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Professor Robert Pastor comments on leadership in Latin America. Read more.

Foreign Policy magazine quoted Professor Irving Rosenthal in its article about USAID. Read more.

Professor Erich Vogt was quoted in the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung commenting on the IMF. Read more.

Alumnus David Gregory, SIS/BA '92, was a recent guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Watch the episode.

The ties between China and Tibet are fragile, comments Professor David Phillips. Read more.

Professor Amitav Acharya believes that President Obama should have met with the Dalai Lama. Read more.

Muslims and Christians observe Ramadan together and break barriers; Professor Akbar Ahmed comments. Read more.

Student Adam L'Episcopo, SIS/BA '10, will be graduating, not deploying to Iraq. Read more.

Professor Gary Weaver answers the question, "Does Racism Drive anti-Obama Protests?" Read more.

Professor Gordon Adams comments on the force of the Pentagon versus the policy-making strengths of the State Department in The Nation. Read more.

Alumna Kellee James, SIS/MA/KSB/MBA '04, was profiled by her hometown paper about her work as a White House Fellow. Read more.

Alumna Mary Jane Nirdlinger, SIS/BA '96, uses her SIS experience to work as an urban planner. Read more.

How successfully can India and the Maldives work together? Professor Amitav Acharya comments. Read more.

Martin Edwin Andersen, SIS adjunct faculty, was pictured on the front page of The Washington Post. See more.

Alumna Amanda Quinones, SIS/BA '08, was profiled in The Washington Times about her volunteer work with the Hispanic College Fund. Read more.

International students from all over the AU spectrum were interviewed about their American experiences for America.gov. Read more.

Professor Max Friedman posits an interesting question: "Is Obama Even Real?" Read more.

The effects of President Clinton's recent visit to North Korea is commented on by Professor Youngshik Bong. Read more.

Professor Amitav Acharya writes about the challenges ASEAN faces in the 21st century. Read more.

Barbara Dziedzic, SIS/MA '10, will spend her summer interning in the slums of Kenya. Read more.

Professor Mamuka Tsereteli is quoted in The Washington Times for an article on European Union energy security and the possibility of an Iranian natural gas pipeline. Read more.

Alumna Amy Crone, SIS/MA '08, was spotlighted in The Baltimore Sun for her work as an agricultural marketing specialist. Read more.

Wedding bells will soon be ringing for Emilia Borgatta, SIS/MA '09, whose engagement is featured in The Washington Post's Express "By Invitation Only" section. Read more.

Government corruption in Nigeria doesn't help anyone, explains Professor Carl LeVan. Read more.

Professor Clovis Maksoud reacts to President Obama's speech in Cairo addressing Arab-American relations. Read more.

Alumnus Greg Walker-Wilson, SIS/MA '97, will soon be changing the lives of small businesses in Colombia. Read more.

Professor David Bosco marvels at Spain's judicial activism. Read more.

Alumnus John Paul Kacavas, SIS/MA '87, has been nominated as a U.S. Attorney by President Obama. Read more.

The Washington Post profiled Sharon Reed Abboud, SIS/BA '86, SIS/MA '90, and her book "All Moms Work: Short -Term Career Strategies for Long-Range Success." Read more.

George Kun, SIS/MA '03, was awarded the Young Alumni Award from his undergraduate institution, Luther College. Read more.

"Can there be peace in Sri Lanka?" Yes, and Professor John Richardson explains why. Read more.

Professor Robert Pastor notes the deeper meaning of a proposal to amend Cuban-American relations. Read more.

How are online social networks changing how we perceive communities? Professor Shalini Venturelli comments. Read more.

Professors John Cavanagh and Robin Broad wrote an article assessing the London Economic Summit. Read more.

Professor Gordon Adams is quoted in Ted Rall's article "Broke and On a Losing Streak, President Obama Doubles Down." Read more.

Professor Akbar Ahmed wrote an article for The Huffington Post on President Obama's handling of the situation in Afghanistan. Read more.

Global Environmental Politics program alum Rory McIlmoil is featured in a Salon.com story on opposition to coal mining via "mountaintop removal." Read more.

Professor Akbar Ahmed's Journey Into America project is featured on CNN.com. Read more.

Professor Arturo Porzecanski is featured in The Washington Post. Read more.

SIS alum David Gregory named host of "Meet the Press." Read more.

Professor James Lee writes in The Washington Post: Global Warming is Just the Tip of the Iceberg. Read more.

 

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