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MEDIA ACTIVITY 2008
Below is a summary of media activity in 2008. Media activity for 2000-2001 and 2003 -2004, 2004-2005, and 2007 is also available. Extensive outreach efforts ensure a wide audience for the Institute's policy analysis. The numerous books and articles on national and international affairs written by the Institute's senior fellows and professional staff and the ideas presented in World Policy Journal are often quoted in coverage of American foreign policy issues. Journal Editor David Andelman and the senior fellows are regularly asked to share their views on a wide range of policy issues. Articles, op-eds, and book reviews published in a wide array of newspapers, magazines, and journals, and commentary featured in the electronic media provide broad exposure for WPI policy recommendations. Public
Forums PUBLIC FORUMS Stephanie Elizondo Griest will continue her book tour over the summer to promote her new book Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines. She will be in New York on October 8, 2008. Kim Taipale will discuss "The Impact of Globalization on Cybersecurity," at the Third Annual Global Creative Leadership Summit in New York from September 21-23, 2008. Claudia Dreifus will be teaching "Magazine Writing With: An International Dateline" at Columbia University's School of International and Policy Affairs this fall. Kim Taipale to participate in Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing: Implications for Social Interaction, Governance and Money, Seventeenth Annual Aspen Institute Roundtable on Information Technology (Jul. 29-Aug.1). Karl Meyer will be speaking about his book “Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East,”on September 9, 2008 at the Bryant Library in Rosyln, NY Karl Meyer promoted his book Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East, at The Westport Public Library in Connecticut on June 25, 2008. David Andelman appeared as a keynote speaker at the Appleseed Gala on June 19, 2008. Kim Taipale presented Key Cyberspace Policy Issues, Security Policy and Crisis Management Program, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Washington, DC, June 20, 2008. Ian Bremmer spoke at the CFO Day – Annual Conference for Financial Exchange, June 11-12, 2008. Eric Alterman spoke discussion on The Ideological Crossroads: Will Americans Choose Liberalism, Conservatism, or Something Different in 2008, at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, on June 16, 2008. Karl Meyer appeared on Lanigan & Malone Morning Show on WMJI on June 10, 2008 promoting his new book Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East. Stephanie Elizondo Griest presented her "Traveling Sola: Tips for Wandering Women" at a workshop at the Women Leaders 2008: A Symposium for Women in University Settings sponsored by the Center for Gender Equity at the University of California, San Francisco June 5-6, 2008. Belinda Cooper participated in a two-week National Security Law Institute for law professors and practitioners at the Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, VA, from June 1-June 13. On May 23, 2008, Mira Kamdar was interviewed by Daniel Flitton, Diplomatic Editor, The Age, Melbourne, Australia. Mira Kamdar was interviewed on April 22, 2008 for documentary film “Inde 2025” on India in 2025 broadcast on ARTE in France. Belinda Cooper spoke in early April to students and faculty at Mercer Law School in Macon, Georgia about US detention and torture policy, particularly at Guantanamo Bay. Karl Meyer promoted his book Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East, at The Westport Public Library in Connecticut on June 25, 2008. Kim Taipale presented Key Cyberspace Policy Issues, Security Policy and Crisis Management Program, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Washington, DC, June 20, 2008. Stephanie Elizondo Griest taught an "All About Me" Memoir Writing Workshop at El Tigre Art Camp for Sarita Elementary School at Texas ATM University at Kingsville on June 19, 2008 in Kingsville TX. Ian Bremmer spoke at the CFO Day – Annual Conference for Financial Exchange, June 11-12, 2008. Peter Kaufman was a keynote speaker at the Economies of the Commons Conference in Amsterdam, June 2008. His address is titled “Intelligent Television - The Economics of Film and Video Distribution