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| IDV 699 students touring Machu Picchu include (left to right) Kimberly Kiersarsky, Thomas Gonzalez, Chealsea Kellum, Charles Tibedo, Elisha Elias, Angela Bryan, Marija Bekafigo, Heather Martin, MIchael Webb, Matt Strambaugh, Karen Bond, and Bruce Lotarski. |
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| IDV 699 students touring Machu Picchu include (left to right) Bruce Lotarski, Barbara-Anne Johnson, Kimberly Kiersarsky, Marija Bekafigo, Matt Strambaugh, Charles Tibedo, Angela Bryan, Chelsea Kellum, Heather Martin, Michael Webb, Karen Bond, Thomas Gonzalez, and Elisha Elias. |
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| The students visiting Peru as part of the IDV 699 class visit with managers of a local woodworking factory in the El Salvador district of Lima. Left to Right are: Mike Webb, Gregory Bonadies, company manager, Heather Martin, Bruce Lotarsky, Angela Bryan, Thomas Gonzales, Chelsea Kellum, Elisha Elias, Charles Tibedo, Karen Bond, Barbara Anne Johnson, company manager, company manager, Emilie La Croix (of Centrum). |
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| International Development doctoral students from IDV 699 went to Peru this summer to study that country's economic development. First row, left to right, are Adolfo Figueroa, Ph.D., Heather Martin, Angela Bryan, Barbara-Anne Johnson, Chelsea Kellun, Kimberly Keirsarsky, Elisha Elias, andFernando D'Alessio, Ph.D. Second row, from left, areCharles Tibedo, Gregory Bonadies, Bruce Lotarski, Thomas Gonzales, and Michael Webb. |
| Ward Sayre was interviewed by WNYC Radio's "The Takeaway" concerning the Youth Revolt in Egypt: http://www.thetakeaway.org/2011/feb/11/generational-gap-egypt/. |
| Ward Sayre published an Op-Ed piece in the National Journal on the economic forces behind the Arab Revolts titled "The World is Watching: Why the Middle East's own 'youth bulge' is key to the region's economic and political stability." http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/why-the-middle-east-s-youth-bulge-is-key-to-the-region-s-stability-20110221 |
Dr. Robert M. Press, Associate Professor of Political Science, International Development, and International Affairs at Southern Miss, will speak on "Peaceful Resistance in Contemporary Africa:
Non-violent Social Movements
in Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Liberia," on Saturday, January 15 at 12 noon in the Fleming Education Center Room 104.
Dr. Press' Biography [PDF] | Dr. Press' CV [PDF] |
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 Edward Sayre, Associate Professor of Political Science, International Development and International Affairs has been appointed as a Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. As a Fellow he will work with the Middle East Youth Initiative (MEYI) at the Wolfensohn Center for Development to develop a new research agenda for MEYI and work with their network of scholars and partnering institutions to implement the agenda. Additionally Dr. Sayre will conduct independent research, publish and provide substantive reviews of work to be published by MEYI. Dr. Sayre has recently been examining economic aspects of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process and an Op-Ed coauthored with Samantha Constant, associate director of MEYI, on that subject will be published by The Guardian (UK) on Thursday September 30. More information about the Middle East Youth Initiative is available at www.shababinclusion.org. Sayre's profile at Brookings can be viewed at http://www.brookings.edu/experts/sayree.aspx. |
Greg Bonadies, International Development doctoral student at the University of Southern Mississippi, gave a talk titled "The Faces of China" on May 19 at Meredith College. He described the forces and events that have created the China we know today, and he discussed the domestic and international challenges that China faces as it looks to the future. |
Ethan Joella Doctoral Defense
Monday, May 24th at 3:30 pm, IDV doctoral candidate Ethan Joella will present his dissertation defense in the dean's conference room of the Liberal Arts building on the Hattiesubrg Campus. The dissertation committee is chaired by Dean Denise von Herrmann and includes Dr. David Butler, Dr. J.J. St.Marie, Dr. Troy Gibson. The title of the dissertation is "Recovery, Leadership Efforts, and the Casino Industry in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Region after Hurricane Katrina." |
| Professor Edward Sayre was invited to be a featured speaker at the Dubai Initiative Conference "Adaptation and Innovation in the Middle East” at Harvard University May 3, 2010. Learn more here. |
| MORDECHAI (MAX) E. KREININ, University Distinguished Professor of Economics at Michigan State University spoke to IDV students on “The Global Recession of 2008-2009” on April 30, 2010. For more information about Dr. Kreinin's work, click here. |
| Dr. David Butler leads research team to study effects of BP Oil Spill on Mississippi Gulf Coast economy. Click here for more information about his research. |
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University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Associate Professor Robert J. Pauly Jr. recently wrote his fifth book, “The Ashgate Research Companion to U.S. Foreign Policy,” released by Ashgate Publishing.
Designed as a research guide and outline of the basics of U.S. foreign policy, the book also provides a look ahead at the means through which American policy makers will meet the future in an increasingly complex international system. The volume focuses on American foreign policy from both historical and political science analytical perspectives.
Additional Southern Miss Gulf Coast professors who contributed chapters to the book include Dr. Tom Lansford, Southern Miss Gulf Coast academic dean and political science professor; Dr. Shahdad Naghshpour, professor of political science, international development and international affairs; Dr. Joseph J. St. Marie, assistant professor of political science, international development and international affairs; and Jack Covarrubias, assistant professor of political science.
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Dr. Ward Sayre, Political Science,
International Development, and International Affairs at the University of
Southern Mississippi, was interviewed at the Brookings Institution Jan. 15 as part of a distinguished panel of experts regarding the future of young Palestinians. Panelists talked about prospects for young people growing up in the Palestinian territories, where nearly three-quarters of the population is under the age of 29. Among the topics they addressed were economic and social conditions in Gaza, prospects for employment, the impact of travel restrictions, and the pace of peace negotiations. [Click to view.] |
On January 15, 2010, the Middle East Youth Initiative—a joint project of Brookings’s Wolfensohn Center for Development and the Dubai School of Government—and the New America Foundation will host a discussion to analyze the prospects for young people growing up in the Palestinian territories, where nearly three-quarters of the population is under the age of 29. What are the implications of these challenges – and of developments over the last year in Gaza and beyond – for American-led peace efforts, Israel, and the region’s security? The panel will include Southern Miss Professor Dr. Edward Sayre, a contributor to the Middle East Youth Initiative’s recent book, Generation in Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East (Brookings Press, 2009).
Brookings President Strobe Talbott will provide opening remarks and lead a discussion with James D. Wolfensohn, former president of the World Bank and former special envoy for Gaza disengagement for the Quartet, who will reflect on his experiences in the region as special envoy and provide his perspective on current prospects for economic development in the Palestinian territories and the region. After the discussion, the panel will take audience questions.
To learn more about the event, visit the Brookings Institution Web site. |
What’s Wrong with Our Tradecraft?
Scholarship, Intelligence Reform & the Battle Against Al-Qaeda
Presentation for International Development Program The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast
January 16, 2010
James J. Wirtz
Dean, School of International Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate School
Director, Global Center for Security Cooperation, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
The Christmas Day attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner and the successful attack against CIA personnel at Khost base in Afghanistan on 30 December 2009 highlight different intelligence challenges and weaknesses in the battle against Al-Qaeda. While improvements to processes and organizations suggest themselves, efforts at reform generally focus on reorganization, not fundamental improvements in tradecraft. What role have scholars played in highlighting the full-range of reforms available to policymakers? Do scholars share policymakers’ preference for reorganization over fostering fundamental improvements in intelligence analysis? |
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