In the News – 2005

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Karl F. Inderfurth did an interview with NPR's Day to Day on December 21 and All Things Considered on December 29 regarding the response to last year's Asian tsunami. He also published an op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor on December 27 on the same topic.

Nathan Brown published "Take Advantage of the Brotherhood's Gains" on the parliamentary elections in Egypt for the Daily Star on December 9.

Deborah Avant published "Hired Guns" in the January 2006 issue of Worth Magazine, which discusses the role of private security companies.

Karl F. Inderfurth, David Fabrycky and Stephen P. Cohen published the "Tsunami Report Card," which assesses the recovery progress of the Asian tsunami, in Foreign Policy.

The Korea Foundation has pledged $500,000 toward the establishment of a faculty chair in Korean politics at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.

Kevin Healy published "An Andean food revolution: Bringing ancient nutrition to the modern marketplace" on December 8 in Indian Country Today.

Hope M. Harrison will appear on the History International Channel program, "Global View," this Friday, December 9 at 10 p.m. The hour-long program examines the history of Berlin from 1945-1991.

John Logsdon has been named to the NASA Advisory Council, where he will serve on the Exploration Committee.

Jack Mendelsohn published a book review in the October 2005 issue of Arms Control Today entitled "The Muddle of US Nuclear Weapons Strategy."

Peter Klaren will appear on the History International channel's Global View program. The episode, entitled "Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru," will air on November 25.

Karl F. Inderfurth, David Fabrycky and Stephen P. Cohen published an op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor on November 17. "Save Pakistan from 'donor fatigue'" calls for greater assistance to the victims of the Pakistan earthquake.

Edward "Skip" Gnehm was a guest on WAMU's Diane Rehm Show where he discussed the bombings in Jordan.

Harvey Feigenbaum published a op-ed in the Baltimore Sun on November 13 on U.S.-France relations.

Gordon Adams received a grant from the MacArthur Foundation to study U.S. security spending policy and priorities.

Merve Kavakci and her struggle for religious equality was profiled in the November 7 edition of The GW Hatchet.

John M. Logsdon has been awarded the 2005 John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award by the American Astronautical Society (AAS). Dr. Logsdon was featured in the GW Hatchet on October 20.

Karl F. Inderfurth published an op/ed in the Baltimore Sun on October 23 about the powerful earthquake that struck the Kashmir region of Pakistan and India.

Merve Kavakci and her work towards religious freedom in her home country of Turkey was profiled by the Daily Colonial.

Edward "Skip" Gnehm published "Trusting God on the Job" in The Review of Faith and International Affairs, which discusses his faith and experiences in the Foreign Service.

Nathan Brown was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition on October 11 regarding Iraq's constitution and the role it will carve out for central and regional authorities.

The Security Policy Studies Program and Center for American Progress panel discussion "Afghanistan, Four Years Later: Progress, Problems, and Prospects for the Future" aired on October 5 on C-SPAN.

Young-Key Kim-Renaud was recently featured in a documentary by Korean news network, YTN.

Walter Reich was interviewed for the Policy Watch program at the University of Maryland on the psychology of terrorism and the misuse of the Holocaust.

Karl F. Inderfurth's op-ed "Afghanistan: Rolling the Dice for Democracy" was published in the International Herald Tribune on September 15.

Karl F. Inderfurth published an op-ed in the Baltimore Sun on September 13 entitled "Still battling 'scourge of war.'" The article looks to the upcoming U.N. meeting and the role of U.N. peacekeeping missions.

Ambassador Edward "Skip" Gnehm had a letter to the editor concerning the Israel-Palestine peace process published in U.S. News and World Report.

Gordon Adams published an op-ed in the Baltimore Sun on September 8 entitled "After Katrina fiasco, time for Bush to go." The article calls for accountability in the wake of the federal government's response to hurricane Katrina.

Roy Richard Grinker has received a grant for researching "Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders among Korean School-Aged Children" from the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR). Grinker will be working with researchers from Yale, McGill, University of Chicago and Yonsei University in Seoul.

His Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad, ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States, will discuss the future of democracy in Afghanistan on Thursday, September 8 as the nation, faced with increasing violence, transitions to a democratically elected government.

Stephen C. Smith's book "Ending Global Poverty" was reviewed in the September/October edition of Foreign Affairs magazine. Smith will speak about his book on September 21 in the Linder Family Commons.

