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April 2002
Vol. VIII, No.3

Institute People

Judy Barsalou, director of the Grant Program, discussed "The Middle East: Hope for Peace" at the University of Wisconsin and other locations in Milwaukee on February 25 and 26, sponsored by the Milwaukee Institute of World Affairs.

An article on "Virtual Diplomacy: Rethinking Foreign Policy Practice in the Information Age" by Sheryl J. Brown and Margarita S. Studemeister, co-directors of the Institute's Virtual Diplomacy Initiative, appeared in a special issue of Information & Security entitled "The Internet and the Changing Face of International Relations and Security."

John T. Crist, program officer in the Jennings Randolph fellowship program, discussed the Institute's funding opportunities at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association held in New Orleans on March 25–26.

Timothy W. Docking, Africa specialist and program officer in the Jennings Randolph fellowship program, contributed a chapter on persistent violent conflict in West Africa to the International Institute of Strategic Studies' Strategic Survey 2001/2002 (May 2002).

William M. Drennan, deputy director of the Research and Studies Program, discussed "The United States and the Two Koreas" at meetings of the World Affairs Councils of Western Michigan and Houston, Tex., on March 11 and 12, respectively. Some 200 people turned out for the first, and about 100 for the second.

Michael Dziedzic, program officer in the Balkans Initiative, addressed the Council on Foreign Relations in St. Louis on "Forging Durable Peace in Failed States: What Have We Learned?" He also discussed the failed state phenomenon and the role of the international community as a guest lecturer at the Center for International Studies at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. In March, Dziedzic was invited by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to travel to Geneva to help develop plans for the future of UN human rights field presences. He traveled to Sweden at the invitation of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute to present "Policing from Above: The Strategic Functions of Executive Policing," a chapter for an upcoming book on the role of international police in transitional administrations.

Deepa M. Ollapally, program officer in the Special Initiative on the Muslim World, participated on a panel discussing "War Threats, Crisis Management, and Escalation Control," at a symposium held on April 6 in Washington, D.C. The National Advisory Council on South Asian Affairs sponsored the meeting, entitled "Is South Asia the Most Dangerous Place on Earth?"

David R. Smock, director of the Religion and Peacemaking Initiative, discussed "Clash of Civilizations or Opportunity for Dialogue?" on March 18 at St. Anselm's College in Manchester, N.H. On April 4, he gave a talk on religion and peacemaking at a conference on Catholic peacemaking at Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana.

Institute president Richard H. Solomon discussed "The Impact of Culture on How Countries Negotiate" at a Harvard University faculty seminar held on February 12. The meeting featured the Institute's Cross-Cultural Negotiation Project, which is analyzing the influence of culture on international negotiations through a mixture of Institute grants, fellowships, and in-house research. Other presenters included Charles G. Cogan and W. Richard Smyser, who are writing books for the project on French and German negotiating behavior, respectively.

A new documentary film "Bringing Down a Dictator" by award-winning filmmaker Steve York, an Institute grantee, features commentary by Daniel Serwer, director of the Balkans Initiative. The film, which tells the story of the nonviolent overthrow of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, premiered at the National Press Club on March 18 and aired nationally on PBS stations in March and April. Serwer participated in a panel discussion of the film at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on March 19. Serwer also participated in two overseas conferences related to the Balkans. In March, he was a guest of the German Foreign Ministry in its discussion of "Political Strategy for the Stabilization of Southeast Europe," and in February he traveled to Paris to discuss "The Albanian Question" at the European Union Institute for Security Studies.