January 29, 2007
DeFazio tells Bush 'Pull back' on Iran
January 29 The Oregonian. In an article that discusses the authority of the president and the Congress over the military, Professor Michael Glennon says, "Bush would be more likely to assert authority independent of any congressional resolution." Read more......Posted by fletcher at 02:43 PM | Comments (0)
10 Things You Didn't Know About Bill Richardson
U.S. News & World Report. The Fletcher School is mentioned in an article about presidential candidate Bill Richardson (F'71). Read more......Posted by fletcher at 02:42 PM | Comments (0)
January 26, 2007
Circling the Square
Danvers Herald (MA). High school students who planned a Model UN conference could end up attending The Fletcher School for graduate school. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 02:41 PM | Comments (0)
January 25, 2007
MDRP hosts event about youth and DDR in Burundi
ReliefWeb. Peter Uvin, professor of international humanitarian studies, participated in a discussion on Burundi’s demobilization and reintegration process organized by the MDRP secretariat. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 02:40 PM | Comments (0)
January 23, 2007
Davos is starting to slide
Professor Daniel Drezner’s op-ed on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland has been reprinted in the Houston Chronicle, Cincinnati Post, and Winnipeg Free Press. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 02:33 PM | Comments (0)
January 22, 2007
A class act for professionals
Financial Times. It may not have been on purpose, but the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy - the oldest graduate school of international relations in the US - has suddenly found itself in the executive education business. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 02:20 PM | Comments (0)
January 21, 2007
General Howard interviewed on Fox News
Fox News. Jebsen Center Director BG (Ret) Russell D. Howard interviewed with Fox News Reporter Jamie Colby regarding recent successes against al Qaeda in Somalia, Afghanistan and the al Qaeda ally Abu Syyaf in the Philippines....Posted by fletcher at 02:31 PM | Comments (0)
Davos' downhill slide
LA Times. Daniel Drezner, associate professor of international politics, wrote an op-ed for the LA Times on World Economic Forum. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 01:59 PM | Comments (0)
Bill Richardson Enters '08 Field
New York Times. Fletcher alumnus Bill Richardson (F'71) has announced he will seek the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential race. Read more... Related articles: High Ambition: Richardson Eyes the White House Medical Deferment Kept Richardson Out of Draft...Posted by fletcher at 01:57 PM | Comments (0)
January 19, 2007
Progressive values propel Daniel Sokatch's rising star
Jewish L.A./Jewish Journal. Alumnus Daniel Sokatch (F'99) is featured. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 02:30 PM | Comments (0)
In Texas, a city divided over illegal immigration
January 19 Charlotte Observer. Professor Lawrence Harrison is quoted in an article on illegal immigration. Read more... [This article appeared in 12 other newspapers.]...Posted by fletcher at 01:56 PM | Comments (0)
January 17, 2007
Fletcher alumna named USAID Mission Director
USAID. Fletcher alumna Patricia Rader (F'72) has been named USAID Mission Director for the Republic of Macedonia. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 01:55 PM | Comments (0)
January 15, 2007
North Harris College president to depart
Houston Chronicle. Fletcher alumnus David Sam (F'84) as accepted a position as president of Elgin Community College in Elgin, Ill. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 01:53 PM | Comments (0)
Resolving to End the War
Truthdig.com. Michael Glennon, professor of international law, is quoted in a column on the war in Iraq that points out that the last time the U.S. declared war was in 1941. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 12:35 PM | Comments (0)
January 14, 2007
Center Gathering Intelligence on Terrorists
Fox 25. The Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism studies was featured in a lengthy segment highlighting the center’s research. Director BG (Ret) Russell Howard, Deputy Director Paula Broadwell, and researchers Jennie Dow and Nicole Argo were interviewed. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 12:34 PM | Comments (0)
The Income Gap
U.S. News and World Report. Daniel Drezner, associate professor of international politics, is quoted in an article on the effects of globalization on income and wages. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 12:34 PM | Comments (0)
Spy vs. Open Source Searcher
E-Commerce Times. Paula Broadwell's op-ed on open-source information gathering has been reprinted. Read more... [This op-ed was also picked up by LinuxInsider.com and TechNewsWorld.com.]...Posted by fletcher at 12:32 PM | Comments (0)
