopolitical landscape in Carving Up the Arctic on Al Jazeera English.

David Alan Grier wrote "Technologies Of The Future: 5 Trends To Watch For 2013" on Forbes.com.

Harvey Feigenbaum posted "Republicans face the future" on Le Monde Diplomatique.

Nathan Brown analyzes the outbreak of violence in Gaza in an article on CNN.
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Associate Dean Douglas Shaw organized a special section of The Nonproliferation Review on Israeli perspectives on prospects for a WMD-free zone in the Middle East. » Read more

James Hershberg provides insight in advance of two events this week that commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis.   » Read more

Journalists preview foreign policy debate at Elliott School-SMPA event.  » Read more

Elizabeth Saunders discusses the foreign policy debate on NPR's "Airtalk." » Listen now

Elliott School student Mignotae Kebede is profiled for her non-profit work in Ethiopia on USA Today College.  » Read more

Mike Mochizuki and Michael O'Hanlon discuss the future of a U.S. Marine presence on Okinawa in Foreign Policy» Read more

During a recent interview with Voice of America, Alexa Huang argued that the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature signals the beginning of Western recognition of a "third world" writer who does not slot into tired definitions of "dissidents." » Read more

David Shambaugh discusses what the decision to oust Bo Xilai means for China and its ruling party, on PBS 'Newshour.' » Watch now

Former Governor and Ambassador Jon Huntsman discuss the future of U.S.-China relations. » Watch event highlights
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GW Professor Nathan Brown and GW Professor and former ambassador Edward W. "Skip" Gnehm Jr. analyze the recent violence and protests in the Muslim world in a 'GW Today' Q&A.
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GW Board of Trustees member and Elliott School alumna Diana B. Henriques will receive the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. » Read more

Paul Williams discusses the steps needed to broaden the base of contributors to UN peacekeeping missions in an International Peace Institute paper. » Read more

Research Professor Janne Nolan received a $300,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to support a project on the development of a bipartisan nuclear security consensus. » Read more

Stephen Biddle co-authored an International Security article discussing the 2007 decline in violence in Iraq. » Read more

Marc Lynch discusses how the U.S. can prepare for a post-Bashar al-Assad Syria, in a CNN op-ed.   » Read more

Henry Nau pens "Ambitious Diplomacy, Fading Firepower: Is President Obama turning America into a paper tiger?" in National Review Online. » Read more

Amb. David Shinn gave a historical perspective of China's relationship with Africa and foreshadowed the dynamic of the rising power and the continent at an event hosted by Chatham House. » Download presentation (.pdf)

Scheherazade Rehman discusses the implications of a European recession, on PBS Newshour. » Read more

Michael Barnett asks "Is America the moral leader in the world?" on CNN.
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Nathan Brown comments on the image and personal history of Egypt's newly elected president, Mohammed Morsi, on NPR's Weekend Edition.  » Read more

The Elliott School's Sigur Center for Asian Studies released a new policy report: "India as a Global Power: Contending Worldviews from India".
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DIE ZEIT interviews Erich Vogt for its coverage of new World Bank president Jim Yong Kim.
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Erich Vogt discusses the changing-of-the-guard at the World Bank and where the institution needs to go to remain relevant in Gegenblende.
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Elliott School adjunct professor Mark Edberg received a grant from the National Institutes for Health for $5 million to fund a five-year project investigating health disparities among immigrant Latino communities. » Read more

Marc Lynch offers "Calvinball" as a parable for Egyptian politics surrounding the June 2012 presidential election, as cited in the Christian Science Monitor.
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Robert Sutter discusses the 2012 U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogues and the impact of the controversy over Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng.
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Walter Reich explains how President Obama could keep up the pressure on China by following Ronald Reagan's dealings with Russia on TheDailyBeast.com.
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David Shambaugh discusses the importance of human rights in the United States' dialogue with China, in The Washington Post. » Read more

Leo Ribuffo discusses President Obama's recent trip to Afghanistan and his decision to address the death of Osama bin Laden, in the New York Post.
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Bob Maguire discusses the public support shown by Haiti's President Michel Martelly for Miami congressional candidate and Haitian-American challenger Rudy Moise, in The Miami Herald.
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Associate Dean Barbara Miller and Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Affairs Michelle Kelso conduct research that reveals women in Switzerland and the United States face similar employment challenges, GW Today, 4/26. » Read more

Congratulations to Elliott School student Noreen Kassam on being selected as GW's student speaker for Commencement on the National Mall, alongside NBC's Brian Williams!   » Read more

Henry Nau examines President Obama's foreign policy, in Commentary.
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Douglas Shaw says that cyberattacks on Iran's oil export facilities won't succeed as a tool to press Iran to curtail its nuclear program, on the Christian Science Monitor.
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Stephen Smith discusses the challenges associated with adaptation to climate change in the developing world. » Watch the video

Gregg Brazinsky explores the motives behind North Korea's failed rocket launch and of the country's diplomacy and security policy, in an interview with FOX-5.
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Marc Lynch explores the ideas set forth in his new book The Arab Uprising: The Unfinished Revolutions of the New Middle East, on NPR's Weekend Edition.
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James G. Hershberg explores one of the Vietnam War's last great mysteries — the secret Polish-Italian peace initiative — in his recent book Marigold.   » Read more

Scott Pace discusses the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's intent to place a satellite in orbit while not having a recognizable space program, on SAIS's 38north.org. » Read more

Marc Lynch outlines a pragmatic and principled policy toward Syria in a Center for a New American Security policy brief.   » Read more

Paul Williams and David Shinn argue that the U.S. government should prioritize conflict resolution and peacebuilding in its engagement with the Horn of Africa in a series of publications for the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.
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The Elliott School's undergraduate and master's programs were both ranked among the top ten IR programs in the world by the 2011 TRIP survey.
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Susan Ariel Aaronson argues that trade policymakers should also rethink their strategy for trade policymaking and make it more reflective of 21st century transparency norms in an article in The International Economy magazine.
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Mike Mochizuki co-authored an op-ed for Politico encouraging the Obama Administration to rethink it's Okinawa military relocation. » Read more

David Shambaugh identifies ten questions China watchers would like to know about China's vice president, Xi Jinping, in a New York Times op-ed. » Read more

Ronald Spector explores how the U.S. Navy reinvented itself, and its sailors, during a century of radical change in technology and warfare, in The Quarterly Journal of Military History. » Read more

Deepa Ollapally says that India is clearly in a moment of transition on rediff.com.
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Henry Nau says that 'the middle class has shrunk' - because it's getting richer, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.

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