March 31, 2007
Victory in Iraq is a moving target
Providence Journal. Professor William Martel authored an op-ed on victory in Iraq. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:57 AM | Comments (0)
Ambassador Durrani says Pakistan has firm commitment to fight off terrorism
Associated Press of Pakistan. Speaking at The Fletcher School on Thursday, March 29, Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Mahmud Ali Durrani says Pakistan is a "front-line partner in the fight against terrorism." Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:23 AM | Comments (0)
March 28, 2007
Fletcher PhD candidate speaks on capture of British soldiers
WBZ 1030. PhD candidate Joshua Gleis was interviewed regarding Iran and the kidnapping of 15 British soldiers....Posted by fletcher at 10:24 AM | Comments (0)
March 27, 2007
Resolution: Pakistan Opposed to Sanctions on Iran
Pakistan Times. Professor Adil Najam's comments at the "Inside Pakistan," a panel at Columbia University last week are mentioned in this article. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:25 AM | Comments (0)
March 26, 2007
Fletcher alumna appointed Deputy Director General at OECD/NEA
NRC News. Fletcher alumna Janice Dunn Lee (F'76) has been appointed Deputy Director General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development/Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD/NEA) in Paris. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:30 AM | Comments (0)
Fletcher alumna appointed VP for Corporate Communications
Prime Newswire. Fletcher alumna Linda E. Dunbar (F'86) has been appointed Vice President for Corporate Communications at Dow Jones & Company. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:29 AM | Comments (0)
A Fresh Take on Islamic Finance
Business Week Online. Professor Ibrahim Warde is quoted in an article on the high demand for courses in Islamic finance that notes the popularity of his Islamic Banking and Finance course. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:27 AM | Comments (0)
Pakistan trying to ease US-Iran tensions
Associated Press of Pakistan. Professor Adil Najam participated in "Inside Pakistan," a panel at Columbia University featuring the Ambassador to Pakistan. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 09:58 AM | Comments (0)
A degree for a far more complex world
Financial Times. An article on The Fletcher School's new Master of International Business degree, featuring Charles Bralver (F'75), executive director of the program. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 09:56 AM | Comments (0)
March 24, 2007
S'pore researcher praised for work during 6-month Afghan stint
The Straits Times (Singapore). Singaporean researcher Samuel Chan recently returned from Afghanistan, where he was researching Afghan security issues. His work was funded by a fellowship he earned from the Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies at The Fletcher School. Read...Posted by fletcher at 10:03 AM | Comments (0)
March 23, 2007
Bush Team Explores Use of 'Soft Power'
NPR. Professor William Martel comments on a "Morning Edition" story on the shift in US policy from hard power to soft power. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:04 AM | Comments (0)
March 21, 2007
The EU at 50: Your reflections
BBC News. In an online feature on the 50th anniversary of the European Union, MALD student Corinne Onetto shares her experiences after half a century of the Union. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:05 AM | Comments (0)
March 17, 2007
An interconnected world
The Economist. Professor Daniel Drezner’s book All Politics Is Global is reviewed. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:09 AM | Comments (0)
March 15, 2007
Fletcher alumnus appointed VP of ShoreBank International
dBusinessNews.com. William M. Dewey, III (F'73) has been appointed Vice President of ShoreBank International. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 10:10 AM | Comments (0)
March 14, 2007
Can Congress Defy Bush?
Middle East Online. In this op-ed, Professor Ibrahim Warde notes that George Bush seems not to hear the views of the Democratic US Congress (nor the majority of the US public, according to polls) as he digs deeper into the...Posted by fletcher at 10:08 AM | Comments (0)
March 13, 2007
USS Cole families head to court in Virginia in lawsuit alleging Sudan aided al-Qaida
International Herald Tribune. Lorenzo Vidino (MALD '07) testified as an expert witness in the US District Court of Eastern Virginia in the case filed by the families of the victims of the USS Cole against Sudan. Read more... Related article:...Posted by fletcher at 10:11 AM | Comments (0)
March 12, 2007
Author Wiesel to speak in Providence
Providence Journal. Fletcher alumnus Dan Doyle (F'81), founder and director of the Institute for International Sport, will host Elie Wiesel as the keynote speaker at a ceremony announcing the institute’s 2011 World Peace Summit. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 03:01 PM | Comments (0)
Up-and-Coming Social Entrepreneurs
Business Week. The online version of Business Week features Fletcher alumna Nadaa Taiyab (F;06) in a slide show of Acumen Fund Fellows. The slide show accompanies an article about the Acumen Fund. Up-and-Coming Social Entrepreneurs (see slide 3) Designing Change...Posted by fletcher at 02:59 PM | Comments (0)
March 01, 2007
Can Richardson catch up? Maybe
Des Moines Register. This article says that Fletcher alumnus Bill Richardson (F'71) could benefit from Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's departure from the race for the Democratic nomination. Read more......Posted by fletcher at 03:02 PM | Comments (0)
