The Young Professionals Interview Series is geared toward undergraduate students and recent graduates interested in learning more about how YPFP staff members have broken into the field of foreign policy, and what advice they may have for their younger colleagues. This week, Aaron Schumacher, Director, International at the […]
by Ryan Young The current U.S. strategy against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant wrongly involves a counterterrorism approach. There needs to be shift in perception of what ISIL currently is and what to do going forward. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), […]
The Young Professionals Interview Series is geared toward undergraduate students and recent graduates interested in learning more about how YPFP staff members have broken into the field of foreign policy, and what advice they may have for their younger colleagues. This week, Elizabeth Cutler, project associate at DAI […]
by Kathleen Taylor As impoverished Yemen finds itself embroiled in widespread sectarian violence, U.S. counterterrorism policy in the region faces worrying disruption. Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, is becoming more politically divided as a civil war looms, and the chaos is threatening U.S. counterterrorism policy. Yemen’s problems […]
by Michelle Bovée As ISIS desecrates ancient and culturally invaluable sites, French President François Hollande and UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova team up to condemn these actions as war crimes. On Wednesday March 18th, French President François Hollande stood in the Louvre’s Mesopotamian gallery with Irina Bokova, director […]
by Daniel Pitcairn Despite much spilled ink over how to respond tactically and operationally to Putin’s machinations in Ukraine, the United States and its European allies have by and large neglected the larger, strategic dilemma—how will Russia fit into the international order after the dust settles? Last month […]
by Elizabeth Fischer Laurie Takeaways for professional success from YPFP’s Global Leader Advisor Series with Brooke Neuman. On February 10, 2015, Brooke Neuman, global leader and chief of staff at the McChrystal Group, a consultancy, kicked off YPFP’s new Global Leader Advisor Series, a program designed to foster […]
by Kathleen Taylor With staunch Republican support and waning Democratic backing, Israel is attempting to turn the United States into a battleground of partisan politics and force President Obama to abandon the pending nuclear deal with Iran. Historically, support for Israel was one of the few issues on […]
By Kathleen Taylor Russia’s neo-imperial aggression in its near abroad is a product of its desire to prove it is still a great power and that it maintains control over its former sphere of influence.
The Young Professionals Interview Series is geared toward undergraduate students and recent graduates interested in learning more about how YPFP staff members have broken into the field of foreign policy, and what advice they may have for their younger colleagues. This week, Benjamin Bodner, Media Analyst Program Manager […]
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