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FEBRUARY 2015
Where and Why Food Prices Lead to Social Upheaval (2/22/2015)
Co-authored Op-Ed by Assistant Professor Cullen Hendrix
Young Leaders Can Bring Sustainable Change (2/21/2015)
The views were expressed by internationally acclaimed economist Haider A Khan at a public lecture organized by Brac University yesterday. The John Evans Professor teaches economics at Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.
A Case for Emplacing U.S. Personnel on Allied Ships in the South China Sea (2/19/2015)
Op-Ed by Jonathan Altman (Master's in International Security)
Peace Corps Announces 2015 Top Volunteer-Producing Schools (2/18/2015)
Among graduate schools, the University of Denver again held the top spot but this year tied with Tulane University, a new addition to Peace Corps’ graduate school rankings, with 18 alumni in service.
The Future of US Military Contracting: Current Trends and Future Implications (2/15/2015)
In juxtaposition to Singer’s work, Deborah Avant developed a typology distinguishing between external (foreign) and internal (domestic) security support and suggesting three categories of services within each of these two broader geographic categories.
The Charlie Hebdo Debate: Islam, Europe, Freedom of Expression, and the Antinomies of Liberalism (2/13/2015)
In this forum co-sponsored by the Center for Middle East Studies and the Center for the Study of Europe and the World, five professors from DU’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies—Micheline Ishay, Martin Rhodes, Nader Hashemi, Tom Farer, and Alan Gilbert—offered contending perspectives on these and other questions in an open, conversational format.
How to Topple a Dictator (Peacefully) (2/13/2015)
The scholars Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan analyzed campaigns of violent and nonviolent revolution in the last century (their book, “Why Civil Resistance Works,” uses Otpor’s fist as its cover image) and found that nonviolence has double the success rate of violence — and its gains have been more likely to last.
Reasonable Goals for Reducing Poverty in Africa: Targets for the Post-MDGs and Agenda 2063 (2/10/2015)
The eradication of extreme poverty is a key component in the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals process and the African Union’s Agenda 2063. This paper uses the International Futures forecasting system to explore this goal and finds that many African states are unlikely to make this target by 2030, even when modeling a package of aggressive poverty reduction interventions.
Why the United States Should Rethink its Approach to ISIS (2/8/2015)
After yet another horrific death at the hands of ISIS, it’s still unclear how the U.S. can best deal with the group. An expert on the region joins us to discuss options.
DU-affiliated Authors Behind a Crop of New Titles (2/5/2015)
Hailed as one of the most successful diplomats of his generation, Christopher Hill, now dean of DU’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies, takes readers through 33 years of foreign service in “Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy.”
CFHS Grads Describe Foreign Service Life in West Africa (2/5/2015)
Becoming a Foreign Service Officer, which is synonymous with diplomat, became her goal. Majoring in peace studies, minoring in communications, Stephanie graduated from the College of St. Benedict in 2010. She received her Master's in International Development in 2012 from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
JANUARY 2015
Israelpolitik, the Neocons and the Long Shadow of the Iraq War (1/30/2015)
Review by Associate Director of the Center for Middle East Studies, Danny Postel
Saturday Marks 150th Anniversary of Congress Outlawing U.S. Slavery (1/30/2015)
Op-ed by MA Candidate Sarah Davis
Getting to Iraqi Ownership of Iraqi Security (1/26/2015)
Op-ed by Colonel Kris Bauman (PhD in International Studies)
Josh Meyer Speaks About Cybersecurity on Huffington Post (1/21/2015)
“In order for corporations to be better protected they need (to) get help and that raises privacy concerns,” said panelist Heather Roff, visiting associate professor of security studies, University of Denver.
Mitt Romney: Still Wrong on Russia (1/15/2015)
As professor Cullen Hendrix of the University of Denver has argued, Russia long used its position as an energy exporter for coercive diplomacy.
Russia in Crisis: Can Putin Survive? (1/26/2015)
Op-Ed by Professor Jonathan Adelman
New Korbel Center Dedicated to Public Opinion Research (1/26/2015)
For diplomats seeking to make sense of events in their host country, for public officials attempting to make policy and for anyone needing data to inform business decisions, understanding the public’s mindset is essential. That’s the thinking behind the Crossley Center for Public Opinion Research, a new institute at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies.
