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In Conversation with Belinda Cooper: Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

November 29, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

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Belinda Cooper is an Adjunct Assistant Professor who teaches human rights and women’s rights at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs and co-teaches the global field intensive on war crimes prosecutions in The Hague and former Yugoslavia. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights.

Professor Cooper’s experience has included working with East German dissidents in Berlin, Germany before the fall of communism. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this month, the Global Affairs Review sat down with Professor Cooper to hear about her experiences during that historically pivotal time.

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Filed Under: 2020, Archives, Global Affairs Review - Archives, Interviews Tagged With: Berlin, Communism, East Germany, Germany, Human Rights

The Global Affairs Review welcomes Professor Pano Yannakogeorgos to NYU

November 26, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

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The Global Affairs Review (GAR) welcomes Professor Pano Yannakogeorgos to NYU’s Center for Global Affairs (CGA) community. To mark this occasion, GAR sat down with Professor Yannakogeorgos to discuss his new role at the CGA. He joins the CGA community as a Clinical Associate Professor and Faculty Lead for the new M.S. in Global Security, Conflict & Cybercrime. Prior to working at the CGA, Professor Yannakogeorgos served as Founding Dean at the Air Force Cyber College, developing and spearheading a new educational institution to teach cyber concepts, theories and stratagems across the Air Force.

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Filed Under: 2019, Archives, Global Affairs Review - Archives, Interviews Tagged With: Cyber security, Transnational Security

The Global Affairs Review welcomes Professor Christian Busch to NYU

November 14, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

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The Global Affairs Review (GAR) welcomes Professor Christian Busch to NYU’s Center for Global Affairs (CGA) community. To mark this occasion, GAR sat down with Professor Busch to discuss his new role at the CGA. He joins the CGA community as a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Global Economy concentration. Professor Busch is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE) and a co-founder of Leaders on Purpose, an organization convening high-impact leaders, as well as the Sandbox Network, a global community of young innovators active in over 20 countries. His upcoming book, “The Serendipity Mindset” (Penguin Random House, 2020), focuses on how we can turn uncertainty into opportunity.

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Filed Under: 2019, Archives, Global Affairs Review - Archives, Interviews Tagged With: Financial Inclusion, Financial Markets, Global Economy, Investing, Sustainability

Attacks on Education: Approaches to improving safe access to education and the psychosocial well-being of children in Syria

October 25, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

Author: Julie Meier, October 2019.

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“While schools are meant to be safe learning spaces, the right to education is often compromised during times of conflict (“What Schools Can Do” 3). In Syria, attacks on education not only prevent children from receiving the education to which they are entitled, but such attacks also severely affect their psychosocial well-being.”

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Filed Under: 2019, Archives, Articles, Global Affairs Review - Archives, International Development & Humanitarian Assistance, International Law and Human Rights, International Relations/Global Futures Tagged With: Education, Human Rights, International Development, Syria

Women in Tunisia During the Arab Spring: A Case Study for Inclusive Peacebuilding and Gender Reform

October 22, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

Author: Nicole Smith, 2019.

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“This research aims to uncover insights into how women’s roles within the peacebuilding process in Tunisia enabled continued participation and positive change, so that future conflict-impacted areas can use the country as a case study when implementing their peacebuilding frameworks.”

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Filed Under: 2019, Archives, Articles, Global Affairs Review - Archives, Global Gender Studies, Peacebuilding Tagged With: 2019, Gender, Middle East, Nicole Smith, Tunisia

No Paradise for Refugees in the Caribbean: The Challenges Faced by Venezuelan Refugees in Trinidad and Tobago

May 16, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

Author: Milene Carvalho, 2019.

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“Trinidad and Tobago, located by just 6.8 miles (11km) from the Venezuelan coast, has received the highest number of refugees in the region, with approximately 60,000 Venezuelans reaching the country of 1.3 million people (Otis). Despite the high number of arrivals, Trinidad and Tobago has been failing to provide legal protection to Venezuelans, leaving them in a legal limbo and vulnerable to exploitation and abuse…”
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Filed Under: 2019, Archives, Global Affairs Review - Archives, International Development & Humanitarian Assistance, International Law and Human Rights, Transnational Security Tagged With: 2019, Human Rights, Milene Carvalho, Refugees, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

Is Populism a Threat to Security?

May 15, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

Author: Kaitlyn Read, 2019.

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“…it is clear that currently, populism is on the rise while the liberal world order is in retreat (“Liberal World Order” 2). In places like Hungary, France, Poland, the Czech Republic, and the US, populist movements are garnering significant support, leading to the election of populist leaders whose platforms espouse the dismantlement of liberal institutions and the disenfranchisement of minorities.”
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Filed Under: 2019, Archives, Global Affairs Review - Archives, International Relations/Global Futures, Transnational Security Tagged With: 2019, Democracy, Kaitlyn Read, Populism, Security, Trump, United States

Transforming Local-National Ties in Tunisia: A Strategy for Strengthening Youth Peacebuilding

May 14, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

Author: Sameen Zehra, 2019.

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“Analysts watching the situation closely noted that Tunisia should rightfully be proud of what it has accomplished, but a key question still remains: where are the youth of Tunisia seven years after the uprising (Ezzine)?”
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Filed Under: 2019, Archives, Global Affairs Review - Archives, Peacebuilding, Transnational Security Tagged With: 2019, Revolution, Sameen Zehra, Security, Tunisia, Youth

The Yuan: China’s Final Test for Supremacy

May 8, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

Author: Rick Harrell, 2019.

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“Whether measured by the size of its economy, the amount of trade flowing across its borders, or its military capabilities, there is no question China is a force to be reckoned with. However, the country lacks one critical feature that prevents it from achieving the status of a true superpower…”
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Filed Under: 2019, Archives, Global Affairs Review - Archives, Private Sector Tagged With: 2019, China, Financial Markets, Foreign Exchange, Global Economy, Rick Harrell, Trade, United States, Yuan

How Local Responses to Humanitarian Emergencies Can Save Lives: Local CSOs and NGOs Step in to Fill Critical Humanitarian Response Gaps Left by the Greek Government

May 2, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

Author: Julie Meier, 2019.

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“When the rapid influx of over 800,000 refugees to Greece occurred in 2015 (“UNHCR Greece Portal”), the Greek government was unable to respond appropriately to the unfolding humanitarian crisis that is still prevalent today. A governmental, or comprehensive formal international humanitarian response was completely absent at the beginning and height of the refugee emergency…”
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Filed Under: 2019, Archives, Global Affairs Review - Archives, International Development & Humanitarian Assistance Tagged With: 2019, Development, Emergencies, EU, Greece, Human Rights, Humanitarian Response, Julie Meier, NGOs, Refugees

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