Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland: the Campaign to Defeat ISIS
Featured Photo: Callie Richmond On Jan. 30, 2018, the LBJ School of Public Affairs welcomed U.S....
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Rohingya, Religion, Response: Part Two
Some of the most devastating wars in history have been fought in the name of religion. It is...
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Ethnic Cleansing in a Nobel Laureate’s Backyard
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Complicity in the Persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar In 1991, Aung San...
Read MoreA More “Democratic” Turkey? Part 2
Last week we discussed how Turkey’s unique style of democracy came into existence. In the second part of this series, we will explore the underlying problems and repercussions of the recent referendum vote where 58 percent of...
Read MoreA More “Democratic” Turkey? Part 1
The Turkish electorate just resoundingly passed a referendum with 58 percent of the vote that could very well end Turkey’s definition of democracy. Turkish democracy is not like other versions of democracy; well, maybe not until...
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Saudi Arabia Gives Women the Wheel: Why Now, and What Now?
Photo: Mattia Panciroli (CC) On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Saudi Arabia announced via televised royal...
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In the summer, In the city – The Eyes of Texas in DC
Coming from out of state hearing the UT alma mater “The Eyes of Texas” was a little unsettling....
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Hot town, summer in the city – Central and Eastern Europe in DC
Is it a frontier space, a buffer area, a window into the east… or west, a tinderbox, or something...
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Intervention in Syria: Choose, but Choose Wisely
The temperature had reached about 115 degrees that day in August 2007. I was a relatively young...
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Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
The economy is slow, domestic scandals grip the land, and the President wants action against WMD’s...
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A Fight for Health and Education: The Real Brazil Protests
On Monday Brazilians took to the streets for another night of protests against government...
Read MoreeDiplomacy in the State Department: Pitfalls and Potential
It’s difficult to ignore the impact of social media on the U.S. State Department. Hillary Clinton was the first Secretary of State to fully embrace the potential of social media on diplomacy efforts, and since then, its...
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