The world is in the middle of a “transformative” moment — the kind that comes along only a time or two per century — as events, relationships and influence are accelerating across the national landscape, CIA Director Bill Burns told a packed auditorium at Texas A&M University’s Annenberg Presidential Conference Center last week. The last […]
Department of International Affairs News
Student Spotlight: Bassel Bashour
Bassel Bashour is a first-year Master of International Affairs student with a concentration in National Security and Diplomacy. Introduce Yourself My name is Bassel Bashour. I’m an MIA student, meaning Masters of International Affairs. I’m currently concentrating in Diplomacy and National Security. I have previous experience in education and politics and in foreign languages, and […]
Sumin Lee: Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Sumin Lee is an ACES Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs and an ACES (Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship) Faculty Fellow with the Bush School of Government and Public Service. Dr. Lee’s research interests include gender and armed conflicts, conflict-related sexual violence, and gender justice process using various empirical methods such as […]
Dr. Ruyle Featured In New Women In Field Biology Book
Dr. Leslie Ruyle, Research Scientist at the Bush School of Government & Public Service, is featured in a new book, Women in Field Biology, released in August of 2022. Dr. Ruyle was one of 75 female field biologists interviewed in the book, co-authored by Martha L. Crump and Michael J. Lannoo. The book focuses primarily on the journeys […]
Recapping the 8th Annual Texas Women, Peace, and Security Symposium
On November 4, 2022, the Program on Women, Peace, and Security at the Bush School of Government and Public Service hosted the 8th Annual Symposium on Women, Peace, and Security. The title of the event was “National Security and the Global Birth Strike: New Perspectives on Rationalizing Reproduction and Caregiving.” Symposium Highlights | Symposium Videos | Symposium Agenda Symposium Highlights […]
High-Impact Evaluation Field Visit: 2022 New Mexico Wildfires
Since 2016, Dr. Silva Hamie, an Instructional Associate Professor in the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government & Public Service, has taken students in her Post Conflict Recovery and Development course on an annual class field experience
Dr. Ruyle Selected for Bridge-Building Mission to Israel
Dr. Leslie Ruyle, Research Scientist in the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government & Public Service, has been selected as one of 35 participants from universities and colleges across the country to take part in the 2022-23 Winter – Faculty Fellowship Program with the Jewish National Fund-USA. Following its MoU signing with the University of Arizona and Israel’s Arava […]
Student Spotlight: Michelle Estes
Michelle Estes is a class of 2024 Master of International Affairs candidate with a concentration in National Security & Diplomacy in the European theater. She is also a a former veteran who served 24 years in the Air Force before deciding to come to the Bush School. Introduce yourself. My name is Michelle Estes and […]
Women’s Movements And Youth Form Strong Alliance In Fight For Iranian Civil Rights
Professor says misperceptions of Iranians empower the country’s oppressive regime, but ‘TikTok generation’ and women activists may be key. The Iranian people want to cast off unjust laws enforced by the country’s religious dictators and so called “morality police” who use their version of Islam as a weapon to oppress women and maintain power. But […]
Student Spotlight: Christopher Weech
The Bush School is fully committed to its mission of educating and training principled leaders as well as performing service. Learn more about why students have chosen the Bush School of Government & Public Service as Christopher Weech, class of 2023 Master of International Affairs candidate, discusses his experience at the Bush School. Chris’s main […]
