The Experience

Learn more about what students experience during their week at CSIS. From video and audio production to data visualization and the nuances of reporting on global issues, each session is designed to expand the students’ understanding of the media ecosystem, while giving them a chance to apply new skills that bring important stories to life.

Protests in the Age of OSINT: A Shifting Dynamic between Demonstrators and Law Enforcement

In June 2024, students from the University of Southern California traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on open-source intelligence (OSINT) and its impact on modern protests.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with James A. Lewis, senior vice president, Pritzker Chair, and director of the Strategic Technologies Program at CSIS. In reporting their story, the students heard from experts in a variety of fields including AI, open-source intelligence, and media and technology. The students also found and interviewed student activists and outside experts.

Dates: June 3-7, 2024
Institution: University of Southern California
Faculty Advisor: Vince Gonzales
Students:
  • Estelle Atkinson
  • Annie Bang
  • Taylor Contarino
  • Brianna Foster
  • Alexandra Goldberg
  • Angelina Hicks
  • Katerin Ortega Villanueva
  • Robert Westermann
  • Victor Ye
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The Price of Gold: The Impacts of Illegal Mining on Indigenous Communities in Venezuela and Brazil

In March 2024, students from the University of Texas at San Antonio traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on corruption and environmental crime in Latin America.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow with the Americas Program at CSIS. In reporting their story, the students heard from experts in a variety of fields including development, environmental science, and Latin American politics.

Dates: March 11-15, 2024
Institution: University of Texas at San Antonio
Faculty Advisor: Kim Kline
Students:
  • Aneesah Babatunde
  • Jacqueline Cardona
  • Melissa Colliander
  • Bianca Godinez
  • Miah Moore-Alexander
  • Amy Salazar-Molina
  • Amina Thomas
  • Kayla Trujillo
  • Lindsey Villarreal
  • Miranda Ruiz-Vazquez
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The Price of Gold
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Closed Doors, Open Windows? Refocusing U.S. Strategy
in the Sahel

In January 2024, students from Brown University traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on fragility, coups, and U.S. foreign assistance in the Sahel.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Noam Unger, director of the Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative at CSIS. In reporting their story, the students heard from a variety of current and former practitioners in the field, including diplomats, humanitarian policy experts, and people involved in democracy promotion and civil society in the region.

Dates: January 12-19, 2024
Institution: Brown University
Faculty Advisor: Stephen Kinzer
Students:
  • Yeabfikir Ayele
  • Sofia Barnett
  • Alex Freehoff
  • Tevah Gevelber
  • Georgia Harrington
  • Nathan Haronian
  • Ramla Jabbour
  • Tom Li
  • Anushka Srivastava
  • Julia Vaz
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Closed Doors, Open Windows? Refocusing U.S. Strategy in the Sahel
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Gaza Through Whose Lens? Breaking Apart U.S. Coverage of the Israel-Hamas War

In December 2023, students from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on media representations of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Michelle Strucke, Director of the Humanitarian Agenda and the Human Rights Initiative at CSIS. In reporting their story, the students heard people with a variety of perspectives on the conflict and asked questions about both the conflict itself and the way it is covered in the media.

Dates: December 5-9, 2023
Institution: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Faculty Advisor: Nikos Panagiotou
Students:
  • Eleni Chantz
  • Vasilis Dimokas
  • Dimitris Eleftheriadis
  • Georgios Karagiorgos
  • Charikleia Christina Konstantinidou
  • George Mylonas
  • Spiros Panagitou
  • Alexandros Papakonstantopoulos
  • Irene Peklari
  • Pinelopi Stolikidou
  • Konstantinos Trapezanidis
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Gaza Through Whose Lens?
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Shaping Africa’s Climate Future

In June 2023, a group of African journalists from the Bloomberg Media Initiative’s Africa’s Media Fellowship program traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on climate change, focusing on the lack of resources available to climate researchers based in Africa.


In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, participants worked with Caitlin Welsh, Director of the Global Food and Water Security Program at CSIS. They heard from experts on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security in Africa, and made contact with researchers and activists in the region to report on their experiences studying the impacts of climate change.

