The Women in Intelligence Conference agenda on March 20th and 21st, 2024, promised a rich and diverse exploration of critical topics shaping our contemporary security landscape. Reflecting Barbara Bush’s wisdom to “believe in something larger than yourself” and to “get involved in the big ideas of your time,” the conference gathered esteemed experts, veterans, and […]
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Former French President to Discuss Terrorism, Democracy in Visit To Texas A&M
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, TX, April 2, 2024 — The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University invites you to join François Hollande, former president of France, as he discusses “Upheavals: The New World Disorder and Democracy’s Struggle with Terrorism” on April 17, 2024, at 6 p.m. CT at the […]
Bush School Hosts Annual Interview Conference Weekend
By Ashlyn Anderson In February of this year, prospective International Affairs and Public Service & Administration graduate program candidates convened in College Station, TX, for their respective Interview Conference Weekends (ICW). The two-day event commenced on Friday afternoon and concluded on Saturday night. The ICW for potential Public Service & Administration candidates occurred on February […]
The Bush School participates in its Second Aggieland Saturday
On February 10, 2024, the Bush School participated in its second annual Aggieland Saturday. Aggieland Saturday is Texas A&M University’s largest campus-wide open house where prospective students, their families, and former students can come together and learn more about what Texas A&M has to offer. On this day, there are over 200 information sessions, campus […]
Recapping the Women, Peace, and Security Symposium 2023
The Bush School of Government and Public Service recently held its 9th annual Texas Symposium on Women, Peace, and Security. This year’s symposium focused on Emerging Insights on Women, Peace, and Security from the Asia-Pacific. Symposium Highlights | Symposium Videos | Symposium Agenda Symposium Highlights Organized by Bush School’s distinguished professor, Dr. Valerie Hudson, the […]
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 […]
Bartel Wins Inaugural CPH Book Prize
Dr. Fritz Bartel, Assistant Professor at the Bush School of Government & Public Service and an Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) faculty member, has been named the inaugural winner of the 2023 SMU Center for Presidential History (CPH) Book Prize. Bartel’s book, The Triumph of Broken Promises: The End of the Cold War and […]
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 […]
Bush School Students Travel to Israel as Part of New Immersive Course
Opportunities for international engagement at the Bush School expanded this summer with the addition of a new immersive course. In May 2022, Associate Professor Michael W. Howell, former FBI agent and Counterterrorism Agent, taught 34 Bush School students and travelers a new class entitled “Understanding Terrorism at the Source.” The course included five days of […]