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June 29, 2015
Experts on ISIS attacks, the nuclear deal, Greece, lethal injection and arson in the South
This week, we feature experts on the terrorist attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France allegedly committed by ISIS, the Iranian nuclear deal, the fall of the European stock market and Greece’s Debt Crisis, the SCOTUS decision to back a lethal injection drug and the string of alleged arson fires in African-American churches.
Expert Spotlight
Patricia DeGennaro
Self-employed
Senior Strategic Global Affairs Analyst
For interviews on terrorist attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France.
To discuss the terrorist attacks executed in Tunisia, Kuwait and France, which ISIS has claimed responsibility for after issuing a call to arms for the holy month of Ramadan, we SPOTLIGHT Patricia DeGennaro. Ms. DeGennaro is an adjunct professor at New York University’s Department of Politics where she teaches courses on international security, civilian and military relations and US foreign policy. She is also a subject matter expert on Afghanistan, the Middle East, the Arab Gulf States, Pakistan and Iran for the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Commands. Her media includes: CNN, MSNBC, Al Jazeera, Fox News, BBS, RT Television and the Huffington Post.
Areas of Expertise:
Diplomacy, International, Middle East and North Africa, Politics, Security and Military, War
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Featured Expert
Jessica Tuchman Mathews
Distinguished Fellow
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
For interviews on the Iran nuclear deal.
To discuss the negotiations and the implication of the approaching deadline for the Iranian nuclear deal, we FEATURE Jessica Tuchman Mathews, Distinguished Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which is a non-profit organization, dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. Her media includes: PBS, BBC Radio, Russia Today, the Washington Post and the International Herald Tribune.
Featured Expert
Mary Ellen Iskenderian
President and CEO
Women’s World Banking
For interviews on Greece and the stock market.
As Greece’s debt crisis continues to unfold, sending stocks falling on Monday, we FEATURE Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women’s World Banking, the worlds largest network of microfinance institutions and banks. Ms. Iskenderian has more than 20 years of experience building global financial systems. Her media experience includes Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Newsweek, Time, BBC, News and Voice of America, the Atlantic and the Harvard Business Review blog.
Featured Expert
Diann Rust-Tierney
Executive Director
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
For interviews on the death penalty and lethal injection.
After the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the execution drug that has caused botched injections, we FEATURE Diane Rust-Tierney, Executive Director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Ms. Rust-Tierney manages and directs the organization seeking to change public policy on the death penalty. She also serves as the national spokesperson for NCADP. Her media experience includes ABC News, Good Morning America, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Crossfire, BET, CourtTV’s Supreme Court Watch, Pacifica Radio and BBC News.
Featured Expert
Imani Perry
Professor
Princeton Center for African American Studies
For interviews on arson and hate crime.
To discuss the string of arson fires that damaged or destroyed a number of African-American churches in the South, we FEATURE Imani Perry, a professor at the Princeton Center for African American studies. Ms. Perry is an interdisciplinary scholar who studies race and African American culture. She is the author of “More Terrible, More Beautiful, the Embrace and Transcendence of Racial Inequality in the US” and “Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop.”
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