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Thomas M. Nichols is a professor of national security affairs in the National Security Decision Making Department, where is also the Course Director for Security, …
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September 17, 2011 # 12:55 pm # Armed Conflict, Education, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, International Organizations # No CommentUPDATE: Chris Joyner memorial begins with reception at 3pm on Friday, Sept. 16; service at 4
September 13, 2011 # 10:33 pm # Armed Conflict, Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentThe Joyner family has invited friends, colleagues, students, lacrosse
fans, and penguins to share their memories of Christopher at a
reception in Copley Formal Lounge beginning at 3:00 on Friday, 16
September. The memorial service will take place at 4:00.
Jim O’Donnell
Provost
Memorial Service for Chris Joyner: Friday, Sept. 16, 4pm, Georgetown University
September 12, 2011 # 8:09 pm # Armed Conflict, Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentA memorial service will be held for Chris Joyner on Friday, September 16 at 4pm in Copley Formal Lounge at Georgetown University. All are welcome to attend.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Christopher C. Joyner Fund at Georgetown University to support the study of International Law. Checks should be made out to “Georgetown University,” with a …
Chris Joyner: A tribute from Georgetown Provost James O’Donnell
September 11, 2011 # 5:15 pm # Armed Conflict, Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentEarlier today, Professor James O’Donnell, Provost of Georgetown University, sent out this tribute to Chris Joyner.
Dear colleagues,
We lost Chris Joyner this weekend. He passed away Saturday evening
after a brief and implacable illness, surrounded by family and by the
thoughts, prayers, and memories of many colleagues and friends. He
was 63, 22 years at Georgetown.
This is a tough one for many of us, …
The tragedy of 9/11 and the loss of the American soul
September 11, 2011 # 12:25 pm # Armed Conflict, Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law, International Organizations, Supreme Court # 3 CommentsThe terror attacks of September 11, 2001 were tragic on so many levels. On this 10th anniversary of that horrific day, our minds turn immediately to the souls and the families of the nearly-3000 people who lost their lives that day. Indeed, I think in particular of my Georgetown colleague, Leslie A. Whittington, who was on American Flight 77– along …
Bainbridge’s foreign policy prediction
August 22, 2011 # 3:06 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # One CommentMy dear friend Steve Bainbridge posts:
Russell Kirk once asked:
Are we to saturation-bomb most of Africa and Asia into righteousness, freedom, and democracy? And, having accomplished that, however would we ensure persons yet more unrighteous might not rise up instead of the ogres we had swept away?
With that in mind, and while in now …
International Youth Day– August 12th
August 12, 2011 # 1:25 pm # Armed Conflict, Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentIn celebration of International Youth Day, the United Nations Photo Library has posted some great pictures! Enjoy!
(HT: Martha Heinemann Bixby)
Mark Vlasic on preventing the illicit trade in antiquities
August 9, 2011 # 4:21 pm # Armed Conflict, Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentMy friend Mark Vlasic has an excellent article in The Guardian on the need to combat illicit trade in antiquities. Vlasic, a Senior Fellow at Georgetown’s Institute for Law, Science, and Global Security, writes:
The allegations could have come straight out of an Indiana Jones movie. Three art dealers and a collector have been accused of running an antiquities smuggling ring …