Dates: June 26-30, 2023
Institution: Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa
Fellows:
  • Christine Mungai
  • Martin Luther Oketch
  • Lekan Otufodunrin
  • Sheena Adams
  • Cal Mutua
  • Judie Kaberia
  • Brenda Leonard
  • Beatrice Gatwiri
  • Idriss Linge
  • Phathiswa Magopeni
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Shaping Africa’s Climate Future

An Urgent Call to Center African Voices in Climate Research on the Continent

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Shadows and Bright Spots: Colombia’s Developing Democracy

In May 2023, students from the Missouri School of Journalism traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on the global threat of democratic backsliding and the connections between democracy and human rights, and created a story focused on democracy and civic space in Colombia.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Marti Flacks, Khosravi Chair in Principled Internationalism and Director of the Human Rights Initiative at CSIS. The students consulted with experts on democracy and human rights, including interviews with Colombians about their experiences with the country’s civic spaces.

Dates: May 22-26, 2023
Institution: Missouri School of Journalism
Faculty Advisor: Kathy Kiely
Students:
  • Kristina Abovyan
  • Samantha Dietel
  • MaKayla Hart
  • Briana Heaney
  • Eli Hoff
  • Amelia Hurley
  • Abigail Lee
  • Lillian Metzmeier
  • Emma Murphy
  • Hailey Peck
  • Michelle Renee Quinn
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Shadows and Bright Spots: Colombia’s Developing Democracy

Colombia has defied a global trend towards democratic backsliding. Can it overcome the lingering threats to its civic space?

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Electric Avenues:
Localizing Electric Vehicle Supply Chains

In March 2023, students from USC’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on the intersections of trade, security, and green energy. They focused on the manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries, looking at the move to increase their manufacturing in the United States and the implications of that shift.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Emily Benson, the director of the Project on Trade and Technology at CSIS, and Erin Murphy, Senior Fellow with the Economics Program at CSIS. The students consulted with experts on trade, security, and green energy, and created a multimedia piece to show the complex supply chains of EV batteries and the implications of near-shoring this important industry.

Dates: March 13-17, 2023
Institution: Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California
Faculty Advisor: Vince Gonzalez
Students:
  • Rory Burke
  • Melisa Cabello Cuahutle
  • Nick Charles Currie
  • Andrew Dubbins
  • Iliya Kure
  • Justin Li
  • Amina Niasse
  • Kylee Warden
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Electric Avenues: Localizing Electric Vehicle Supply Chains
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Ukraine’s Potential Energy

In January 2023, students from Colby College traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on the war in Ukraine, and focused their story on the consequences of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and how Ukraine can rebuild and move forward.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Max Bergmann, the director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at CSIS. In addition to consulting with experts on geopolitics as well as energy, the students made contact with people on the ground in Ukraine to incorporate their experiences into their story.

Dates: January 23-27, 2023
Institution: Colby College
Faculty Advisor: Aaron Hanlon
Students:
  • Eliza Batchelder
  • Kevin Craig
  • Serena Klebba
  • Aaron Mills
  • Cristina Panaguta
  • Hannah Perfetti
  • Lily Peterson
  • Matthew Rocha
  • Madeleine Silano
  • Mackenzie Younker
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Ukraine’s Potential Energy

Russian attacks have devastated Ukraine’s electrical grid. How it rebuilds may not just determine the future resilience of its grid, but its relationship with Europe

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The Future of the Euphrates River in Syria

In December 2022, students from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on climate change and conflict in Syria, with a focus on the Euphrates River.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Erol Yayboke, director of the Project on Fragility and Mobility at CSIS.

Dates: December 5-9, 2022
Institution: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Faculty Advisor: Aikaterini Stavrianea
Students:
  • Erasmia Arvanita
  • Maria Boti
  • Danai Eleftheroglou
  • Marianna Krasanaki
  • Eirini Padouva
  • Vasileios Rousopoulos
  • Thanos Sagias
  • Coralia Xepapadea
  • Vera Zervakaki
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The Future of the Euphrates River in Syria

The Euphrates River in Syria is at risk of drying up due to the effects of climate change. With the compounding impacts of the Syrian Civil war and a cholera epidemic, Syria faces systemic risk that could trigger further instability, threaten the state and its institutions, and deprive even more Syrians of their homes.

