Anthony Clark Arend

Earlier today, the students heard talks on Capitol Hill from two Georgetown alums: Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming (College ‘74, Medical School ‘78) and Sarah Margon (MSFS ‘05), Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator Russ Feingold.

Today, we begin very, very early with a trip to Capitol Hill. We will be leaving Georgetown at about 7:30am to head across town. On the Hill, Senator John Barrasso will speak to the students about foreign policy. This will then be followed by a talk from Sarah Margon,  Legislative Assistant for for Foreign Policy for Senator Russ Feingold and …

Today, we continued to explore challenges in the international system and had excellent presentations. First, Professor Elizabeth Grimm discussed the problem of terrorism. With experience at the National Counterterrorism Center, Dr. Grimm provided a typology of terrorism and examined potential counterterrorism approaches. Second, Professor George Shambaugh discussed the nature of the global economy– examining both international trade and international finance. …

After having discussed the nature of the international system, instruments of foreign policy, and methods of promoting order and justice in the international system yesterday, we began today with several presentation that explored challenges in the international system.
First, Paula Newberg, Director of Georgetown’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, looked at the challenges to the international system posed by states …

With our students safely through their first night at Georgetown, the academic program can now begin. We start today with an overview of the international system. To do this, I will discuss four topics: The Actors, The Structure, The Goals (of States), and Methods of State Interaction. This presentation will be followed by Professor David Edelstein exploring The Instruments of …

Since 1988, I have been running a week-long program for high school students interested in international relations under the auspices of Georgetown’s School for Continuing Studies. This afternoon about 229 high school students will check into the dorms to begin an intensive exploration of international relations. Working as the Student Coordinator for the Program is Ena Dekanic, a Georgetown student …

The New York Times is reporting:
For their latest raid on the Belgrade home of Gen. Ratko Mladic, the police had studied architectural plans and brought a new device provided by a foreign government: a camera capable of looking through wood, bricks, even reinforced concrete.
his time, investigators found a false wall, missed by earlier searches, hiding a cache so rich that …

Over at Running Chicken Ari Kohen has an excellent post on the decision of the International Criminal Court to suspend proceedings against Congolese war lord Thomas Lubanga. Kohen writes:

There are two ways to look at today’s suspension of ICC proceedings against Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga:

This is a good day for international justice in that the Court wants to be sure …