Council on Foreign Relations

Fellowships

International Affairs Fellowships

The 2008–2009 International Affairs Fellows are:

Stephanie R. Ahern
United States Army; U.S. Military Academy
“Purse Mightier Than the Sword: Leveraging U.S. Economic and Financial Capabilities during Military Planning to Better Promote International Stability”

Stephen D. Bloom*
Portland Japanese Garden
“Grass Roots Foreign Relations: Advancing Foreign Relations With Japan Through Sister City and Friendship Japanese Gardens, and the Diplomatic, Cultural, and Artistic Exchange That Flows Through Them”

Sundaa A. Bridgett Jones
Princeton University
“Affording Democracy: Socio-Economic Effects on Democratic Engagement and Implications for Democracy Assistance”

Bronwyn E. Bruton
National Endowment for Democracy
“The Road Less Taken: Unexplored Paradigms for Democracy Promotion in Somalia”

Darrell W. Driver
United States Army; George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
“The Future of U.S. Military Posture and Strategy in Europe and Eurasia”

George Gavrilis
University of Texas at Austin
“Closing the Gap on Global Border Initiatives”

Lydia Khalil
New York Police Department
“Identity Crisis: Power and Politics in the New Iraq”

Brian P. Klein*
U.S. Department of State
“Is China Asia’s New Engine of Growth? Implications for Japanese Competitiveness and Regional Stability”

Prem G. Kumar
U.S. Mission to the UN, U.S. Department of State
“Could Turkey Accept an Independent Iraqi Kurdistan?”

Kara C. McDonald
U.S. Department of State
“Interagency and Multilateral Planning for Stabilization, Reconstruction, and Complex Contingencies”

David A. Nakamura*
The Washington Post
“Ageless Wonders: How Will Japan Deal With Its Elderly”

Daniel H. Nexon
Georgetown University
“Negotiating Inequality: The Balance of Influence in International Patron-Client Relations”

Laura Wilson Phelan
Center for U.S. Global Engagement
“Shaping the 21st Century Workforce: Analyzing Human Capital Needs in U.S. Foreign Policy Institutions”

Marisa L. Porges
Office of the Secretary of Defense
“Beyond Guantanamo: Mitigating Extremist Threats in the Twenty First Century”

Dakota S. Rudesill
U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
“Re-balancing Liberty and Security in Intelligence Law and Policy: Take Two.”

* International Affairs Fellow in Japan, sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd.