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VIDEO: The Obama Administration and the United Nations

Anthony Clark Arend is interviewed by Georgetown School of Foreign Service Dean Carol  Lancaster about the Obama Administration and the United Nations.

Video and Text: Hillary Clinton delivers Dean Acheson Lecture at the US Institute of Peace, October 21, 2009

Here is the text of Secretary Clinton’s Lecture:
SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. Thank you. Thank you very much. It’s a great honor to be introduced by Ambassador Moose. George and I have had the privilege of working together in the past, and I look forward to his good advice and counsel as we move forward on many of these important matters. …

Video: Michael Posner sworn-in as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

It has taken much too long for Michael Posner, President of Human Rights First, to be confirmed and sworn-in as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. But, in case you missed it, he was formally sworn-in on Friday, October 19th, Many, many congrats to him! The country will greatly benefit from his guidance in our human …

Adam Watson: A Tribute

John Hugh Adam Watson, CMG, was a remarkable man. After an very successful career as a British diplomat– which included service as the British Ambassador to Castro’s Cuba– he became one of the founders of the so-called English School of International Relations Theory. In 2007, at the age of 93, Ambassador Watson died, after making an indelible contribution to both …

Westerners attending terrorist training camps?

The Washington Post reports:
Midway through a propaganda video released last month by a group calling itself the German Taliban, a surprise guest made an appearance: a cleanshaven, muscular gunman sporting the alias Abu Ibrahim the American.
The gunman did not speak but wore military fatigues and waved his rifle as subtitles identified him as an American. The video contained a stream …

Video: Recognizing the 8 Signs of Terrorism

This video was recently produced by the Center for Empowered Learning and Living (The CELL) in partnership with the Colorado Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Department of Agriculture, the Colorado Information Analysis Center, and the FBI. It has been gaining much criticism in the blogosphere. What do you think?
(HT: Leslie Blanchard)

Video: World Food Day, October 16, 2009

Secretary Clinton’s Statement on World Food Day, October 16, 2009
On World Food Day, we join with others to reaffirm our commitment to work to combat one of today’s most critical issues—global hunger. More than one billion people – one sixth of the world’s population—suffer from chronic hunger. This year there are an estimated 105 million more people who are chronically …

Video: Cyber Security, Law, and Policy– with Michael Hayden, Amit Yoran, Suzanne Spaulding, Siobhan Gorman, Wes Spain, James Lewis

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An Integration of Disciplines

October 1, 2009

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Anthony Clark Arend is Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the Director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service in the Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Commentary and analysis at the intersection of international law and politics.