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Firsthand Lessons
Conflict Management Fieldwork
VOLUME 23, NUMBER 10
Armed with an extensive foreign policy portfolio and a hawkish worldview, Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton is positioning herself as the dependable choice to steer America through a dangerously unpredictable time. / PAGE 6
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Trump Plays Off Immigration Fears In Unorthodox Bid Donald Trump catapulted to the national stage last year on a platform driven by one major foreign policy issue: immigration. Since then, the GOP presidential nominee has kept the topic at the forefront of his campaign, although his specific policies remain broadly sketched nativist calls shaped around his claim that he alone will “Make America Great Again.” / PAGE 8
Culture
From Black Panthers To Black Lives Matter A timely exhibit at the Katzen Arts Center explores the fight against racism, from the Black Panthers Party to the Black Lives Matter movement. / PAGE 34
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n a world filled with grim images of war and downbeat assessments the seemingly interminable of peace, conflict in Syria is also being viewed through surprisingly long lens the of education.
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OLD WAR, NEW FACE The longest war in U.S. history is being waged in a country whose ambassador is the youngest in Washington. Put another way, American troops have been fighting in Afghanistan for 15 years this month — nearly half the life of its 32-year-old envoy here, Hamdullah Mohib, a former refugee and computer specialist who’s now fighting against American apathy while his homeland tries to rebuild. / PAGE 11
People of World Influence
Diplomatic Spouses
Gates Reflects on Reform, Leadership
Wife Has Love of Law and Order
“Reform is not a luxury but a necessity,” writes Robert Gates, the former CIA director and defense secretary whose latest book, “A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service,” offers instructive advice for whoever becomes America’s next leader. / PAGE 4
“From the time I was 8 years old, I knew I wanted to be a lawyer,” said Thais Gonzalez Carballada, wife of the Costa Rican envoy, joking that with five siblings, she had to learn how to defend herself. Today, she’s continuing her education at Georgetown while using her legal background to mediate her own houseful of four children. / PAGE 35