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From Grocery Store to Landfill: Addressing Food Waste at the Household Level

In July 2022, students from DePaul University traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on household food waste, its impacts on climate change, and how policies and educational initiatives in cities could reduce food waste.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Caitlin Welsh, director of the Global Food Security Program at CSIS. The students created multimedia elements and did extensive research and original reporting, including filming at a DC farmers market.

Dates: July 18-22, 2022
Institution: DePaul University
Faculty Advisor: Hai Train
Students:
  • Maureen Dunne
  • Jahlynn Hancock
  • Kate Linderman
  • Lily Lowndes
  • Samantha Moilanen
  • Juliana Pelaez
  • Kiersten Riedford
  • Patrick Sloan-Turner
  • Amber Stoutenborough
  • Eric Uebelacker
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From Grocery Store to Landfill: Addressing Food Waste at the Household Level

As the United States and China compete in countless arenas, companies in both countries have continued to collaborate on green technology. Will escalating tensions reshape the clean energy ecosystem?

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Race Against Time: How Will Rival Powers Lead on Green Energy Innovation?

In December 2021, students from the University of Delaware traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on cooperation and collaboration between the United States and China on dealing with climate change.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Jude Blanchette, Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS. The students interviewed experts and created unique multimedia elements and data visualizations for the story.

Dates: December 6-10, 2021
Institution: University of Delaware
Faculty Advisor: Pablo McConnie-Saad
Students:
  • Angela Akumiah
  • Dustin Braden
  • Jalissia Haynes
  • Kathleen Lyons
  • Jiwon Nam
  • Huma Rasheed
  • Nicholas Stanek
  • Henry Wolgast
  • Wania Yad
  • Fahmida Zaman
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Race Against Time: How Will Rival Powers Lead on Green Energy Innovation?

As the United States and China compete in countless arenas, companies in both countries have continued to collaborate on green technology. Will escalating tensions reshape the clean energy ecosystem?

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“Stay Home But Not Silent”: How Latin American Communities are Organizing in the Face of Covid-19

In August 2021, students from Hampton University were joined by students from the University of New Mexico to participate in the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp. They chose to report on how Covid-19 has impacted rural and urban communities in Latin America.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Katherine Bliss, senior fellow at the Global Health Policy Center at CSIS. The students also conducted their own interviews with researchers and practitioners working on public health in Latin America.

Dates: August 23-27, 2021
Institution: Hampton University
Faculty Advisor: Julia Wilson
Students:
  • Tigist Ashaka
  • Jyotsna Iyer
  • O’Shay Jelks
  • Jaylen Jordan
  • Kufre McIver
  • Suha Musa
  • Madysen Scott
  • Jordan Sheppard
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“Stay Home But Not Silent”: How Latin American Communities are Organizing in the Face of Covid-19

With the Covid-19 pandemic heightening many of the already existing problems in countries like Brazil, Peru and Colombia, communities have been forced to rely on local initiatives to make up for ineffective government policies. With a potential third wave on the horizon, can communities continue to support themselves in a way their governments have failed to?

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Thinking Outside the Bubble: Addressing Polarization and Disinformation on Social Media

In July 2021, students from DePaul University participated in the the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp remotely. They chose to report on the relationship between social media and political polarization, and how both large and small platforms could restructure themselves to foster more positive communities.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with James A. Lewis, director of the Strategic Technologies Program at CSIS. The students also conducted their own interviews with members of various online communities about their experiences.

