Cover Page of the NSCITF Report. Photo Credit: GSSR By: Jack Lucas, former Deputy Editor At an ODNI building in early November, dozens of professionals from around the intelligence community (IC) gathered around a large conference room, taking all the chairs around the long table and filling nearly every extra seat in the room. They … Continue reading Task Force ODNI Briefing Report
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REPORT: SSP Faculty Interview with Dr. Rebecca Patterson
Dr. Rebecca Patterson, Professor of the Practice, Associate Director of the Center for Security Studies and the Security Studies Program. Photo Credit: SSP By: Dakota Cary, Reporter Army Engineer Officer Rebecca Patterson found herself in Thailand with eighteen Americans, twelve Thai soldiers, and a few reservists under her command at the age of twenty-two. She was … Continue reading REPORT: SSP Faculty Interview with Dr. Rebecca Patterson
REPORT: The Future of The Global Economy, Lloyd George Centennial Lecture
From left to right: Keynote speaker Dr. Adam Tooze of Columbia University and panelists Dr. Gita Gopinath of the IMF, and Dr. Caroline Atkinson of Google and Mr. Robert Zoellick of Alliance Bernstein. Photo Credit: SFS By: Dakota Cary, Reporter The future of the global economy reportedly does not include Modern Monetary Theory, nor is it … Continue reading REPORT: The Future of The Global Economy, Lloyd George Centennial Lecture
After 1857: Religion, Rebels & Jihad in South Asia
Professor Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst speaking about the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Photo Credit: Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. On Wednesday, March 27, the Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding hosted Professor Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst to speak on the 1857 Rebellion in India. Professor Morgenstein Fuerst particularly concentrated on one common byproduct of conflict: … Continue reading After 1857: Religion, Rebels & Jihad in South Asia
REPORT: The New Arctic: Navigating the Realities, Possibilities, and Problems
Photo Credit: School of Foreign Service By: Daniel Zhang, Columnist “What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic,” was the overarching theme for the panel discussion hosted by Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD) on its latest working group report, titled “The New Arctic: Navigating the Realities, Possibilities, and … Continue reading REPORT: The New Arctic: Navigating the Realities, Possibilities, and Problems
REPORT: Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Professors Tackle Brexit
EU and UK flags fly during a pro-EU march in front of the British Parliament in London. Photo Credit: Peter Nicholls/Reuters By Hunter Price, Reporter Between votes of no confidence, customs unions, backstops, and more, the Brexit saga engulfing the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) is difficult to untangle. On January 31, 2019 at … Continue reading REPORT: Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Professors Tackle Brexit
REPORT: “The Future of Diplomacy” Starts at Georgetown
Secretary Hilliary Clinton in conversation with Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and Ambassador to Russia Bill Burns. Photo Credit: The Georgetown Voice. By: Meghan McGee, Columnist On February 6, 2019, the Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy and the Walsh School of Foreign Service hosted “The Future … Continue reading REPORT: “The Future of Diplomacy” Starts at Georgetown
REPORT: Technology and the Future of National Security
SFS Dean Joel Hellman, Professor Toni Gidwani (SFS’04, SSP’08) with Palmer Luckey, Founder of Anduril and Oculus VR, and Trae Stephens (SFS’06), Chairman of Anduril. Photo credit: Dakota Cary By: Dakota Cary, Reporter “Do you have an extra billionaire lying around?” asked one student at the Technology and the Future of National Security event on … Continue reading REPORT: Technology and the Future of National Security
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: The Politics of Economic Diversification in Oil-Dependent Autocracies
Dr. Marie Alienor van den Bosch. Photo Credit: Mercatus Center By: Simon Machalek, Reporter On November 26th, Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) hosted a talk by Dr. Marie Alienor van den Bosch, the Center’s Qatar Post-Doctoral Fellow. She also received her PhD in Politics from Princeton University and her MA from CCAS. The … Continue reading REPORT: The Politics of Economic Diversification in Oil-Dependent Autocracies