Kristen Looney, Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Government at Georgetown moderates the event panel. Photo Credit: Olivia Letts By Olivia Letts, Reporter Today, Taiwan is one of the highest-ranked nations in the world across several freedom indices. It has achieved this feat after a long history of internal difficulties and a period of strict … Continue reading REPORT: Democratization in Taiwan
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REPORT: Ukraine between Russia, the West, and Itself
Georgetown’s Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CERES) Director Angela Stent and Senior Fellow at the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute and Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia program at Chatham House, James Sherr. Photo Credit: Olivia Letts By Olivia Letts, Reporter “It’s never a dull moment to talk about Ukraine,” said foreign … Continue reading REPORT: Ukraine between Russia, the West, and Itself
REPORT: CFR Conference Call on Xi Jinping Power Profile
CFR Asia Studies Director Dr. Elizabeth Economy. Photo Credit: Council on Foreign Relations By: Olivia Letts, Reporter At what marked the last of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Academic Conference Call series lineup for 2018, Chinese policy expert and CFR Asia Studies Director Dr. Elizabeth Economy expounded on how President Xi Jinping is shaping China’s … Continue reading REPORT: CFR Conference Call on Xi Jinping Power Profile
REPORT: EPS Seminar, ‘Covering Climate Change in the Age of Donald Trump’
President Trump before leaving the White House on Monday to survey damage from Hurricane Michael. Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By: Olivia Letts, Reporter On October 18, 2018, Lisa Friedman, a writer for The New York Times’ climate desk, discussed her passion for reporting on climate change policy in the most recent speaker event hosted … Continue reading REPORT: EPS Seminar, ‘Covering Climate Change in the Age of Donald Trump’
REPORT: Introduction to Defense Wargaming
Students at "Introduction to Defense Wargaming". Photo Credit: Sebastian Bae By: Olivia Letts, Reporter On October 14, 2018, roughly 50 SSP students had their first exposure to wargaming at “Introduction to Defense Wargaming,” a two-part learning seminar presented by Sebastian Bae, who is a defense analyst at the RAND Corporation, as well as a … Continue reading REPORT: Introduction to Defense Wargaming