Dates: July 19-23, 2021
Institution: DePaul University
Faculty Advisor: Hai Tran
Students:
  • Ally Daskalopoulos
  • Nadia Hernandez
  • Felix Jason
  • Holly Jenvey
  • David Gustafson
  • Robin Mosley
  • Cam Rodriguez
  • Nika Schoonover
  • Sitoria Townsend
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Thinking Outside the Bubble: Addressing Polarization and Disinformation on Social Media

The algorithms designed to keep people engaged on social media are also helping to drive them into divisive echo chambers. Can companies restructure their platforms to create less polarized communities, or might better solutions emerge from the bottom up?

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Covid-19 Transformed Urban Spaces. As Mobility Returns, What Comes Next?

In June 2021, students from Monmouth University participated in the the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp remotely. They chose to report on how urban environments are changing after the Covid-19 pandemic, and how cities are balancing the needs of pedestrians, drivers, and businesses.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Nikos Tsafos, interim director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at CSIS. The students also interviewed restaurant workers and researched the impact of outdoor dining in New York City.

Dates: June 21-25, 2021
Institution: Monmouth University
Faculty Advisor: Marina Vujnovic
Students:
  • Melissa Badamo
  • James Brodowski
  • Jessica Ciarczynski
  • Matthew Cutillo
  • Bryan Derr
  • John Papagni
  • Samantha Walton
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Covid-19 Transformed Urban Spaces. As Mobility Returns, What Comes Next?

The Covid-19 pandemic forced the hand of cities to create outdoor dining, walking and green spaces. Now that pre-Covid travel patterns are returning to normal, cities must weigh the cost and benefits of the old world colliding with new.

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From Disaster Relief to Resilient Futures in the Northern Triangle

In May 2021, students from the University of New Mexico participated in the the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp remotely. They focused on the international response to Hurricanes Eta and Iota in Central America, and how humanitarian aid can make communities more resilient to natural disasters.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Jacob Kurtzer, director of the Humanitarian Agenda at CSIS. The students also interviewed experts in humanitarian aid and disaster relief.

Dates: May 23-29, 2021
Institution: University of New Mexico
Faculty Advisor: Michael Marcotte
Students:
  • Brandon Carroll
  • Adam Evarts
  • Ennedith López
  • Annya Loya
  • Yolanda Lucero
  • Toyosi Olola
  • Tomide Oloruntobi
  • Gordon Payne
  • Ashley Varela
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From Disaster Relief to Resilient Futures in the Northern Triangle

Hurricanes Eta and Iota devastated the Northern Triangle in November 2020, causing mass migration from an already volatile region. With climate change devastating the region, how can aid empower communities and make them more resilient to future shocks?

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Deforestation Hits Home: Indigenous Communities Fight for the Future of Their Amazon

In December 2020, students from the University of Massachusetts Amherst participated in the the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp remotely. They focused on deforestation in the Amazon and its impact on indigenous communities.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Margarita Seminario, deputy director of the Americas Program at CSIS. The students interviewed experts in deforestation and environmental law, as well as activists working on the ground in the affected communities.

Dates: December 14-18, 2020
Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Faculty Advisor: Rodrigo Zamith
Students:
  • Ella Adams
  • Ryan D’Alleva
  • Maria Elena Litle Endara
  • Claire Healy
  • Talia Heisey
  • Will Katcher
  • Cassie McGrath
  • Ryaan Moss
  • Rebeca Pereira
  • McKenna Premus
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Deforestation Hits Home: Indigenous Communities Fight for the Future of Their Amazon

As regional and global governments and non-profits scramble to combat deforestation, Indigenous communities on the frontlines bear the brunt of the consequences. How can these groups partner to create sustainable solutions?

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Women and Water in the Developing World: Linking Water Insecurity and Gender Disparities

In September 2020, students from the University of Iowa participated in the the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp remotely. They focused on the intersection between gender inequality and water insecurity.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Caitlin Welsh, director of the Global Food Security Program at CSIS. The students approached the the topic from a variety of perspectives, interviewing experts on climate change, food security, and more.

