Martel Scholars

Martel Scholar Presentations 2015

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Martel Scholar Presentations 2015 Oct 23

In memory of Fletcher Professor William Martel,
this past summer the Institute for Global Leadership supported seven students in their research and internships. On Thursday October 22, 2015 the scholars presented their work: 

Rizwan Ladha - Causes of nuclear proliferation amongst US allies during the Cold War - Research, U.S.

Robert Helbig - Brazil-NATO Relations, part of a capstone that includes several case studies for NATO’s potential global partnerships - Research, Brazil

Ameya Naik, Security Sector Reform (SSR) Unit, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) - Internship, U.S.

Sarah Golkar-Moghaddan, Using the Trans-Siberian railroad to study current political, cultural, and environmental resource factors affecting Sino-Russian foreign relations (research, Russia/China)

Aneliese Bernard, The impacts of security sector reform and counterterrorism operations in the Sahel states on marginalized populations - Research, Senegal

Sep 30

Insights into Identity by Samantha Karlin

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Two months later, I don’t know how much closer I am to an answer.

Sep 29

Briefing the UN Security Council on Security Sector Reform by Ameya Naik

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Officially, I completed my internship with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the UN on 14 August. I was back in on Monday the 17th, though, because I happened to be there in what had become the busiest time of the year.

Sep 23

International Relations As Seen From The Trans-Siberian Railway by Sarah Golkar

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After a tedious 30-minute negotiation across plexiglass, my stern-faced train ticket seller cracked the slightest smile when she finally handed me four tickets permitting passage 5,771 miles across the belly of Russia.

Sep 15

SUMMER INTERNSHIP CLOSE OUT MEMO by Andrew Koch

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This summer I had the pleasure of working in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy’s (OUSD-P) Middle East Division from 18 May to 28 August.

Aug 09

National Security Policy Making: The Players by Andrew Koch

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This summer I’ve been working as an intern for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Aug 05

INSTITUTION-BUILDING FOR HUMAN SECURITY: Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform at the United Nations by Ameya Naik

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This summer, I’m interning with the United Nations, in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). This blog was meant to mark the halfway mark of this 12-week internship; some unexpected housing hassles have pushed it to the end of Week Seven instead.

Jul 20

Exploring Sino-Russian Relations by Sarah Golkar

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When I tell new acquaintances in Moscow that I’m taking the Trans-Siberian Railway to Beijing this summer, with few exceptions, I receive a contorted facial expression followed by a line of questioning whose subtext contains a thinly veiled accusation that I’ve completely lost my mind.

Jul 14

INSTITUTION-BUILDING FOR HUMAN SECURITY: Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform at the UN by Ameya Naik

by tuftsigl

This summer, I’m interning with the United Nations, in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). This blog was meant to mark the halfway mark of this 12-week internship; some unexpected housing hassles have pushed it to the end of Week Seven instead.

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