Why Civil Resistance Works (1/21/2015)
A podcast interview featuring Associate Professor Erica Chenoweth.
U.S. and Cuba Begin Historic Negotiations (1/21/2015)
"It seems like there is really no going back in the relationship," said Prof. Oliver Kaplan of DU's Korbel Latin America Center.
U.S.-Cuba Relations: Entering a Testing Period (1/19/2015)
Op-Ed by PhD Candidate Arturo Lopez-Levy
Global Leaders, Over 1,000 Charities Declare 2015 The Year To Focus On Poverty Eradication (1/15/2015)
Action/2015 said the estimates were founded by the International Futures model created at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures at the University of Denver.
Experts Debate Muslim Faith vs. Freedom of Speech (1/14/2015)
University of Denver Associate Professor Dr. Derigan Silver is a free speech expert who thinks that the controversial cover should be seen.
For the Moment, Russia is the Winner in the Global Geopolitical Struggle (1/14/2015)
Op-Ed by Professor Jonathan Adelman
DU Expert on Paris Attack: No Quick Fix Here (1/7/2015)
9NEWS asked University of Denver's political expert Nader Hashemi to weigh in on what happened in Paris, to help us understand the dynamics at play and what, if anything, can be done to curb this type of violence.
Analysts Weigh In On Rohani's Call For Referendums (1/6/2015)
And as Professor Nader Hashemi, who teaches Middle Eastern politics at the University of Denver, explains, the "hysterical reaction" from hard-liners is unsurprising.
Why Does America Torture? (1/2/2015)
Op-Ed by John Evans Professor Alan Gilbert
December 2014
Experts Claim That the Resumption of Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and Cuba Will Have a Very Limited Impact on Countries’ Economies (12/22/2014)
“I think in the short run, it is a very limited [impact],” a lecturer at Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Arturo Lopez-Levy said, when asked about the economic effect of the US policy shift toward Cuba.
Exploring a New Offset Strategy: What the Experts Say (12/4/2015)
An article by Josef Korbel School alumna Alexandra Sander
Falling Oil Prices, More Peace? (12/3/2014)
Op-Ed by Assistant Professor Cullen Hendrix
November 2014
Canadian MPs: Regime Change Ahead as Chinese Renounce Communist Party Membership (11/25/2014)
Member of Parliament from Calgary, Rob Anders, cited the research of Erica Chenoweth, associate professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver: when there is a critical mass of 3.5% or more of the population participating in peaceful resistance, it usually triggers political change.
Mohsen Milani on What the ISIS Crisis Means for US-Iran Relations (11/24/2014)
Mohsen Milani is Executive Director of the Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies and Professor of Politics at the University of South Florida. He is the author of "The Making of Iran’s Islamic Revolution: From Monarchy to Islamic Republic" and is currently writing a book about Iranian foreign policy.
Professor Jonathan Adelman Offers Hope During Recent Talk About Middle East Situation (11/23/2014)
A professor of international studies at the Josef Korbel School at the University of Denver, Jonathan Adelman, PhD, spoke about “Israel Among the Nations: Israel’s Relations With Its Neighbors and Other World Powers.”
Religion and Democracy (11/20/2014)
This almost two centuries old observation reminds us, in the words of Dr Nader Hashemi (of the University of Denver) that the “problem of religion’s relationship with democracy is not an exclusively Muslim phenomenon” but one of those problems that other religions and religious traditions — Christianity in particular — “have had to struggle with” in the past.
Local Ceasefires in Syria: What Are the Prospects? (11/19/2014)
Op-Ed by Assistant Professor Oliver Kaplan
What Next for the Lwili Revolution? (11/18/2014)
Op-Ed by PhD Student Jonathan Pinckney
Apec Summit Shows China Wants Bigger Regional Role (11/17/2014)
In fact, Sino-US expert Zhao Suisheng of the University of Denver believes the outcomes of the Xi-Obama summit and the Apec summit both show a Washington that is prepared to share Asia-Pacific leadership with a China that is willing to undertake more responsibilities too.
ISIS Online Recruitment: 3 Colorado Teenage Girls A Textbook Case (11/11/2014)
"What it really demonstrates is the tremendous power of social media," Jonathan Adelman, a professor at the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies said, according to the Denver Post.