Dates: August 31 – September 4, 2020
Institution: University of Iowa
Faculty Advisor: Kylah Hedding
Students:
  • Molly Allen
  • Mir Ashfaquzzaman
  • Megan Bryan
  • Gabby Estlund
  • Mehrnaz Khanjani
  • Maria Kuiper
  • Kathryn Raver
  • Nichole Shaw
  • Olivia Williams
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Women and Water in the Developing World: Linking Water Insecurity and Gender Disparities

Three times a week, Mrs. B—the name given by researchers to a woman in Hyderabad, India—begins her day with a 10- minute, barefoot walk to her neighbor’s gated home to fill her steel pot with water. She balances the heavy pot, which weighs about 30 pounds, on her shoulder for the journey back to her […]

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No Crystal Ball: The Uncertain Path Forward for U.S.-China Decoupling

In July 2020, students from the City University of New York participated in the the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp remotely. They focused on complex debate about decoupling the economies of the United States and China.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Jude Blanchette, Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS. The students engaged with experts from a variety of backgrounds, including journalism, government, and business.

Dates: July 27-31, 2020
Institution: City University of New York
Faculty Advisor: Jeremy Caplan
Students:
  • Ivan Flores
  • Juan B. Garcia
  • Virginia Jeffries
  • Tamsen Maloy
  • Paula Moura
  • Megan Myscofski
  • Abigail Napp
  • Ann Seymour
  • Frida Sterenberg
  • Annie Todd
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No Crystal Ball : The Uncertain Path Forward for U.S.-China Decoupling

Gowns, masks, and gloves were in short supply in April during the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak in New York City. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio were scrambling to find enough protective gear for hospital staff, sick patients, and essential workers. They made impassioned pleas to President Donald Trump to […]

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Is Ecocide Inevitable in the World’s Most Contested Sea?

In May 2020, students from the DePaul University in Chicago participated in the first bootcamp program to be run remotely. They focused on the environmental dimensions of the conflict over the South China Sea.

In addition to receiving multimedia mentoring from the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Gregory Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, and Bonnie Glaser, director of the China Power Project. The students interviewed top policy, environmental, and legal experts about the South China Sea conflict.

Dates: May 11-15, 2020
Institution: DePaul University
Faculty Advisor: Hai Tran
Students:
  • Michael Abraham
  • Jonathan Aguilar
  • Jonathan Ballew
  • Bianca Cseke
  • Brita Hunegs
  • Lacey Latch
  • Hannah Mitchell
  • Marissa Nelson
  • Sahi Padmanabhan
  • Natalie Wade
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Is Ecocide Inevitable in the World’s Most Contested Sea?

Last spring, Chiara Zambrano spent 10 nights on a small wooden boat on the Scarborough Shoal—120 nautical miles west of the Philippines in the South China Sea. She was there to report for ABS-CBN, a Philippine television network. The 150-square-kilometer coral structure involves a territorial dispute between China, Taiwan and the Philippines. It was the […]

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Enabling Entrepreneurship: Diplomatic Responses to Greece’s Brain Drain

In December 2019, students from the Panteion University in Athens came to CSIS to report on the potential for entrepreneurial diplomacy to address the Greek economic crisis.

In addition to working with the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with Seth Center of the Brzezinski Institute’s Project on History and Strategy. The students had the opportunity to speak with current and former diplomats. They also got a firsthand look at one of D.C.’s incubators for social entrepreneurs, the Halcyon Incubator.

Dates: December 2-6, 2019
Institution: Panteion University
Faculty Advisor: Betty Tsakarestou
Students:
  • Dimitrios Boutsikos
  • Romanos Gkotzos
  • Fotini Maltezou
  • Vasilis Plegas
  • Nikos Serafetinidis
  • Athina Simatou
  • Lambrini Tsiligianni
  • Katerina Vlassopoulou
  • Maria-Elpiniki Zafeiraki
  • Rania Zokou
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Enabling Entrepreneurship: Diplomatic Responses to Greece’s Brain Drain

“I was heavily disappointed by the country’s sluggish economic development as a result of the financial crisis triggered in 2007. I felt my hard work would go to waste and not be appreciated . . . I was convinced—and still am—that connections matter the most in the Greek society.”  “Nepotism reigns and there’s lack of […]

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Power of Personality Politics: Can Uganda’s Bobi Wine Sustain a Social Movement?