David Shambaugh published an article about improving U.S.-China relations in both Washington and Beijing in the Financial Times on August 29. He co-wrote the article with Wu Xinbo, a professor at Elliott School partner institution Fudan University in Shanghai

The Elliott School has added three full-time and two visiting faculty members to its roster for the 2005-2006 academic year. They will join a distinguished group of scholars and practitioners.

Hope M. Harrison appeared in the History Channel show "Man, Moment, Machine." The episode, entitled "Shot Down: The U-2 Spy plane," is set to air Tuesday, August 30 at 10 p.m.

Michael E. Brown has been appointed as dean of GW's Elliott School of International Affairs. Brown is a leading scholar on internal conflicts and was the director of the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University. News Release.

David Shinn delivered testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on July 21, 2005 entitled "China's Approach to East, North and the Horn of Africa."

Harvey Feigenbaum published an article in the August issue of Le Monde Diplomatique entitled "Hollywood à l'ère de la production globalisée," ("Hollywood: From Flexible Specialization to Globalized Production"). The same article was also translated into Italian in Economia della Cultura 2005, no. 2.

John Logsdon was interviewed on the August 9 edition of PBS's Newshour with Jim Lehrer on the Discovery's landing and whether or not the mission was a success.

Nathan Brown discussed the creation of the Iraqi Constitution and its impending deadline on NPR's Morning Edition on August 3.

Joseph Pelzman professor of economics, international affairs and law, has been awarded a Senior Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct research at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, School of Management, in Beer Sheva, Israel during the 2005-2006 academic year.

Gordon Adams published "Illusions of Iraq echo Vietnam," an op-ed, in the Baltimore Sun on Tuesday, July 19. Adams outlines how the domestic history, economy and established governments are similar in the two nations, and how Iraq will remain a quagmire if these similarities are not recognized by policy makers.

David Alan Grier appeared on WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi show on Tuesday, July 19 to discuss his book "When Computers Were Human," which explores the stories of people who performed the computational labor that made technological achievements possible.

Karl F. Inderfurth and David Shambaugh published an op/ed in the International Herald Tribune on Monday July 18 entitled "U.S.-India-China: Managing a ménage à trois." The article discusses the future of the three nations and their interdependence.

Stephen Smith's new book, "Ending Global Poverty," was reviewed by the Washington Post Business section as a "straightforward and accessible book on the causes of poverty and some successful programs for reducing it" on Sunday, July 10.

Edward "Skip" Gnehm will become the first individual appointed to hold The Kuwait Chair for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs. The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) gave more than $3.3 million to The George Washington University for the Kuwait Chair on July 11, 2005.

Karl F. Inderfurth, published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times that urges the U.N. to reform the Security Council to be more representative of the 191 member states. "Too white, too small" was published on Monday, July 11.

James Goldgeier published "Now's Not the Time for Europe to Go Wobbly" in the Washington Post on Sunday July 3 with Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Ivo Daalder. The authors argue that for Europe to remain stable and democratic, the European Union can not refuse membership to countries like Turkey and the Baltic states.

Ambassador Edward Gnehm spoke with NPR's "Here and Now" on June 21 about Secretary Rice's recent comments about Jordan as nations in the Middle East are pushed towards reform.

Karl R. Inderfurth, Stephen P. Cohen, and graduate student David Fabrycky released a study on the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami titled "The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Six-Month Report," in conjunction with Sigur Center for Asian Studies. The report includes information on tsunami relief contributors, how much money was spent, and how it was spent. It concludes that some governments are not following through on their pledges, and private donations are falling due to the waning interest. Ambassador Inderfurth also appeared on the NPR's Kojo Nnamdi Show on June 27 to discuss Afghanistan.

Kirk Larsen discussed why the despotic regime in North Korea is reluctant to give up its nuclear capability and if they will return to the negotiating table on the Voice of America Radio Program, "Encounter" on June 19, 2005.

Jennifer Brinkerhoff explores career paths in international public service, focusing on development management positions in " Working for Change." She and her co-author, Derrick Brinkerhoff, offer practical and inspiring guidance on finding the right mix of public service objectives, degree programs, job opportunities, and personal lifestyle choices.

Stephen C. Smith published "Ending Global Poverty," a book that explains how the world's poorest people, even those not fortunate enough to live in high-growth economies such as China, can escape from the scourge of extreme poverty, helped by innovative and effective strategies.