in the Digital Age” Karl Meyer appeared on Lanigan & Malone Morning Show on WMJI on June 10, 2008 promoting his new book Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East. On June 10, 2008, David Andelman, Ben Pauker, and Shaun Randol (among others) participated in a discussion with Chinese journalist Deng Yuwen, in collaboration with the State Department’s Visiting Leadership Program. Swadesh M. Rana participated in panel discussion on Deweaponization and Civil Society at the Annual Conference of the Academic Council of the UN System in Bonn, Germany, on June 6, 2008. Stephanie Elizondo Griest presented her "Traveling Sola: Tips for Wandering Women" workshop at the Women Leaders 2008: A Symposium for Women in University Settings sponsored by the Center for Gender Equity at the University of California, San Francisco June 5-6, 2008. David Rieff spoke at the Sydney (Australia) Writers Festival in May. Kim Taipale presented A Framework for Global Cybersecurity Policy, PTCP, New York, May 15, 2008. The transcript to Silvana Paternostro's discussion at the Zócalo in Los Angeles on March 11, 2008, is now available here. Mira Kamdar took part in a number of events at the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre, Melbourne, May 20-23, 2008, including: --- Live interview with Sen Lam, Presenter, ABC Radio Australia Connect Asia. Topic: The cyclone devastation in Burma has again highlighted the junta's lack of concern for their people. Why are countries like India, with its close relationship with Rangoon, silent on the matter? Also, India's agricultural policies under Finance minister Chidambaram. --- Private luncheon at Pricewaterhouse Coopers The impact of India’s rise on the Asia Pacific Region - economic, climate change & security. --- Seminar/presentation at ANU, followed by discussion. Topic: The Environmental Threat to India's Future. --- Roundtable with Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT). --- Meeting at Deakin University with academics with a keen India interest --- Panel Discussion Luncheon with Neville Roach. Moderated by Professor Sally Walker, Vice Chancellor, Deakin University. --- Interview with Daniel Flitton, Diplomatic Editor, The Age. David Rieff spoke at the Sydney (Australia) Writers Festival in May 2008. On May 15, 2008, David Reiff will participate in a panel discussion, “From Ethiopia To Chechnya: Reflections on Humanitarian Action,” a Doctors Without Borders public event, New York City. Mira Kamdar will provide comments at discussion with author Michael Klare, “Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy,” May 13, 2008 at Demos. Todd Lester held the Dakar Action Lab at the Dak’Art Biennale in Dakar, Senegal from May 9-June 9, 2008. On May 9, 2008, Claudia Dreifus moderated the panel, “Science & Technology, the 2008 Election and Beyond,” at the American Association for the Advance of Science (AAAS) 2008 Forum in Washington, D.C. Michele Wucker spoke on a panel following a special screening of Beyond Borders, at the Tribeca Film Festival, May 1, 2008. Claudia Dreifus moderated an election debate between Thomas Kalil, Science and Technology advisor to Hillary Clinton and Alec Ross, who holds the same position with the Barack Obama campaign at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston. Mira Kamdar spoke on India's Agricultural Crisis and the Global Food Emergency, at Columbia on April 23, 2008. Belinda Cooper spoke, in early April, to students and faculty at Mercer Law School in Macon, Georgia about US detention and torture policy, particularly at Guantanamo Bay. Alon Ben-Meir spoke at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs with European Union Ambassador John Bruton, April 16, 2008. Silvana Paternostro spoke at El Instituto Cervantes de Nueva York / Instituto Cervantes New York on March 28, 2008.
Swadesh Rana advised Pathways to Peace and the Barka Foundation in developing a pilot project on grass root action in Burkina Faso on Millennium Development Goals. March 21, 2008.
Swadesh Rana spoke at the UN/ DPI briefing on "The changing face of wars and the UN Security Council" to a group of visiting students from Soka University. March 20, 2008.
Mira Kamdar moderated a discussion with South Asian professional women at the South Asian Women's Leadership Forum at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York, March 15, 2008.
