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It’s an Old World After All

By Michael Hendrix on October 31, 2011 - 7:02pm

Somewhere in India or China on Halloween Day, the world will witness the birth of its 7 billionth child.  When author Ted Fishman wakes up on that day, he’ll see a world that in just a few decades more will have 7x the number of those living past the age of 100.  Just last year he wrote a book called Shock of Gray which looks at the “economic and political ramificatio

Long Live Free Libya

By Haley Cook on October 29, 2011 - 9:54am

Now that Muammar Qadhafi lies buried in an unmarked grave, Libyans can hopefully lay to rest their grievances against one another, borne both of this year’s bloody battles and over four decades of torture and brutal oppression. It is hoped that even the knowledge that he may have been executed after being captured alive will neither inspire revolutionary Libyans to kill those suspected of war crimes in vigilante actions nor inspire staunch Qadhafi supporters to engage in retaliatory violence.

The Tunisia Elections - A Guide

By Scott Weiner on October 23, 2011 - 8:44pm

Today, Tunisians voted in the first elections in the country since the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on January 14, 2011.  The elections for Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly (NCA) will be a crucial indicator of the progress Tunisia has made towards democracy since the ouster of the president.  They will also be watched closely by other post-revolutionary states in the Middle East including Egypt and Libya, and may build momentum in those countries for democratic transition as well.
 

Our Parents Love Us! Or Think We Are Lazy, Good for Nothing Mooches? That Goes For Our Bosses Too.

By Tripp Copeland on October 11, 2011 - 5:53am

One of the areas Millennials are having the most immediate and dramatic impact is in the workplace, and “Millennials in the Workplace” will be a key theme of this blog, especially in the context of organizations focused on foreign policy.  In 2007, 60 minutes produced a piece that is basically a “how-to” guide for managing our generation in the workplace.
 

The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Millennial-led Uprisings

By (not verified) on September 28, 2011 - 12:00am

 
By Eliott Brennan
 

Reflections and Perspectives: 9/11

By anna.julia.sandor on September 20, 2011 - 6:52am

 
As the memorial ceremonies wind down and the one-decade-later commemoration articles fade, clarity emerges and reflection is at its best.
 

Reflections and Perspectives: 9/11

By Ashleigh Whelan on September 15, 2011 - 12:00am

Tuesday, September 11th, 2001 was the second day of my freshman year of college.  I was up early; I needed to pick out the perfect outfit, a denim mini-skirt and purple button-down, hoping that it would project a more mature and worldly image than a not-yet seventeen year old normally did.  At 9AM, my mom called, telling me not to worry, she was approaching the 59th Street Bridge to go into Queens.  Not understanding, she told me to turn on the television.  That’s when I saw United Airlines flight 175 hit the South Tower; the North T

Reflections and Perspectives: 9/11

By (not verified) on September 11, 2011 - 12:00am

 
For years people kept asking each other: ‘Where were you when John F. Kennedy was shot?’, ‘Where were you when Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated?’. For those who lived through the 1960’s, those two tragedies became a defining experience of their lives. For us, the Millennials, the only comparable event was the terrorist attack of September 11th, 2001. It was that particular event, more than any other in our living memory, that shaped our world view, with all its fears and expectations.
 

Reflections and Perspectives: 9/11

By Scott Weiner on September 9, 2011 - 12:00am

 
On September 11, 2001, I was a sophomore in high school. Today as a young professional in foreign policy, I stand alongside my fellow Millennials to observe ten years since that tragic day.  In our lives, the 9/11 attacks on America and the civilized world unquestionably have played a pivotal role.
 

Reflections and Perspectives: 9/11

By Gary Barnabo on September 7, 2011 - 12:00am

 
Last night, YPFP hosted a panel discussion that featured five extraordinary young professionals and YPFP members engaging in an open, collaborative discourse on the impact of 9/11 on the personal identity, worldview, and professional choices of our generation, as well as the legacy of 9/11 on young professionals as we become true leaders in the foreign policy community.