January 13, 2007
Cornyn taking her charitable ways west and into a new life
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Fletcher alumna Virginia Cornyn (F'63) has retired from her position as Manager of Community Relations at Xerox. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 12:31 PM | Comments (0)
January 11, 2007
Lynch to head search committee for Boston Fed
MSN Money. Lisa Lynch, professor of international economic affairs and chair of the board of directors of Boston’s Federal Reserve Bank, will head the search committee for a new president of the Boston Federal Reserve. Read more... Related articles: Boston...Posted by fletcher at 12:29 PM | Comments (0)
Jebsen Center director speaks on revised strategy in Iraq
Fox News. Jebsen Center Director BG (Ret) Russell Howard interviewed with Fox News correspondent Bill Hemmer regarding President Bush announcements for a revised strategy for the Iraq war. President Bush said the mission will require 21,500 additional US troops....Posted by fletcher at 12:28 PM | Comments (0)
January 10, 2007
Collaboration: the Wikipedia way to better intelligence
Ithaca Journal. Paula Broadwell’s op-ed on the use of open-source information and intelligence. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 12:27 PM | Comments (0)
DeJongh makes several Government House appointments
Fletcher alumna Pamela Berkowsky (F'88) has been appointed deputy chief of staff to US Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 12:26 PM | Comments (0)
January 09, 2007
Dean Bosworth featured in top Chilean newspaper
El Diario Financiero. Dean Stephen Bosworth was interviewed by the major daily business newspaper in Chile, El Diario Financiero....Posted by fletcher at 12:25 PM | Comments (0)
January 08, 2007
The Wikipedia way to better intelligence
Christian Science Monitor. Paula Broadwell, deputy director of the Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies, wrote in an op-ed that "open-source information gathering can rival, if not surpass, the clandestine intelligence produced by government agencies." Read more......Posted by fletcher at 11:16 AM | Comments (0)
Latest versions of Trivial Pursuit are too trivial?
In an article about the latest version of the board game Trivial Pursuit, the author compares the game to the Foreign Service exam and notes a recent New York Times article that mentioned how The Fletcher School has a large...Posted by fletcher at 10:36 AM | Comments (0)
January 07, 2007
General Howard appears on Fox News
Fox News. BG (Ret) Russell D. Howard, director of the Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies, interviewed with Julie Banderas of Fox TV regarding the possibility of an Israel nuclear strike on Iran. A news report from a London paper reported...Posted by fletcher at 10:35 AM | Comments (0)
January 05, 2007
Short-Circuiting the Surge
Washington Post. Columnist E. J. Dionne references Professor Michael Glennon’s December 7th op-ed. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 12:23 PM | Comments (0)
January 04, 2007
The 110th Congress - Democrats and Trade
Council on Foreign Relations. Daniel Drezner, associate professor of international politics, is quoted in an article on the trade issues facing Congress. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:32 AM | Comments (0)
Fletcher alumnus named VP at New York Fed
Fletcher alumnus F. Christopher Calabia (F'93) has been promoted to vice president in the credit risk function of the Bank Supervision Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:28 AM | Comments (0)
Fletcher alumnus joins bioMETRX, Inc.
Fletcher alumnus Bradley Schwab (F'99) has been hired as Vice President of Strategic Planning at bioMETRX, Inc, a company that develops embedded biometric products for both the consumer and commercial markets. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:24 AM | Comments (0)
January 02, 2007
The Deep Blue Highway
New York Times. Professor John Curtis Perry, alumnus Scott Borgerson, and PhD candidate Rockford Weitz have published an op-ed that points out that the decline in the American shipping industry is a serious threat to the country and that the...Posted by fletcher at 10:21 AM | Comments (0)
Enlightened policies have power to make cultural change for good
Pacific Daily News (Guam). This op-ed discusses Professor Lawrence Harrison's column "Hearts, Minds and Schools" (originally published in the Washington Post on December 17, 2006) and notes that his book The Central Liberal Truth is a "must-read." Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:16 AM | Comments (0)
January 01, 2007
A View on the Iraqi Insurgency
Marine Corps Gazette. Professor Richard Shultz and PhD candidate Andrea Dew received another good review for their book Insurgents, Terrorists and Militias. Read the review....Posted by fletcher at 01:51 PM | Comments (0)
