Posted on 02/06/2009 8:55:39 AM PST by Travis McGee
Recently, I received an unsolicited copy of Foreign Affairs magazine, the house organ for the Council on Foreign Relations. Between page 54 and 55 of the Jan/Feb 2009 issue, this ad leapt out at me. Two women are chatting in front of the UN, with a line of flags behind them. The headline is:
The sub headline reads: "The traditional state-to-state mindset may be at odds with the realities of our increasingly globalized planet." The rest of the ad is about the need to create global citizens who think and act above and beyond loyalty to nation states. I don't feel like typing it all out, and I can't find this exact ad on the internet, but I did go to their website at the NYU Center for Global Affairs.
"The NYU Center for Global Affairs is a unique institution rooted in Manhattan and located astride the world's crossroads. We provide a range of exceptional educational opportunities including a Master's degree, a professional certificate program, provocative public events, and numerous courses all designed to help you grapple with the issues we all face as global citizens. Our diverse and motivated student body is guided by a faculty of accomplished international practitioners. Careers with a global dimension have never been more challenging, rewarding, or in demand."
Center for Global Affairs
MESSAGE FROM THE DIVISIONAL DEAN
"Dear Friends,
"Welcome to the Center for Global Affairs, one of the most exciting and dynamic global programs to emerge on the NYU landscape: a program where the latest global trends and critical issues are examined and vigorously debated in the classroom and at public events; a program where individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities come together to explore how to make our world a better and more just place; a program that embraces a world where diplomacy and global transactions occur in a 21st-century milieu comprised of state and non-state actors.
"Our mission is straightforward: to create a community of global citizens in lower Manhattana community of individuals capable of changing the world. Some might say this is a terribly bold aim for an academic program. Nonetheless, we would have it no other way. Our leading-edge graduate program, year-round continuing-education program, and provocative public events series combine to create an environment where everyone with an interest in global affairs can find a place to contribute and learn.
"Those who craft these programs are scholars and practitioners, individuals who have had direct experience in the global arena. Everyone at the Center is passionate, enthusiastic, and committed to our ambitious global agenda.
"I feel fortunate to be part of a team that is creating a new paradigm in global affairs education. I invite you to join us.
"Your fellow global citizen,
"Vera Jelinek , B.A., M.A., Ph.D., divisional dean and clinical associate professor, the Center for Global Affairs
Creating a Community of Global Citizens to Change the World
Global is more than an interesting theory or a trendy rhetorical device. Its the way we see the world. Welcome to a global affairs program for the 21st centuryNYUs Center for Global Affairs.
The Center for Global Affairs at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies educates and inspires students to become global citizens capable of identifying and implementing solutions to pressing global challenges. Whether you are interested in a career in the international arena or simply want a better understanding of today's complex global landscape, we offer a variety of unique study options and events.
Our faculty are senior staff members of NGOs, international lawyers, journalists specializing in global affairs, and other professionals whose substantive experience heightens your awareness of emerging issues and helps you succeed in global fields.
The Center for Global Affairs offers:
The Master of Science in Global Affairs
The Certificate in Global Affairs, preparation for graduate school or an international career
A wide range of continuing education courses that provide critical insights into the issues that affect international relations
Provocative public events that explore global challenges in the company of experts who play a key role on the international stage
The UN in Geneva study program, a unique opportunity to study at the Palais des Nations, the original home of the League of Nations
The Summer Intensive in Global Affairs, which awards a Certificate in Global Affairs through an in-depth, concentrated 4-week learning experience
The UN in Geneva study program, a unique opportunity to study at the Palais des Nations, the original home of the League of Nations.....
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That says it all....
And by enrolling for one extra semester, you'll also earn a Master of Science in Global Warming.
Or is that the same thing?
I’m sure of it. Hand and glove, working together to promote the world government socalist utopia.
And we taxpayers are paying for it!
Zegarts stunning new book, Spying Blind: The CIA, The FBI, and the Origins of 9/11, provides a scholarly examination of the intelligence failures that preceded September 11. Prior to Spying Blind, those failures had been attributed largely to individual mistakes. Zegarts work suggests that longstanding organizational weaknesses left unaddressed during the 1990s prevented the CIA and FBI from capitalizing on 23 opportunities to disrupt the September 11 plot.
Yep. Stunning. It only took this clucking idiot eitht years to stumble around the facts and come up with a book that blames "reform failures."
This is the same issue of former Clinton deputy attorney general Jamie Gorelick who was responsible for creating the "wall" that restricted information sharing between intelligence and law enforcement agencies prior to the September 11 attacks and that the "wall" prevented the Pentagon intelligence operation Able Danger from disclosing to the FBI or CIA the Al Qaeda connections of Atta and three other future hijackers.
Zegart? Stunning? Stunningly STUPID.
And this is what is "featured" in their global education program.
"As a global citizen, to whom do I pledge allegience?"
Gotta' love journalists...
Can't even spell the word A-L-L-E-G-I-A-N-C-E.
That was my mistake, I had to hand-type the hard-copy magazine ad.
I posted before I saw your post...:-(
No problemo. It will probably happen ten more times, but each correction will bump the thread at least!
All of them. Which gets interesting in a classroom environment.
Talk can take em just so far......then they get shot. Happens in every socialist nation over time. So goes the Global Socialist.
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