Contributors

Mr. Benz obtained his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, where he majored in Politics, earning a Certificate in Latin American Studies. Mr. Benz completed his graduate education at the George Washington University, where he received a Juris Doctorate degree from the law school along with a Master’s degree in International Affairs with a double concentration in International Law and International Economics at the Elliott School of International Affairs. As an undergraduate, Mr. Benz worked firsthand alongside indigenous communities in rural Honduras and Belize on economic development projects, in addition to assisting in establishing the first academic exchange between Princeton University and the University of Havana. Since then, Mr. Benz has worked and volunteered as a writer and researcher with a number of organizations on topics relating to international law, comparative law, and international affairs, including the United Nations Consultation on Women and the Right to Housing, the Inter-American Dialogue, and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights. Most recently, Mr. Benz worked as an associate at a DC-based law firm specializing in tribal law, federal lobbying, and tribal-state intergovernmental relations. Mr. Benz is a member of the California Bar.

Ms. Verderosa has worked and traveled throughout Europe and Russia. A graduate of Stanford University, she earned a masters degree in international relations from a consortium of German universities in 2007. While there, she focused on European and East European affairsand authored two working papers on post-communist regime dynamics. Prior to graduate school, Annie worked in international governmentrelations in Washington DC, where her work focused particularly on the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe. Before that, she wasan International Parliamentary Fellow at the German Federal Parliament in Berlin. Her previous experience also includes research and projectwork on transatlantic relations, NATO and defense cooperation, and immigration and integration policy for the German Council on ForeignRelations, Aspen Institute Berlin, and Heinrich Boell Foundation. Ms. Verderosa has also spent time in Budapest as the associate editor of anOpen Society Institute policy journal. She is currently a Business Development Associate at U.K. Trade & Investment in New York.

Cathy Fisher is a J.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she is an International Human Rights Fellow ('08). She is also pursuing a joint degree in Global Business Law, which she will complete at the Université Paris 1--Sorbonne Law School.She most recently worked for International Crisis Group's United Nations Team in New York, where she conducted research on disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration in post-conflict countries. Cathy previously worked at Bloomberg News in Washington, D.C., where she reported on the White House and Congress for Bloomberg's Government Team.Cathy received her B.A. from Duke University, where she majored in English and Political Science, and earned a Certificate in Media Studies & Journalism. She graduated from Duke with High Honors for her English Department thesis in creative non-fiction on the nature of diabetes and chronic illness.Cathy ran the 2007 New York City marathon in 3:36.

David Sullivan is the Policy Manager at the Enough Project, which seeks to “build a permanent constituency to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity.”

Haysam Fahmy is a Digital Strategist for OgilvyOne Hong Kong, and holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University in Public Relations & Corporate Communications. Mr. Fahmy lived in Yemen from 2006 to 2008.

Isaac Stone Fish is a Newsweek/Daily Beast correspondent in Beijing.

Jeremy Chan works as an analyst at the SK China Economic Research Institute in Beijing. He is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

John A. Daly is Vice President of Americans for UNESCO, a non-governmental organization based in Washington D.C. He also teaches in the International Education Program of George Washington University.

John Lyman is an intern at Foreign Policy Digest.

Joseph is a senior associate in the Washington, DC office of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, where he practices international law and arbitration. Joseph earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, and his Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. His international affairs experience includes work with the Department of Political Affairs at the United Nations, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the Council on Foreign Relations. He speaks Arabic, and has lived p

Kristin Gallagher is a writer and activist in New York City.

Leah Meadows works at the United Nations Foundation on the Women and Population Program.

Mahanth is Deputy Director of Operations for the New York City Parks & Recreation Department, where he works on vehicle fleet management, emergency response, environmental sustainability, technology initiatives, and volunteer programs. He has previously worked at the Indian Embassy to the United States and at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Mahanth graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, and International Affairs and has completed a Master’s in Urban Studi

Mr. Sorel is a JD-MSFS joint degree candidate at Georgetown University. After graduating from Yale in May 2004 with distinction in History, Marc served as part of a four-person commission to review the United Nations Development Program's operations in the Occupied Territories, after which he joined the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Policy, where he was aide to the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs.

Marcy Nicks Moody writes about China. In 2007-08, she was a Fulbright Scholar in China, where she was also a Research Fellow with the…

Melanie Teff is the Senior Advocate for Women’s Rights at Refugees International.

