NBC NEWS 07/13/16 By Amanda Sakuma If Donald Trump were to follow through on his immigration and counterterrorism plans in full, foreign policy experts predict that the presumptive Republican nominee would block out more than a third of the globe — easily including major United States allies. Combining Trump’s proposal […]
CALIFORNIA HEALTH REPORT 06/27/16 By Robin Urevich Climate change is global, but local governments are the first line of defense against carbon emissions and their effects. The United Nations Environment Program reports that 75 percent of the world’s carbon emissions come from urban areas. Now, more and more cities and […]
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER 06/17/16 By Edward Pentin Participants at a summit at the Vatican looked to build an international effort to eradicate the global scourge that has more than 40 million victims. VATICAN CITY — Lawyer Yonette Buchanan recounted a common way criminals groom young girls for trafficking. An adult […]
JOURNAL NEWS 04/22/16 By Nancy Cutler Spectra Energy’s Algonquin pipeline expansion, which passes through Buchanan and near the nuclear power plant there, has raised concerns and won support The Algonquin natural gas pipeline expansion project that passes through four states — and right by Indian Point nuclear power plant in […]
ROLLING STONE 04/18/16 di CHIARA GALEAZZI Una giornata nella Santa Sede insieme al candidato delle primarie degli Stati Uniti che sta macinando consensi, tra pappagallini, Rocco Buttiglione e il Papa che per tre volte prende le distanze L’8 aprile 2016 è stata pubblicata la notizia di una visita programmata il […]
ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT 11/05/15 By Sebastian Laguna Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Arizona’s representative from its 3rd Congressional District, has been working on several issues in Congress over the past weeks and has been outspoken on current events happening in Arizona. One of the main areas where Grijalva has focused his […]
Fourth Estate 09/24/15 By Melissa Moore An official delegation consisting of several Mason representatives is headed to Paris at the end of November to attend the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COPs) at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). The delegation traveling to the […]
USIP Summer 2015 By Katherine Wood In each Newsletter, the Peace Arena offers a space for discussion between scholars and practitioners as they comment on a selected quote. This Summer we feature an exchange between: Dr. Arthur Romano, Assistant Professor, School for Conflict Resolution and Analysis, George Mason University, and […]
EMU NEWS 08/21/15 AUGUSTA FREE PRESS 08/30/15 By Kara Lofton One of the reasons most of the world has heard about July’s climate change summit at the Vatican is because Eastern Mennonite University alumnus Michael Shank, MA ’05 (conflict transformation), was the media consultant for the event. Shank managed press […]
GMU NEWS 08/19/15 By Buzz McClain Michael Shank has joined an informal White House working group studying how local governments across the country communicate and address climate change in their regions. Shank is a member of the adjunct faculty and a board member of George Mason University’s School for Conflict […]