Swadesh Rana participated in a teleconference on "Tools of Advocacy for Civil Society" with the Heads of Regional UN Information Centers in Brussels and Mexico, on March 13, 2008. On March 11, 2008, Silvana Paternostro visited Zócalo at The Actors’ Gang on to speak about her new book and Colombian politics. Swadesh Rana introduced "Deweaponization and Civil Society" to the Panel discussion by the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) at the United Nations. March 3, 2008. Mira Kamdar attended a lecture on Planet India, at Brown University, Providence, RI, on February 28, 2008. It was sponsored by SASA, South Asian Students Association. On February 26, 2008, Mira Kamdar gave a lecture on Planet India, Center for India Studies with the Wang Center, SUNY Stony Brook. Mira Kamdar was a keynote speaker, at the Annual Conference, Association of International Education Administrators, J.W. Marriott, Washington, D.C., on February 20, 2008. Mira Kamdar attended a reading, Olsson’s Bookstore, Washington, D.C. Co-sponsored by SAJA on February 20, 2008. Ian Bremmer spoke to Citigroup clients about geopolitical risks in Florida in mid-February. Mira Kamdar attended a speech on February 19, 2008 on “A Ticking Time Bomb: How Long will Asia’s Poor Wait for Trickle Down?” with Tion Kwa and Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice President, Asian Development Bank. Asia Society D.C. and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace A private reception for Mira Kamdar's Planet India paperback launch, on February 19, 2008 at the home of Mahinder and Sharad Tak, Bethesda, MD Claudia Dreifus, moderated a debate between Alec Ross, Barack Obama's science adviser and senior vice president of the non-profit One Economy Corporation, and Thomas Kalil, Hillary Clinton's adviser and special assistant to the chancellor for science and technology at the University of California at Berkeley. February 18, 2008. Another story can be found here. Sherle R. Schwenninger spoke at Lake Superior College on February 13, 2008 about American foreign policy and the impact of China and India on the world economy. Peter Kaufman participated in a discussion for the Archivists Roundtable of Metropolitan New York (ART) on February 7, 2008. The discussion was titled Preserving Your Moving Image and Sound Collections: An Overview of the Present with a View Toward the Future. Michele Wucker's book, Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola, was cited as a "notable" history by Michael Fitzpatrick in a February 7 article about two Dominican baseball players under fire after being videotaped at a Santo Domingo cockfight. On January 15, 2008 David Andelman gave a book discussion on A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today. TV AND RADIO IAN BREMMER won an award at Tulane University, Department of Political Science, Distinguished Young Alumnus, 2008. CLAUDIA DREIFUS attended and was part of the team covering the World Science Festival for the New York Times the World Science Festival in New York from May 28- June 1, 2008. DAVID A. ANDELMAN moderated the “Winning the Peace: The Marshall Plan and America’s Coming of Age as a Superpower” event with Nick Mills at the World Policy Institute, on June 17, 2008.
SWADESH M RANA
chaired
a Panel on "Deweaponization
and Civil Society” at Bonn on 6 June at the 2008 Annual
Conference of the Academic Council of UN System (ACUNS) hosted by
the German Ministry of Development. Irene Martinetti, Program
Director of the World federation of UN Associations, Achim Wennman,
Principal Investigator for the Small Arms Survey's forthcoming
report on "Global Burden of Violence" in the context of a Swiss led
multilateral Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development,
and Ifti Arman Rashid, Australian Leadership scholar at Monsah Asia
Institute in
Victoria led the discussions.
Sir Richard Jolly, Co-director of the UN's Intellectual History
Project, Subhash Birla, ACUNS Representative in Asia and Tsutomo
Kono, Advisor to the UN Committee on Disarmament participated. For
more information on the Panelists, outcome and follow-up contact
srana641@aol.com
Silvana Paternostro discussed War and Magic Realism in Colombia on May 19, 2008 to MaximsNews Network for the United Nations. Michele Wucker was interviewed on "Banking on the Bazaar: Special Report on Global Remittances," published in the 2Q 2008 issue of financial-i.com (UK) in May 2008.