David Shinn comments for Chicago Public Radio on the agreement between the ruling and opposition parties in Ethiopia following the outbreak of violence after the May 15 election.

James Goldgeier has been appointed Henry Alfred Kissinger Scholar in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington.

Gordon Adams published " Fear vs. Hope: America and global security" in the June issue of the Foreign Service Journal. Adams argues that for the U.S. to truly be safe, we need to reevaluate how we view the world.

Ambassador Edward "Skip" Gnehm's March 24 lecture "The Middle East Cauldron" on how the invasion of Iraq opened Pandora's Box was highlighted in the May/June issue of the Washington Report on the Middle East.

Ronald Spector was interviewed in USA Today regarding a Gallup poll that found that nearly 6 in 10 Americans think that the U.S. should pull some or all of the troops out of Iraq.

Murhaf Jouejati, director of the Elliott School's Middle East Studies Program, appeared on the Voice of America program " Encounter" on June 12 to discuss Lebanon's Parliamentary elections, the Ba'th Party congress in Syria and US- Syrian relations.

Ambassador Edward Gnehm was featured in exclusive Fox News Channel report on the firing of Joseph Stephanides, a U.N. official, in connection to the Oil for Food program. Gnehm supports Stephanides and disputed the U.N. claim that his actions were secretive.

Harry Harding, dean of The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, has been named a University Professor, effective July 1, 2005. Harding will take a leave of absence this coming academic year and will serve as the director of research and analysis and senior Asia analyst, at the Eurasia Group in New York.

Gordon Adams was interviewed by NPR's Madeleine Brand on the June 10 edition of "Day-to-Day" on the Army's recruitment problems.

David Shambaugh published " The New Strategic Triangle: U.S. and European Reactions to China's Rise" in Washington Quarterly. The article discusses the changing geopolitical world order and how the relationship and interactions of the U.S., the E.U. and China will define that order.

Leon Fuerth and fifteen graduate students from his Forward Engagement class published the "Creation of a National Commission for Strategic Planning" in the Futures Research Quarterly Journal. The article argues that the U.S. should create a National Commission for Strategic Planning would use forward engagement, which is a technique for melding long-range forecasting and contemporary policy making in government.

Nathan Brown gauges the reform efforts by the Palestinian Authority and outlines four areas of priority to further reform. "Evaluating Palestinian Reform" is the latest publication in the Carnegie Endowment's Rule of Law Series and is being released in advance of Palestinian Authority President Abu Mazen's visit to Washington this week.

James B. Quigley, alumnus and vice chairman of executive client coverage at Merrill Lynch and president of Merrill Lynch International, was the Elliott School celebration speaker. Text of speech.

Karl F. Inderfurth published an op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor on Monday May 23, "India and Pakistan–Thawing the frozen divide," discusses the three main factors needed for India and Pakistan to reach a peace agreement. The defense ministers of the two nations are set to meet Thursday and Friday in Islamabad.

Walter Reich published an op-ed in Germany's Die Zeit entitled "Briten, stoppt den Israel–Boykott." An expansion of an article previously published in the New York Sun, Reich argues that while the Nazi's burned books by "un–German" authors 72 years ago in Berlin that the British academic establishment has adopted a more radical weapon than book burning as their weapon of choice against Israel.

Mike Mochizuki has just published a co-edited report: Akikazu Hashimoto, Mike Mochizuki, and Kurayoshi Takara (eds.), "The Okinawa Question and the U.S.-Japan Alliance."

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs, published an op-ed in the International Herald Tribune on Saturday May 14 entitled "Beijing Charms its Neighbors," which discusses a shifting in public perception of China with U.S. allies in east Asia.

Walter Reich published an op-ed in the New York Sun entitled "Brits Burning Books." Reich argues that while the Nazi's burned books by "un-German" authors 72 years ago in Berlin that the British academic establishment has adopted a more radical weapon than book burning as their weapon of choice against Israel.

Ronald Spector was a guest on a May 4 VOA-TV interactive with guests in Yekaterinberg, Russia to discuss the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII. This interactive prompted an article on VOA News.