In November 2019, students from the University of Iowa joined CSIS to explore the intersection of politics and pop culture in Uganda.

In addition to working with the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with CSIS’s Africa Program, which provided the students with a range of experts on the political situation in Uganda and the history of politics, protest, and pop culture in the region. The students had the opportunity to interview Bobi Wine, Ugandan musician turned politician and the subject of their story, during a recording of the Into Africa podcast.

Dates: November 11-15, 2019
Institution: University of Iowa
Faculty Advisor: Brian Ekdale
Students:
  • Molly Allen
  • John Chenoweth
  • Emily Creery
  • Molly Hunter
  • Maria Kuiper
  • Jacob Maish
  • Ayotoluwafunmi Ogunwusi
  • Marissa Payne
  • Sarah Stortz
  • Cory Tays
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Power of Personality Politics: Can Uganda’s Bobi Wine Sustain a Social Movement?

Ugandan celebrity Bobi Wine has weaponized music to oppose President Yoweri Museveni in the 2021 election. Some experts suggest Wine’s People Power Movement must transcend the appeal of his personality to effect lasting change.

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Refugees in All but Name: Venezuelans Struggle for Status

In August 2019, students from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, joined CSIS to explore the migration crisis in Venezuela.

In addition to working with the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with CSIS’s Future of Venezuela Initiative, which aims to shed light on the unprecedented humanitarian, economic, and political crisis in Venezuela, and its impact in the Americas, and CSIS’s Project on Prosperity and Development, which studies the coming challenges in international development, focusing on the rapidly shifting financial and economic landscape in low and middle-income countries.

Dates: August 19-23, 2019
Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Faculty Advisor: Rodrigo Zamith
Students:
  • Mohita Abbaraju
  • Danielle Buote
  • Michaela Chesin
  • Brian Choquet
  • Alphonica Lyamuya
  • Leticia Medeiros
  • Isha Mahajan
  • Annamaria Orlandi
  • Gabrielle Raymond
  • Sarah Yi
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Refugees in All but Name: Venezuelans Struggle for Status

Anderson Suarez is one of many who has crossed the Venezuelan border into Colombia in recent years. At the age of 20, he took on the responsibility of financially supporting his entire family by working abroad. The hardest part of his 800-mile journey was knowing that he was most likely leaving behind everything and everyone […]

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Power Struggle: Anticipating Cyberattacks on the Electric Grid

In June 2019, students from Ithaca College joined CSIS to explore cybersecurity and vulnerabilities within the power grid.

In addition to working with the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with CSIS’s Technology Policy Program, which conducts research on the social, economic, and security challenges created by disruptive technologies to inform effective policy.

Dates: June 2-7, 2019
Institution: Ithaca College
Faculty Advisor: Mead Loop
Students:
  • Will Carlson
  • Skylar Eagle
  • Madison Fernandez
  • Vaughn Golden
  • Abigail Haley
  • Jason Hannigan
  • Tara Lynch
  • Meghan Mazzella
  • Rebecca Mehorter
  • Alyssa Spady
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Power Struggle: Anticipating Cyberattacks on the Electric Grid

How likely is a cyberattack on US infrastructure, and what can be done to increase resilience?

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Food Insecurity in the Face of Climate Change

In May 2019, students from Howard University joined CSIS to explore climate change and its impact on food security.

In addition to working with the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with CSIS’s Global Food Security Project, which provides research, analysis, and policy recommendations on enhancing global food security.

Dates: May 13-17, 2019
Institution: Howard University
Faculty Advisor: Mark Beckford
Students:
  • Michael Burgess II
  • Daja Henry
  • Kyle Hudson
  • Morgan Minix
  • Merdie Nganza
  • Maya Reese
  • Sabrina Shanghie
  • A. Imani Spencer
  • Kamilah Tom
  • Kaylan Ware
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Food Insecurity in the Face of Climate Change

In countries like Ghana and Guatemala, the impact of climate change is wreaking havoc on agriculture, leading to hunger and displacement while threatening the livelihoods of their citizens.