Kim Taipale
appeared on "On
Point: Privacy in the Electronic Workplace", National Public
Radio (NPR) on July 3, 2008) (Windows Media mms://realserver.bu.edu:554/w/b/wbur/onpoint/2008/07/op_0703a.wma)
(RealAudio http://realserver.bu.edu:8080/ramgen/w/b/wbur/onpoint/2008/07/op_0703a.rm). Swadesh M. Rana was interviewed by the Voice Of America TV on 2 July on “Indo-Pak-Iranian" Gas Pipeline deal scheduled for high level tripatrite meeting in Tehran on 29 July 2008. Michele Wucker was interviewed by El Comercio (Ecuador) “El politico sin propuesta es el que se opone al inmigrante,” on June 11, 2008. Karl Meyer was featured on GalleyCat promoting Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East, on June 30, 2008. Eric Alterman discussed with Pepe Escobar on “Is Obama a conservative or a progressive realist?,” on June 30, 2008. The St. Petersburg Times interviewed Nina Khrushcheva about her latest book Imagining Nabokov, “Speak, Nabokov,” May 16, 2008. Nina Khrushcheva shared her thoughts on “Medvedev’s Russia,” for European Voice.com, May 8, 2008. Eric Alterman was spotlighted on “The Colbert Report,” March 31, 2008, to promote his latest book, Why We’re Liberals. Video here. David Rieff was featured on Public Radio International's "To the Best of Our Knowledge," discussing his mother's death and his book, Swimming in a Sea of Death: A Son's Memoir. Audio. Nina Khrushcheva was interviewed on “Russia Today’s “Russia Guest,” on March 1, 2008. On February 20, 2008 Mira Kamdar was interviewed by Le Figaro. On February 15, 2008 Michele Wucker spoke at the Seventh Annual International Women's Day Conference, "Women in Politics: Changing the Face of Power," at the Daniel Arts Center Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. For more information: www.simons-rock.edu. Mira Kamdar was interviewed in “Le Livre du Jour,” France Info Radio on February 7, 2008. Mira Kamdar was interviewed for Outlook (India) on January 28, 2008, for the article, “Out Here The Nano is a No-No.”
Masaru Tamamoto spoke about "Japan's Politics of Cultural Shame" at an East Asian Institute Lecture at the University of Cambridge, January 28, 2008.
“The Prophet of Post-Communism: Vladimir Nabokov and Russian Politics,” was the title of Nina Khrushcheva's lecture at the Kennan Institute, Washington DC, scheduled for January 28, 2008.
Mira Kamdar provided a quote for a story on French President Sarkozy for NDTV.com, called “Sarkozy, Bruni Target of French Humor,” January 23, 2008.
Masaru Tamamoto delivered the Alumni and Friends Lecture on "Japan and the World: Perspectives of a Changing Country" on January 22, 2008 at the MCI Management Center Innbruck, Austria University of Applied Sciences.
Nina Khrushcheva was featured in Canada’s National Post for the article, “When Nina Khrushcheva Lists Russian Despots, She Doesn’t Omit Her Grandfather,” on January 19, 2008.
A US News and World Report article, “Rising Anti-Americanism in Russia,” cited Nina Khrushcheva, on January 18, 2008.
Ian Bremmer was the Keynote speaker at the Major Business Forum, 2008 in the Grand Cayman on January 17, 2008.
“On Why Russians Love a Strong Man,” was the title of The Agenda with Steve Paikin’s television appearance by Nina Khrushcheva, January 11, 2008. Video here.