Murhaf Jouejati was quoted in the May issue of " The Washington Diplomat" on reforming the Arab League

Cynthia McClintock, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, has published a review article entitled "Lipset's Legacy" in the April 2005 issue of the "Journal of Democracy". The article is a review of "The Democratic Century" by Seymour Martin Lipset and Jason M. Lakin.

David Shinn, an Elliott School Adjunct Professor, testified before the House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations on May 5 on Ethiopia and the United States: Some Key Issues.

Walter Reich had a book review, "Yanks in the Holocaust," published in the May 1 Book Review section of the New York Times. The review covers Given Up For Dead by Flint Whitlock and Soldiers and Slaves by Roger Cohen.

David Grier's new book, When Computers Were Human was reviewed in Nature, the international weekly of science, by John Agar. Grier discussed his book here on April 28. On May 2, Grier was interviewed on NPR's Marketplace about the book. To hear this interview, click here.

Marshall N. Carter, Elliott School International Council member, has been elected as Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange. He has been a NYSE director since 2003.

Marie Price, chair of the Geography Department and associate professor of geography and international affairs, is this year's winner of the Trachtenberg Teaching Prize. The award, which carries a $1,000 honorarium, will be presented at the May 22 Commencement ceremony.

David Shambaugh published "China Engages Asia, Reshaping the Regional Order" in International Security, Vol 29, No 3 (Winter 2004/05).

Merve Kavakci, Lecturer, was a panelist at The United States Helsinki Commission briefing on Religious Freedom in Turkey at the Ford House Office Building. Kavakci is a former member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

Sarmila Bose, Visiting Associate Professorof Asian Studies and International Affairs, co–authored an op–ed in the Christian Science Monitor entitled "The right stuff: F–16s to Pakistan is a wise decision."

George Moose, Edward W. Gnehm and Karl F. Inderfurth published "A crucial task for Europe and the U.S." in the International Herald Tribune.

Leon Fuerth testified before Congress for the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) on the efforts of the recovery of the "Schneerson Collection", irreplaceable Jewish books from the Russian Government. Details.

Murhaf Jouejati's" Syrian Motives for its WMD Programs and What to do About Them"appears in this Winter issue of the Middle East Journal, Volume 59, Number 1.

Henry Nau published an op-ed in the International Herald Tribune entitled "Bush's classic conservatism," which argues that Bush is a conservative internationalist and Europeans would do well to recognize his unique style of American conservativism.

Karl Inderfurth was a guest on the Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU—FM) speaking on Afghanistan and the opium drug trade. To listen to an audio recording of the program please click here.

Walter Reich published an op-ed in the New York Post online edition entitled "Making Art a Crime."Reich argues that a recent high-profile trial of a museum director⁄curator for inciting hostility toward, and humiliating, religious believers is evidence of Russia's waning democracy.

Ambassador Edward "Skip" Gnehm delivered the annual Shapiro lecture titled, "The Middle East Cauldron." He examines the existing religious, ethnic, regional, and political influences at play in the Middle East.

David Shinn delivered a lecture entitled, "Traditional Forms of Reconciliation in the Horn of Africa,"at a Library of Congress hosted seminar on Examples of African Reconciliation.

Jennifer Brinkerhoff facilitated a Master Class based upon her book "Partnership for International Development" for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands to participants from the Ministry, NGOs and private industry. She is now advising the Ministry on their partnership initiative.

Leon Fuerth was awarded a $150,000, two-year grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation for his continuing research on Forward Engagement.

Dean Harry Harding's book, The India-China Relationship: What the United States Needs to Know, was referenced in this week's issue of the Economist on its survey of China and India.

James Goldgeier had an article published in The Weekly Standard entitled, "Dealing With Putin." Co-authored by Michael McFaul, it encourages President Bush to stand up for what he believes in without disengaging from Russia on nuclear arms issues.

Amitai Etzioni'srecently released book, entitled, How Patriotic is the Patriot Act? Freedom Versus Security in the Age of Terrorism , was reviewed by Neal Katyal in the Washington Post's book section. The article was entitled "Tortured Logic."

Judith Yaphe was a guest on NPR's "The Diane Rehm Show" with conservative columnist Max Boot from LA Times. Yaphe will debate Boot at a March 1 Elliott School event, co-sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations.

Deborah Avant was interviewed on NPR WAMU's "Morning Edition" by Tom Gjelten on the use of South African mercenaries during the early days of the war in Iraq. The story was taped months earlier.

