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 […]
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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 […]
Dr. David Bearce to Head International Affairs Department
Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government & Public Service is pleased to announce the appointment of David H. Bearce, Ph.D., as Head of the Department of International Affairs. Dr. Bearce joins the Bush School faculty from the University of Colorado Boulder where he was a faculty member. He previously was a faculty member at […]
Ukraine Conflict Continues To Send Shockwaves Through World Food System
Experts say Russia’s war on Ukrainian agriculture sets the stage for political destabilization and a transformation of global trade patterns. By Luke Henkhaus, Texas A&M University Division of Marketing & CommunicationsNote: This article originally appeared in Texas A&M Today on June 28, 2022. With the war in Ukraine decimating that nation’s ability to feed both […]
Bush School Capstone Report Cited in White House Announcement
A recent Bush School Capstone Project titled “Technological Threats: How Online Harassment of Female Political Figures Undermines Democracy” has been cited in a June 16 Presidential Memorandum from the White House. The citation was part of the announcement that President Joe Biden will sign a Presidential Memorandum establishing the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment […]
Student Spotlight: Evan Lee
Learn more about why students have chosen the Bush School of Government & Public Service as Evan Lee, class of 2023 Master of International Affairs candidate, discusses his experience at the Bush School. Evan is in the National Security & Diplomacy Track. Introduce yourself. My name is Evan Lee. I am doing a master’s in […]
Michael Howell: Faculty Spotlight
Michael W. Howell joined the faculty as an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of International Affairs in the fall of 2019. Howell graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and earned a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies at the Naval War College, graduating with distinction. Introduce […]