Silvana Paternostro interviewed Francisco Goldman on Bombsite.com, January 2008. A half-hour interview with Michele Wucker on the radio show "Dialogo de dos Pueblos" was broadcast December 16, 2007 and January 27, 2008, via Canal de Noticias (CdN) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, OP-ED PIECES , CITATIONS, AND NEWSWIRES Karl Meyer wrote “How To Loose Iraq”, for Newsweek due out on July 7-14, 2008. Claudia Dreifus wrote for The New York Times, “Biologist Teaches the Nation’s Judges About Genetics” on July 1, 2008. Ian Bremmer was quoted in "Inside the Oil Markets" by CNBC on July 1, 2008. David Andelman wrote for The Huffington Times “Swiss Bear Arms … At a Medieval Wedding,” on June 30, 2008. Eric Alterman wrote for CBS News, “Obama Vs. The Smart Guys (And Dumb Wars),” on June 29, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir wrote for Turkish Daily News, “Israel's peace offensive: Will it work?,” June 28, 2008. Turkish Weekly (Turkey) quoted Alon Ben-Meir in “Professor Dr. Alon Ben Meir’s Visit to ISRO,” on June 27, 2008.Alon Ben-Meir was quoted in Today’s Zaman newspaper (Turkey) “Turkey has golden opportunity to build Mideast peace,” on June 27, 2008. Ian Bremmer wrote “In Cyberspace, China’s People Find Their Voice” for Real Clear Politics on June 25, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir wrote on “Israel’s Peace Offensive” for the Turkish Daily News on June 24. 2008. Nina Khrushcheva was quoted in “Russia Risks Armed Clash in Abkhazia to Stop Georgia NATO Bid” by Bloomberg on June 24, 2008. David Andelman wrote on the topic of “Iraq According to Its Sheikhs” on June 24, 2008 for The Huffington Post. David Rieff’s book Swimming in a Sea of Death was reviewed by the London Daily Telegraph, June 21, 2008. Eric Alterman wrote “The Real McCain” for the Los Angeles Times on June 20, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir wrote “Israel’s Peace Offensive” for his website on June 20, 2008. Alan Wolfe wrote "How Revolt Ricocheted to the Right,” for The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 20, 2008. Karl Meyer wrote “Another Bad Deal for Baghdad” in The New York Times, June 17, 2008. Claudie Dreifus wrote in The New York Times, “A Conversation with Manil Suri: Professor Finds the Art in Both Numbers and Letters,” June 17, 2008. “Beijing’s Risky Games,” written by Ian Bremmer in The Analyst, (Toronto CFA Society). June 2008. A review of V.S. Naipaul’s new book A Writer’s People, was written by David Rieff, The New York Times, June 8, 2008. Nina Khrushcheva wrote “Conservative Comrades” which explores the close friendship of William F. Buckley and Vladimir Nabokov and the unlikely ideological bridge that connected them, for Russia! magazine, June 6, 2008. Ian Bremmer wrote “Imagining a McCain or Obama Presidency,” RealClearPolitics, June 4, 2008. Mira Kamdar posted “The Threat of Global Food Shortages,” On Line Opinion, June 4, 2008. Ian Bremmer wrote “The Return of State Capitalism,” Survival. vol. 50, no. 3, June 2008 Alon Ben-Meir commented on the “International Meeting on Question of Palestine Holds Session on Road Map Commitments,” ReliefWeb, June 3, 2008. David Rieff wrote "Why I Had to Lie to My Dying Mum," The Independent (Ireland), June 1, 2008. Mira Kamdar was quoted in Bloomberg.com, “Indian Business Plans to Use Expatriates as Nuclear Lobbyists,” June 1, 2008. The New York Times Magazine published "Humanitarian Vanities," by David Rieff on June 1, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir wrote "Toward Israeli-Syrian Peace," Turkish Weekly Opinion, May 28, 2008. Mira Kamdar was quoted in “India’s Democracy has Many Voices,” News Blaze (California), May 22, 2008. National Post (Toronto) quoted Karl Meyer in “Have Gun, will Shovel,” May 22, 2008. Eric Alterman contributed "Where Does American Liberalism Stand Today?" in Talking Points Memo Book Club, May 19, 2008, and the rebuttal to critics, "The Liberal-Libertarian Divide," May 21, 2008. David Rieff wrote "Save us from the Rescuers," Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2008. "How One Region has Gone from Breadbasket to Food Crisis," was written by Mira Kamdar for Alternet.org on May 15, 2008. "The Tehran-Berlin Axis," was translated by Belinda Cooper for the Wall Street Journal Europe, May 15, 2008. Claudia Dreifus wrote "A Surgeon's Path from Migrant Fields to Operating Room," The New York