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Nov 30, 2020
Our First Episode of MESSAGE TRAFFIC
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Our first podcast and a brief introduction to the NEW YORK CENTER FOR FOREIGN POLICY AFFAIRS!
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This week on MESSAGE TRAFFIC we have Dr. Vera Eccarius-Kelly, the Associate Dean in the School of Liberal Arts and a political science professor at Siena College in Albany, NY. She has a strong background in Refugee and Migration studies and we are grateful to have her on this week to discuss the current Refugee crisis unfolding on the European continent. We compare the European response to the Afghan and now Ukraine refugee crisis. We also delve into the details and differences between a Migrant, Refugee, and an Internally displaced person. As always we have our Principal Director, Justin Russell, moderating the discussion. Here is our episode…
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Mar 8, 2022
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This week on MESSAGE TRAFFIC we discuss the unique relationship between the UAE and the US governments. This recording was taken from our webinar which was help last Friday March 4th. We were delighted to have our guest speakers Raed McCracken Jarrar and Jordan Cohen join us. Raed McCracken Jarrar is the Advocacy Director at DAWN. He is an Arab-American political advocate based in Washington, DC. Since he immigrated to the U.S. in 2005, he has worked as a lobbyist on political issues pertaining to the U.S. engagement in the Arab world. Jordan Cohen is a Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute and a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at George Mason University. His work focuses on issues related to weapons transfers, alliances, Middle East politics, and the military budget. The centers own Principal Director Justin Russell moderates the discussion. Here is our episode....
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Feb 16, 2022
US-Russia Relations: The Current Roots of the Crisis, Part 2
This week on MESSAGE TRAFFIC is the second part of a two part series analyzing the roots of the current crisis in Russia. This recording is from our webinar which was held February 11. This part focuses on the question, "What can be done?". Katya Moore, a Senior Foreign Policy Fellow at NYCFPA, moderates the conversation between our guest speakers Edward Lozansky, Bill Boerum, Dakota Wood, and Justin Russell. Edward Lozansky is the President of the American University in Moscow and Russia House consulting firm in Washington, DC. Mr. Lozansky is a Professor at the National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute). Bill Boerum is an international conference speaker and commentator and is Chairman Emeritus of Sister Cities International. Dakota Wood is a Senior Research Fellow, Defense Programs, Center for National Defense, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation. Justin Russell is NYCFPA's Principal Director with over 30 years of government service and relations, and international affairs.
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