China's Long Road to Superpower Status (11/10/2014)
Op-Ed by Professor Jonathan Adelman
Many Obstacles in China's Way (11/7/2014)
More importantly, a key challenge is in how China manages to assuage its neighbours' suspicions that have become more pronounced since 2001, said University of Denver analyst Zhao Suisheng.
Report Says Evans Should be Held Responsible for His Part in the Sand Creek Massacre (11/3/2014)
Although the recommendations are robust, they will always fall short, said Alan Gilbert, the John Evans professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
Global Dispatches: Episode 39 Featuring Erica Chenoweth (11/3/2014)
Erica Chenoweth is a pioneering academic whose groundbreaking research on the strategic use of non-violence showed that movements that use non-violent tactics when fighting for the overthrow of a regime are twice as likely to succeed as movements that use violence as a tactic.
October 2014
The Real Bibi (10/31/2014)
Op-Ed by Professor Jonathan Adelman
Fighting Ebola: A New Case for U.S. Engagement with Cuba (10/28/2014)
Op-Ed by PhD Candidate Arturo Lopez-Levy
Despite Specter of Nuclear Iran, ZOA’s Featured Speaker Sees Positives in Israel’s Future (10/22/14)
Jonathan Adelman is reminded of the words of Charles Dickens these days when he thinks about Israel: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
Iran Media, Activists Criticize Turkey's Kobani Stance (10/20/14)
Nader Hashemi, a professor and head of the Middle Eastern studies department at the University of Denver, told Al-Monitor the red line that exists for journalists in Iran has resulted in the similarity that we are witnessing among different groups and factions.
Ebola: A Symptom of Economic Inequality (10/16/2014)
Op-Ed by Lecturer Rob Prince
Steven Heydemann on the Evolution & Sectarianization of the Syrian Conflict (10/13/2014)
Danny Postel, Associate Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, speaks with Steven Heydemann, Vice President of Applied Research on Conflict at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington.
The hype about the Syrian conflict (10/9/2014)
Last Wednesday, a good friend of mine and I loaded up the car and drove to the University of Denver to hear a panel discussion regarding ISIS, The Syrian Conflict, and the Future of the Middle East. Let me tell you- this event was awesome, but it made me realize how little my knowledge about matters like these are. In I strolled, thinking, “Oh, yeah, I listen to NPR, I watch the news. What else is there to know?” Apparently… A lot.
Condoleezza Rice, 2014 Recipient, West Point’s Thayer Award (10/7/2014)
For the first time in its 56-year history, the Sylvanus Thayer Award will be presented to a female recipient for a second year in a row. Condoleezza Rice will receive the award on October 6, 2014, while the Honorable Madeleine K. Albright received it in 2013. Interestingly, this is not the only distinction these recipients share. Of course both served as U.S. Secretary of State, but not so known is the fact that Albright’s father, Josef Korbel, taught Rice political science as an undergrad at the University of Denver and reportedly sparked her interested in international relations.
Managing a global military/security profession… some of it private (10/6/2014)
Op-Ed by Professor Deborah Avant
Econogenic harm, economists, and the tragedy of economics (10/6/2014)
Op-Ed by Professor George DeMartino
Rice to receive award at West Point (10/6/2014)
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures while participating in a keynote conversation with former Ambassador to Iraq and current Dean of the University of Denver’s Korbel School of International Studies Christopher Hill, during the annual Korbel Dinner, in Denver, Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. Rice is an alumna of the University of Denver, where the Korbel School is currently celebrating its 50-year anniversary.
An expert explains how Hong Kong's protesters could actually win (10/2/2014)
"It's like a 50/50 chance if they do everything right," Erica Chenoweth, a professor of political science at the University of Denver, told me.
The Demonization Of American Capitalism (10/2/2014)
Op-Ed by Professor Jonathan Adelman
The Sand Creek Massacre Is a Textbook Lesson in What Happens When History Is Rewritten (10/1/2014)
On September 22, the day that the road up Mount Evans closed for the season, I drove along Evans Avenue to the University of Denver, where the Native American Law Students Association had invited Albert [Alan] Gilbert, the John Evans professor with the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, to discuss "Sand Creek Massacre: Colorado's History of Settler Violence" and talk about the "long process of healing as we approach the 150th anniversary of the massacre."
