The Christian Science Monitor, the International Herald Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times. He also gave broadcast interviews to CNN, NPR, and Al-Hurra, among others. Professor Biddle is one of National Journal’s “National Security Insiders,” an elite group of experts who are consulted about changes in the national security landscape. In March 2013, he traveled to Afghanistan, where he advised International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commanding General Joseph Dunford, USMC. (See box p. 42)
In December 2012, Associate Dean Douglas B. Shaw briefed the United Nations First Committee on the role of nuclear weapon-free zones in global nonproliferation efforts. Held at the Kazakh Mission to the United Nations, this meeting was attended by representatives from more than 25 delegations. Amid the escalation of violent conflict in Syria and popular unrest across the Middle East, major world
Many NPT events involve high-level collabo-
This interdisciplinary course, developed in
rations with key institutions in the nuclear
conjunction with GW’s Columbian College of
policy field; these partnerships enable the
Arts and Sciences, is funded by a grant from
NPT series to convene gatherings of experts
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
who have deep knowledge and diverse per-
The course was first offered in Fall 2012.
spectives. In 2012-13, NPT partners included the U.S. Department of State, the Civilian
“Over the last four years, some of the world’s
Research and Development Foundation, the
most knowledgeable experts on nuclear
Institute for National Security Studies (Tel
weapons and nuclear energy policy issues—
Aviv), and the Atomic Heritage Foundation,
including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
as well as GW partners such as the School of
and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Insti-
Chair Allison Macfarlane—have addressed
tute for Nuclear Studies, and the GW Provost’s
nuclear policy issues on GW’s campus,” said
office.
Associate Dean Shaw. “We are proud of the Elliott School’s role in facilitating these
These partnerships often lead to future col-
important discussions. We are committed to
laborative efforts. One example is GW’s new,
working with our partners to promote mean-
laboratory-based course on “The Science
ingful and productive dialogue on these criti-
of Nuclear Materials” for graduate students.
cal issues.”
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