Mr. Kleinman has extensive experience working in various conflict and post-conflict situations. From 2004 to 2007 he worked for CARE, first as the organization’s Advocacy Advisor in Afghanistan, then covering Sudan, and finally as CARE's Regional Advocacy Advisor for East and Central Africa, with a particular focus on conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and Somalia. He left the CARE in early 2007 to take a position with International Relief & Development in Iraq, where he spent six months helping manage a USAID-funded employment generational program in Ninewah Province, Iraq. Prior to going overseas, Mr. Kleinman worked for the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at the Harvard School of Public Health, providing assistance to the United Nations on the application of International Humanitarian Law to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Mr. Kleinman graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School. He currently consults for humanitarian agencies.

Michael Poffenberger is the Executive Director of Resolve Uganda, an advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. Maria Presley is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology.

Michel F Guiraldelli is a research fellow at National Institutes of Health and has worked with the Family Health Program under the auspices…

Neil Ghosh joined SNV Netherlands Development Organisation in 2007 and is the Director of SNV-USA. Based on his extensive experience in the…

Nicole Kurokawa is director of research analysis at the Winston Group, a strategy and message design firm. She is also a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum and blogs for the Washington Examiner.

Olivier is founder and editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy Digest. He has conducted extensive research on nuclear power technology, regulatory law and proliferation issues. In addition he has written on the rule of law in post-conflict societies and transitional justice in central Africa. Prior to founding the Foreign Policy Digest, Olivier was Deputy Campaign Manager for Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler. He also served as a Senior Management Analyst in BearingPoint's Homeland Security Sector.He is Truman National Security Fellow and a columnist for the HuffingtonPost's OffTheBus Project. In addition, Olivier has served on a number of boards including the Board of Trustees of Princeton University and the Board of Directors of the Nepalese Children's Education Fund.Olivier received his B.S.E from Princeton University and is currently pursuing a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he is an executive editor of the Journal of International Law.

Peter Kohanloo and Sohrab Ahmari are law students in Boston. Their writing has previously appeared in the Weekly Standard, among other publications.

Founder of India Voices (www.indiavoices.org) and Head of Government Affairs for Google in South Asia based in New Delhi.

Robert Andrew Friedman is an Associate in the Washington D.C. office of Venable LLP. Robert is a non-resident Fellow at the Georgetown Center on National Security and the Law and a Truman National Security Fellow. Most recently, he was a Law Clerk on the Senate Judiciary Committee staff of Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-RI) where he worked on national security issues and executive and judicial nominations. He was previously an aide to Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) where he handled speechwriting, policy analysis and constituent outreach in the areas of immigration, education, and housing. Robert has also worked for the vice chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Robert graduated cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center where he was the Senior Notes Editor for the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law. He received a B.A. in political science from Emory University and studied public international law and conflict resolution at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. He is currently pursuing an M.A. in Government from Johns Hopkins University.

Rommel A. Gallo is an attorney at Greenberg Traurig, P.A. in Miami, Florida. Rommel was previously an intern with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, where he worked on issues related to U.S.-Latin America relations. He has also conducted independent academic work on the rule of law in Latin America, with a particular focus on the relationship between the strength of the judiciary and economic and political development. In addition, Rommel's thesis explored whether and how affirmative action is an appropriate response to racial inequality in Brazil.Rommel maintains a strong interest in how the rule of law can be used as a vehicle for economic and political development in Latin America. He is also particularly interested in the question of race in Latin America, and how the amelioration of racial inequality can facilitate social and economic development generally and reduce overall inequality in the region.Rommel received his A.B from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs and his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.

Abel Barrera Hernández is Founder and Director of Tlachinollan: Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña, in the Mountain region of Guerrero, Mexico, and 2010 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Laureate. Salvador G. Sarmiento is Advocacy Officer at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights. The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the authors.

Sarah Magallanes is the Vice President of Global Operations of Fashion Fights Poverty, a non-profit organization that raises awareness about how the fashion, textile, and design industries can alleviate poverty and empower communities.

Sheheryar Kabraji is a physician at the Royal Free Hospital, London, U.K. He is writing in is personal capacity. He gratefully acknowledges the substantial intellectual and editorial input of Mr. Sofyan Sultan M.A., and Mr. Shahpur Kabraji M.A.