Center for International Trade and Security (CITS)
For interviews on Trans Pacific Trade Deal.
To discuss the Trans Pacific Trade Deal we SPOTLIGHT Dr. Seema Gahlaut, the Director of Training and Outreach at the Center for International Trade and Security (CITS), and adjunct faculty member at the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). She teaches courses on American Government & Politics, Political Economy and National Security in Southern Asia, and Politics of Trade & Security Policy at SPIA. Media includes: BBC Radio (Hindi Service), VOA (Hindi and English), Bloomberg.com, NBC Universal, Center for Investigative Reporting, CNN, New York Times, Asia Times, Bloomberg.
Professor of Public Policy Studies and Political Science
Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University
For interviews on Oregon school shooting.
As the national gun debate takes center stage in the wake of another school shooting we FEATURE Kristin Goss . Professor Goss focuses on why people do (or don't) participate in political life and how their engagement affects public policymaking. Her current research projects focus on the role of philanthropic billionaires in policy debates and on the evolution of gun-related advocacy over the past decade. Professor Goss is also the co-author (with Philip J. Cook) of The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2014) and author of Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America (Princeton University Press, 2006, 2009), which examines the strategic and political barriers to mass mobilization for stricter firearms regulation. Media includes: The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Raleigh News & Observer, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the Newark Star Ledger.
School of International Service at American University
For interviews on Kunduz airstrike.
In the aftermath of the Kunduz airstrike we FEATURE Dr. Nora Bensahel, a widely published expert on U.S. defense policy, U.S. military operations and force structure, coalition and alliance operations, and leader development. Her recent publications include Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity, Battlefields and Boardrooms: Women’s Leadership in the Military and the Private Sector, The Seven Deadly Sins of Defense Spending, Building Better Generals, and "Charting the Course: Directions for the New NATO Secretary General." Media includes: BBC World News, PBS, CNN, NPR, Chicago Public Radio, Voice of America, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post.
Director, Regional Integration and Engagement in the South Asia Region
World Bank Group
For interviews on global trends in trade and competitiveness.
To discuss the drop in global trends in trade and competitiveness we FEATURE Cecile Fruman, Manager of the Private Participation in Infrastructure and Social Sectors Service Line of the World Bank Group. Her team helps developing countries unlock investment opportunities in specific sectors, namely health, education, and infrastructure (with a focus on renewable energy and green buildings). A French national, Cecile has been with the World Bank Group for 16 years and has worked on private sector development, micro-finance, community-driven development and knowledge management in more than 20 countries. Media includes: National TV in Burkina, Faso and Mali; Business magazine in Morocco.
Trial Lawyer, former prosecutor and Assistant Attorney General for MD Member, Supreme Court Bar
Legalspeaks.com
For interviews on Supreme Court back in session.
As the Supreme Court is back in session, we FEATURE Debbie Hines, a Washington, DC based practicing trial attorney, former Maryland prosecutor and member of the Supreme Court bar who is an expert in criminal law, high profile criminal cases, gun laws, death penalty cases and voting laws. She often addresses legal issues at the intersection of race and crime. As a former felony prosecutor, she tried homicides, attempted murders, rapes, burglaries, robberies, narcotics and economic crimes before juries with a high conviction rate. Presently, she maintains a boutique law practice focused on civil and criminal litigation. Media includes: MSNBC, Al Jazeera America, BET, C-Span, NPR, CCTV- America, TV One, Fox 5 (WTTG), Huffington Post.
Areas of Expertise: Activism and advocacy, Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship, Health, Public health, Reproductive health, Women, Women's issues, Women's leadership
Areas of Expertise: Human rights, Immigration, Intersectionality, Labor and Employment, Politics, Race and ethnicity, Women and Politics, Work-life balance