Ambassador Edward Gnehm was a guest for the second time in two weeks on Washington D.C.'s leading AM news radio WTOP. To hear the discussion, please follow the link below. http://audio.wtopnews.com/jan2005/0128_gnehm.ram

Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth had the text of a lecture "Agenda for South Asia," published in its entirety in the India Abroad's "Insight" section. The lecture was delivered at a conference on Challenges for a New Administration hosted by the Asia Foundation on January 28, 2005.

Ambassador Edward Gnehm article's "Fighting an urge to despair in the Middle East," appeared in an English language Middle East daily, The Daily Star. The article was an edited and abridged version of his remarks on January 25.

Ambassador Edward Gnehm, was interviewed live on the BBC News World Service about the State of the Union speech and its ties to the Inaugural Speech.

Henry Nau, was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle by Anna Badkhen in an article entitled, "High stakes at ballot box/Bushes fortunes in second term ride on election."

Henry Farrell discussed digital culture with by Scott Simon on NPR's "Weekend Edition", a Saturday morning program. Farrell spoke of new avenues for sharing information and provided a list of his favorite blogs, posted on NPR's website.

Walter Reich's op-ed, entitled "Useless Commemorations" was published in the The New York Sun. The article discussed the upcoming commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Gordon Adams's op-ed entitled, "The Pentagon's new budget proposal reveals that there is not enough money to pay for the multitude of missions facing defense forces", was published in Newsday.

Henry Nau, an invited guest on CSPAN's Washington Journal, was invited to discuss his article in the January National Interest, "No Enemies on the Right: Conservative Foreign Policy Factions Beyond Iraq."

Ambassador Edward Gnehm, Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth and Ambassador George E. Moose joined four current European Ambassadors in CSPAN's live coverage of the Ambassador's Forum Town Hall meeting: "Europe, the United States and the Future of the United Nations." The live program was rebroadcast later that evening and again on Monday, January 24.

David Shambaugh's op-ed in the Herald Tribune entitled, "A legacy Beijing would do well to embrace," discussed the recent death of Zhao ZiYang.

Leon Fuerth was interviewed by Paula Zahn and Anderson Cooper on CNN's "Defending America."

Leon Fuerth was interviewed by on NPR's program "Here and Now" on the Rice nomination.

Ambassador David Shinn was the subject of a Washington File article by Jim Fisher-Thompson entitled, "Ethiopia Making Headway Against HIV/AIDS After Late Start." The Washington File is produced by the Department of State and disseminated to embassies around the world for placement in local papers.

Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth spoke on CSPAN regarding Condoleezza Rice's confirmation hearings and was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor article "What makes a good secretary of State?"

Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth's op-ed "A road map for nominee Rice, Memoirs: Books by former secretaries of state offer plenty of insight into the job," appeared in the Baltimore Sun.

Ambassador David Shinn's first half of a lecture, originally delivered in December 2004 at the American University in Beirut on HIV/AIDS, was published in the Addis Tribune. The second half of the text will run in the January 21rst edition of the paper.

Leon Fuerth was a guest on Al Franken's cable radio news show and was interviewed at the Elliott School by CNN News for undetermined future broadcasts. Fuerth spoke about the Global Disaster Information Network, or GDIN Global, in conjunction with an op-ed published January 7 in the New York Times entitled, "Looking for the Next Tsunami."

Leon Fuerth was also interviewed on eight Launch Network radio stations regarding GDIN and the New York Times article. The stations included: KTRS - St. Louis; KRMG - Tulsa, Oklahoma; WPRO - Providence, Rhode Island; KMED - Medford, Oregon; WKBN - Youngstown, Ohio; WINK - Naples, Florida; WREC - Memphis, Tenn; and WOWO - Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Leon Fuerth was a guest on "Conversations with History" and Harry Kreisler, executive producer and moderator of the TV series at UC Berkeley. He discussed US foreign policy consensus after the election. In addition to the interview, Fuerth delivered a class lecture, entitled, "US Foreign Policy and the Political Consensus."

Leon Fuerth was a panel member at UC Berkeley's Institute for International Studies (ISS) 50^th anniversary celebration. The ISS public event, entitled "Foreign Policy in a New Global Era" drew prominent faculty members from across the country to discuss US post election foreign policy. Fuerth also participated in a day long conference on January 4, entitled "Power and Influence", discussing the global future of such policies.