Times, May 13, 2008. Jim Nolt published, “Counterproductive Olympic Protests” for Foreign Policy in Focus, May 13, 2008. “Anniversary Should be Turning Point,” by Alon Ben-Meir can be read in the Arab American News, May 9, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir, “Sixty and Beyond,” Israel Policy Forum, May 6, 2008. For the Talking Points Memo Book Club, David Rieff wrote “Not the World I See,” a discussion on Fareed Zarakaria’s latest book, May 5, 2008. MSNBC and other news organizations shared Stephanie Elizondo Griest's ideas for “Fabulous Mother’s Day Getaways,” May 7, 2008. Mira Kamdar wrote Birmanie, le double dilemme (Burma's double dilemma) (in French) for Le Monde Diplomatique, May 6, 2008. For YNet News, Alon Ben-Meir published “Time for National Turning Point,” May 5, 2008. Eric Alterman penned “ABC's Mickey Mouse Media," for Alternet, May 1, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir wrote “Sixty and Beyond,” on April 30, 2008. Claudia Dreifus wrote "A Genetic Engineer Sees a Bright Future, Cautiously," for the New York Times, April 29, 2008. Claudia Dreifus published “The Smiling Professor,” for the New York Times, April 22, 2008. Ian Bremmer wrote, “Africa’s Frontier Markets,” for the Daily Times (Pakistan), April 17, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir was quoted in Russian daily Kommersant in an article on the latest democracy conference in Doha, “Russia Missing in Qatar,” April 17, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir was also quoted in “Arab Media Biased Against Israel: Expert,” for the Peninsula (Qatar), April 15, 2008. Eric Alterman co-authored, "The Media (Finally) Talk about Torture," for the Center for American Progress, April 17, 2008. Patrick Radden-Keefe filed a three-part series, “China’s Great Migration,” for Slate.com, April 9-11, 2008. Eric Alterman penned, “Out of Print,” for The New Yorker. March 31, 2008. He was interviewed on his book tour by The Oregonian, "Author Brings his Book Praising Liberalism to Portland," March 21, 2008; and by Seattlest.com, March 28, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir wrote “Caught in a Vicious Cycle of Violence,” Middle East Online, March 21, 2008. Mira Kamdar was quoted in the Businesweek article on March 21, 2008, titled, “From South Asia to iTunes.” The March 20, 2008 issue of The New York Review of Books published The Specter Haunting Old Age by Jeff Madrick. Eric Alterman co-authored, "Think Again: Why We're Liberals; The Polls Speak," for the Center for American Progress, March 20, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir wrote "Peace Initiative is in Trouble," for Jewish Light, March 19, 2008. Claudia Dreifus published "A Conversation with Dr. Terri Brentnall: One Gene Closer to Understanding Pancreatic Cancer," The New York Times, March 18, 2008. David Rieff wrote a book review, "The Wrong War," for The New York Times, March 16, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir wrote "Ceasefire? Why?," for Middle East Times, March 12, 2008. Alon Ben-Meir wrote for his website "The Languishing Initiative," on March 4, 2008. Belinda Cooper was cited in Jerusalem Post, “Overcry over ‘anti-Semite’ at German gov’t agency,” on March 2, 2008. Ian Bremmer wrote “Invasive Procedures” on February 29, 2008 for The National Interest. Voice of America cited Karl Meyer in "Central Asia Faces Economic Challenges," on February 28, 2008. Karl Meyer was cited in Voice of America's "Central Asia Faces Political Challenges," on February 22, 2008. Ian Bremmer wrote "Adios Comondante: How did Fidel Castro Stay in Power for So Long?" for Slate on February 19, 2008. "Latin America's Resilient Housing Market," Daily Times (Pakistan), February 13, 2008, written by Michele Wucker. Claudia Dreifus, wrote in The New York Times, “When Grizzlies Ruin Eden, Moose Take to the Road,” on February 12, 2008. Mira Kamdar was featured in an article for the Indian website Tehelka called, “Will Wall Street’s Flu Make India Sneeze?” on February 8, 2008. On February 6, 2008, Mira Kamdar moderated Tarun Khanna book launch event at The Asia Society in New York. "Defusing Tension with Iran While Promoting Regional Stability", an article by Alon Ben-Meir appeared in The Journal of Turkish Weekly on February 1, 2008. “A Bollywood Bride for Sarkozy?” by Mira Kamdar appeared in The Journal of Turkish Weekly, January 30, 2008.