September 2014
Foresight provides the long-term vision needed to create public policies (9/30/2014)
The meeting aims to consolidate a network of professionals and organizations dedicated to studying future global trends and their implications for public policy in the region. Ten experts are participating in the plenary sessions, among them William Halal, Professor Emeritus of Management, Technology and Innovation at George Washington University; Moonjung Choi, Director General of the Office of Strategic Foresight at Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP); Barry B. Hughes, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures at the University of Denver; and Catarina Tully, Director of the School for International Futures, United Kingdom.
Understanding Middle East and the Rise of the Islamic State (9/29/2014)
Dr. Nader Hashemi is an Associate Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He also heads the university’s Centre for Middle East Studies. His most recent book is “Islam, Secularism and Liberal Democracy,” and he is in Malaysia as a guest for a symposium organized by the Islamic Renaissance Front on that subject. He gives us an historical perspective on what has led to the state of affairs in the Middle East today
South Africa Faces Water Crisis (9/29/2014)
The African Futures project at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is a partnership between the ISS and the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures at the University of Denver. The International Futures (IFs) forecasting software from the Pardee Center is used to model and provide a forecast for water supply and demand out to 2035 for the agriculture, industrial and municipal sectors.
New interpretation of apostasy needed for modern times, says Muslim scholar (9/28/14)
Professor Dr Nader Hashemi said for the mainstream interpretation of Islam, apostasy was considered to be a severe offence and punishable by death.
Western countries more Islamic than Muslim-majority nations, says scholar (9/27/2014)
Director of the Centre for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, Professor Dr Nader Hashemi, went further to say that Canada was more Islamic than the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries.
Carnegie Awards $5 Million for Academic, International Policy Programs (9/26/2014)
Grant recipients include Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs("Launching a global hub for research and consultation on cyber policy"); Syracuse University'sMaxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs ("Creating a multi-institutional consortium and network of policy-relevant scholars"); Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy("Developing strategies for enhancing legitimacy in fragile states"); the University of Denver’sJosef Korbel School of International Studies ("Researching the peacebuilding role of non-violent, non-state actors"); and the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies("Targeting urgent international security issues through collaboration").
Anna and John Sie, DigitalGlobe’s Jeffrey Tarr honored at University of Denver Korbel Dinner (9/26/2014)
An appearance by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wasn’t the only highlight of the University of Denver’s annual Korbel Dinner; the event also included the presentation of two prestigious awards.
Groundbreaking ceremony celebrates new building for Josef Korbel School (9/24/2014)
The University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies began a new era Tuesday with the ceremonial groundbreaking on the Anna and John J. Sie International Relations Complex — a new campus building made possible by a $17 million donation from the Anna and John J. Sie Foundation.
Your next NFL commissioner: DU alum Condoleezza Rice? (9/23/2014)
The National Football League is in a serious stew, as my DBJ colleague, Coach Heather Draper, reported over the weekend. Who ya gonna call? One name that's being bandied about is that of University of Denver alumna and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards $5 Million to Universities for Innovative Programs Linking Academia and Policy (9/23/2014)
The Corporation sought ideas with an emphasis on face-to-face interaction among practitioners, academics, and students. It also gave special consideration to university programs that take into account policymaking experience when hiring, and that are revising tenure and promotion rules to create incentives for faculty to participate in policy work. After external review, the Corporation selected APSIA members from five universities. Each will receive a grant of one million dollars over the course of two years.
- Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs: Launching a global hub for research and consultation on cyber policy.
- Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs: Creating a multi-institutional consortium and network of policy-relevant scholars.
- Tufts University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy: Developing strategies for enhancing legitimacy in fragile states.
- University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies: Researching the peacebuilding role of nonviolent, non-state actors.
Condoleezza Rice talks Broncos, NFL — and foreign policy — in Denver (9/22/2014)
In a far-reaching conversation Monday night that ranged from Russia to the Middle East to immigration reform, former U.S. Secretary of State and University of Denver graduate Condoleezza Rice also offered her opinion on matters of great local import: the Denver Broncos.
Emad Shahin on Egypt’s Failed Democratic Transition (9/18/2014)
Denver University Center for Middle East Studies Associate Director sits down with renowned Egyptian political Scientist Emad Shahin, now a Visiting Professor of Political Science at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, to discuss Egypt’s failed democratic transition and the reassertion of militarism and dictatorship.