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Disinformation’s Impact on Democracy and the Role of the Press

In December 2018, students from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki joined CSIS to explore disinformation’s impact on democracy and what the press can do amid the era of fake news.

In addition to working with the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with CSIS’s Transnational Threats Project, which assesses the threat and evolution of terrorist, insurgent, and criminal networks. It also examines the impact of government policy responses and produces analysis for policymakers, intelligence analysts, corporate executives, and leaders seeking to understand, prevent, and thwart transnational threats.

Dates: December 4-7, 2018
Institution: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Faculty Advisor: Nikos Panagiotou
Students:
  • Zoi-Charis Belenioti
  • Vaios Charbas
  • Sophocles P. Geroulis
  • Magdalene Gkogkou
  • Ioanna M. Kostopoulou
  • Konstantinos Kougkas
  • Anna Lampropoulou
  • Ilias Nikezis
  • Diego Felipe Saez Papachristou
  • Nikolaos Vasilakis
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Is Disinformation Threatening Democracy?

The 2019 European parliamentary elections and how news organizations can respond

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Russian Influence in Foreign Elections

In August 2018, students from Texas Christian University joined CSIS to explore Russia’s influence on elections and democracy around the world.

In addition to working with the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with CSIS’s Europe Program, which produces forward-looking analyses on transatlantic relations, the process of European integration, and political developments in individual countries across Europe. It also examines critical issues on international security and the geopolitics of Europe, NATO, Russia, Eurasia, and the Arctic.

Dates: August 2018
Institution: Texas Christian University
Faculty Advisor: Jean Marie Brown
Students:
  • Grace Amiss
  • Katie Carter
  • Griffin Conboy
  • Richard Edgemon
  • Corinne Hilderbrandt
  • Alexa Hines
  • Brittany Kasko
  • Carolina Olivares
  • Mariana Rivas
  • Michael Rogers
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Digital Warfare: Russia’s Attacks on Democracy

Russia uses social media as a tool to influence public perception and discredit Western democracy.

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Trade and the Fallout from the Trans-Pacific Partnership

In June 2018, students from Tulane University reported on the effects the United States’ decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership has had on global trade.

In addition to working with the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with one of CSIS’s top trade experts Scott Miller, senior advisor with the Abishire-Inamori Leadership Academy and former Scholl Chair. The Scholl Chair in International Business examines critical issues in international trade, governance, competitiveness, and how to meet the challenges of a changing world economy.

Dates: June 4-8, 2018
Institution: Tulane University
Faculty Advisor: Thomas Oatley
Students:
  • Dawn Edelman
  • Cullen Fagan
  • Peter Kintner
  • Paige Montfort
  • William Pankey
  • Natalie Strauber
  • Stefan Suazo
  • Henry Walther
  • Emma Watters
  • Wenqi Zhao
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U.S. Influence in the Wake of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

U.S. withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership has significant implications for security and stability in East Asia.

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Human Rights and the Rohingya

In January 2018, students from Syracuse University joined CSIS to explore the human rights challenges journalists face when reporting in conflict-ridden environments.

In addition to working with the center’s iDeas Lab, students worked with the Human Rights Initiative at CSIS, which conducts research on global human rights issues, with a focus on generating concrete, evidence-based policy solutions. Its four areas of emphasis include: addressing closing space for civil society, building constituencies for justice and accountability, ensuring rights and protections for vulnerable populations, and developing human rights-based strategies for countering violent extremism.

Dates: January 8-12, 2018
Institution: Syracuse University – The Newhouse School of Public Communications and The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Faculty Advisor: Michael Schneider
Students:
  • Stephen Brickey
  • Rainea Cumberbatch
  • Jena Daggett
  • Robert Gaudio
  • Brooke Hirsheimer
  • Mary Johnson
  • Hayley King
  • Aaron Mwewa
  • Andrea Rosero
  • Anran Yu
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Oppressed Media Clouds Rohingya Crisis

Attacks on press freedoms have led to a distorted picture of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh

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