Ian Bremmer authored “Impressions from Davos,” for National Interest online on January 29, 2008 and blogged from Davos for ft.com.
Mira Kamdar provided a quote for a story on French President Sarkozy for NDTV.com, called “Sarkozy, Bruni Target of French Humor,” January 23, 2008.
Nina Khrushcheva was featured in Canada’s National Post in the article, “When Nina Khrushcheva Lists Russian Despots, She Doesn’t Omit Her Grandfather,” on January 19, 2008.
“N.H. Upset Shows Media Focus Should be on Issues,” by Eric Alterman in Newsday.com. January 13, 2008.
"It Costs Just $2,500. It’s Cute as a Bug. And it Could Mean Global Disaster,” by Mira Kamdar appeared in the Sunday edition of The Washington Post, January 13, 2008.
Sherle Schwenninger was cited in the January 12, 2008 Las Vegas Sun article, “Fix the Economy, but How?”.
Ian Cuthbertson and Belinda Cooper were cited in “The Fog of War Crimes,” an article penned by former WPI Project Leader Frida Berrigan for ZNet, January 8, 2008.
For The New York Times Claudia Dreifus wrote: “In Professor’s Model, Diversity = Productivity,” on January 8, 2008.
Ian Bremmer announced Eurasia Group’s annual list of Top Risks on January 7, 2008.
The Oregonian published Claudia Dreifus’ article, “Ambassador for big cats presses for big reserves,” on January 2, 2008.
Nina Khrushcheva was cited in The New York Times, “Rubles are a Girl’s Best Friend,” December 9, 2007.
Mira Kamdar's Planet India was included in The Nation's 2007 list of best books on Asia.
MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS Shaun Randol published “How to Approach the Elephant: China’s Perception toward India for the 21st Century,” in Asian Affairs, Vol. 34, no. 4 (Winter 2008). For The New Yorker, Patrick Radden-Keefe wrote “State Secrets,” April 28, 2008. Mira Kamdar’s book Planet India was reviewed in The Complete Indian American Magazine, on February 28, 2008. Stephanie Elizondo Griest wrote "A Melting Pot or a Salad Bowl?," for Divine Caroline, on February 13, 2008. Kim Taipale contributed to CQ Politics article, “Consequences Mostly Unclear for Expiration of Temporary Surveillance Law,” on February 12, 2008. Stephanie Elizondo Griest wrote "A Night on the Navajo Nation Reserve," for Divine Caroline on February 8, 2008.
BOOK REVIEWS Alan Wolfe wrote, “Hedonic Man: The New Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness,” a review of Happiness: A Revolution in Economics by Bruno S. Frey and Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely, The New Republic on July 9, 2008. Karl Meyer’s new book, “KingMakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East”, was reviewed by the Washington Post on July 6, 2008. Nina Khrushcheva’s book “Imagining Nabokov: Russia Between Art and Politics”, was reviewed in the Yale Press on July 3, 2008. Mira Kamdar’s book Planet India was reviewed by The Malaysia Star (Malaysia) on June 21, 2008. David Rieff’s new book Swimming in a Sea of Death was reviewed in Guardian, May 31, 2008; Times (UK), May 24, 2008. David Rieff’s book Swimming in a Sea of Death: A Son's Memoir, was reviewed in The Washington Post on February 24, 2008. Nina Khrushcheva’s book Imagining Nabokov: Russia Between Art and Politics, was reviewed in The Economist, on February 16, 2008. David Rieff’s book Swimming in a Sea of Death: A Son's Memoir, was reviewed on Salon.com on February 13, 2008 David Rieff’s book Swimming in a Sea of Death: A Son's Memoir, was reviewed in The Philadelphia Inquirer on February 3, 2008. David Rieff’s book Swimming in a Sea of Death: A Son's Memoir, was reviewed in The New York Times on January 29, 2008 Canada’s National Post reviewed Nina Khrushcheva’s new book, Imagining Nabokov, on January 19, 2008. David Rieff’s book Swimming in a Sea of Death: A Son's Memoir, was reviewed in The San Francisco Chronicle on January 11, 2008. David Rieff’s book Swimming in a Sea of Death: A Son's Memoir, was reviewed in Powell's Books on January 9, 2008 and on January 6, 2008 by The Los Angeles Times. BOOKS AND CHAPTERS Martin Walker’s new book Bruno, Chief of Police was published in England in May 2008 and it is due to be released in the US in January 