A suggestion for the House Benghazi committee: Let’s talk about private military contractors (9/17/2014)
As for the private security contractors who served the CIA in Benghazi, and whose comrades continue to serve in clandestine roles in an unknown number of other locations, “Nobody keeps track of them on a global basis,” said Deborah Avant, director of the Sié Center for International Security and Diplomacy at the University of Denver, which monitors private security contractors.
Condoleezza Rice to speak at University of Denver event (9/3/2014)
DENVER - Dr. Condoleezza Rice will be the keynote at this year's Josef Korbel School of International Studies Korbel Dinner on Monday, Sept. 22.
Humala's Right Hand Turn in Peru - Analysis (9/3/2014)
Article by Lecturer Lynn Holland
August 2014
US Journalist Held in Syria Freed (8/25/14)
Jonathan Adelman, [professor] at the University of Denver's Korbel School of International Studies, said there are a couple of ways the Curtis release is tied to the August 19 video of Foley's execution.
Becoming an U.S. Foreign Service Officer (8/15/2014)
After spending a few weeks home in the Greater New York City area, Luna will begin his graduate studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver on Sept. 1, where he will pursue a master's in international security.
July 2014
Nader Hashemi on Fethullah Gulen and Hizmet (aka the Gulen Movement)(Part I) (7/8/2014)
Video: http://youtu.be/vYITtao9Mjg
US did not try to stop the repression in the 1970s (7/27/2014)
Thirty five years ago, professor Tom Farer, as a member of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC), arrived in the country to report the crimes that the last Argentine dictatorship was perpetrating. Now he visited Buenos Aires City to deliver a lecture at the Di Tella University and he met the Herald at the hotel where he was staying.
The Meaning of July Fourth (7/3/2014)
We commemorate the upcoming 4th of July weekend with a discussion on what American Independence Day means to different people in this country. You will hear a passage from Frederick Douglass’ “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” interpreted by actor, narrator, writer, and social commentator Keith Snipes, and then Keith is joined on the panel by: Dr. Alan Gilbert, John Evans Professor in the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and author of Black Patriots and Loyalists
June 2014
Vincent Harding Remembered (6/24/2014)
Article by Professor Alan Gilbert
Colombia Calls a Draw in the War on Drugs (6/13/2014)
Op-Ed by Assistant Professor Oliver Kaplan
Rape survivor flees civil war in Myanmar (6/12/2014)
Includes interview with Assistant Professor Oliver Kaplan
Remembering Some History About Jews and Palestinians (6/12/2014)
Op-Ed by Professor Jonathan Adelman
Don't Confuse Me With the Facts: Costs of Lethal Autonomous Weapons (6/11/2014)
Blog post by Lecturer Heather Roff Perkins
Students reflect on the Tiananmen Square crackdown on 25th anniversary (6/10/2014)
On his recent trip to Beijing, Suisheng Zhao, a professor of Chinese politics at the University of Denver, says he asked about 10 Chinese students and adults about the crackdown in an informal survey. To his surprise, he says most were well aware of the events of June 4. But the younger generation, he says, seemed to care very little about it. Zhao adds that students in China today are generally not politically active, and instead are more concerned with economic welfare.
DU wins Defense Department grant to predict the sociopolitical future (6/10/2014)
What if it were possible to predict the next Arab Spring? The next Ukrainian revolution? Researchers at the Pardee Center for International Futures in the School of International Studies at the University of Denver might be able to do just that in several years.
How 'rogue' is China's aid? (6/10/2014)
Op-Ed by Assistant Professor Cullen Hendrix and Marcus Nolan
Weak authoritarian regimes suggest the post-cold war era is over (6/9/2014)
Op-Ed by Professor Jonathan Adelman
Colorado's African immigrants step up politically on Neguse candidacy (6/3/2014)
Political activity among African immigrants is a new but strong trend, said Peter Van Arsdale, a cultural anthropologist and author who directs the African Initiative at the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies.
For Many Of China's Youth, June 4 May As Well Be Just Another Day (6/1/2014)
"That's the only value shared by the government and its critics after Tiananmen Square," says Suisheng Zhao, a professor at the University of Denver, director of its Center for China-U.S. Cooperation and author of a book on modern Chinese nationalism.