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Features
8 Fair Fashion
Fletcher Women’s Leadership Award winner Amanda Judge, F09, uses her artisanal jewelry business to combat poverty in Ecuador and Vietnam. by Mike Eckel, F13
10 Shadow Politics
Elected officials are no longer in charge of U.S. national security, says Professor Michael Glennon—and that undermines our democracy. By Bruce Morgan
12 Influencing Armenia
cover story Fletcher has educated more people per capita in Armenia than anywhere else in the world. The resulting network of skilled diplomats and other officials is a powerful force for change. by Taylor McNeil
16 The Baby-Faced Hit man
Author of the original House of Cards, Michael Dobbs, F73, F75, F77, says politics is not a place for “choir boys or angels.” But how real are the conscienceless characters he describes? by Gail Bambrick
16 In Every Issue 2 Letters 3 From the dean 4 Dispatches News from Around the Globe 20 connect Keeping Up with the Fletcher Community
About the Cover Fletcher is helping to create a network for change in Armenia, which is bordered by Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. (“Influencing Armenia,” page 12.) Illustration by Carolynn DeCillo
24 Club News 28 Class Notes 57 In Memoriam
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