2009. Stephanie Elizondo Griest’s new book Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines (August 2008), will be featured in Las Comadres', the national Latina organization, new book club. Ian Bremmer, coeditor of Managing Strategic Surprise: Lessons from Risk Management and Risk Assessment, (edited with Paul Bracken and David Gordon), (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, July 2008). On June 9, 2008, W.W. Norton will publish Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East, by World Policy Journal editor Karl Meyer and co-author Shareen Blair Brysac. Kingmakers tells the story of how the modern Middle East came to be, told through the lives of the Britons and Americans who shaped it. The narrative is character driven (from Lawrence of Arabia to Paul Wolfowitz and many more in between), whose aim is to restore to life the colorful figures who for good or ill gave us the Middle East in which Americans are enmeshed today.
WPI Senior Fellow Eric Alterman’s new book, Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America, will be published by Viking in March 2008.
The French edition of Mira Kamdar's new book was published in January 2008 as Planet India: L'Ascension turbulente d'un géant démocratique (Actes Sud; translator Andre Levin). The U.S. paperback edition, following the February 2007 hardcover, will be published February 19, 2008, with a new subtitle as Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World. Purchase a copy at Amazon here.
PROJECT REPORTS The Arms Trade Project released a major report, entitled “US Weapons at War 2005: Promoting Freedom or Fueling Conflict?” Press coverage of the report included: Ann Scott Tyson and Robin Wright, “Crackdown Muddies US-Uzbek Relations,” Washington Post, June 4, 2005; “U.S. Arms Potential Enemies for War on Terror,” Pitt News, June 2, 2005; Leslie Wayne, “U.S. Has Loosened Rules for Arms Sales, Study Says,” New York Times, May 27, 2005; Linda Gasparello, “Guns and Votes, The Bush Contradiction,” Defense Today, May 27, 2005; Martin Sieff, “US Arms Sales Go to Dictators,” United Press International, May 25, 2005. Swadesh M Rana was elected vice-chair of the NGO/ DPI Executive Committee on June 12 for 2008-2010 beginning September. The NGO/ DPI Executive Committee represents over 1800 NGO's affiliated world wide with the United Nations Department of Public Information. WPI Senior Fellow Stephanie Elizondo Griest, an intrepid journalist who seamlessly weaves reportage and memoir, has won the 2007 Richard J. Margolis Award. The Richard J. Margolis Award is given annually to a promising nonfiction writer whose work combines warmth, humor, wisdom and concern with social justice. The award was established in honor of Richard J. Margolis, a journalist, essayist and poet who gave eloquent voice to the hardships of the rural poor, migrant farm workers, the elderly, Native Americans and others who are seldom heard. He was also the author of a number of books for children. The 2007 award is accompanied by a $5,000 honorarium and a one-month residency at Blue Mountain Center (Blue Mountain, New York), the award's sponsor. In 2008, Atria/Simon & Schuster will publish Griest's Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines, which chronicles her journey to her mother's native Mexico. There she investigates the murder of a prominent gay activist, sneaks into prison to meet with resistance fighters, rallies with rebels in Oaxaca, and interviews scores of migrant workers and the families they were forced to leave behind. Earlier adventures inspired Griest's 2004 memoir Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana (Villard/Random House) and the guidebook 100 Places Every Woman Should Go (Travelers' Tales, 2007). Griest is currently at work on a fourth work of non-fiction, The Book of Silence, which will examine the many manifestations of silence, from a religious "vow of silence" to censorship; from a reverent "moment of silence" to solitary confinement; from "silent treatment" to deafness. For more on the Margolis Award, visit www.margolis.com/award.
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