The School's window on the world of the foreign affairs practitioner.

 

Andrew Kohut

Andrew Kohut, Pew Center
How the World Sees America and Its Role, Sept. 24

Key Global Issues Seminar

The seminar, which meets weekly throughout the full academic year, examines major world political, security, economic, and social problems, focusing on their impact on American interests. Guest lecturers include prominent specialists from the Georgetown faculty, Washington-area think tanks, and the U.S. government. The program is open to ISD associates and staff, ISD Junior Fellows, and all MSFS students.

Student Assessment  —  Eric Wechtler, MSFS ‘07

From the perspective of Georgetown students, the 2006–2007 Key Global Issues seminar series was a resounding success. The seminars exposed graduate students to the minds of some of the most productive scholars and practitioners in the field of international relations. The students of the MSFS program attended the seminars most consistently, but students of other programs came regularly as well, especially when the topic of the day concerned their particular specialization. The seminars provided an invaluable service to the attendees, in part because they covered a broad range of topics. This allowed students to diversify their knowledge base, an especially important asset for those in the MSFS program who are required to pass a broad, comprehensive exam at the end of their second year. [Excerpted from the ISD Annual Report]