ATTORNEY, SCHOLAR, DIPLOMAT & STABILIZATION ADVISER Areas of interest/expertise include: Governance in post- & current-conflict areas; Legal, institutional and judicial strengthening; Legal systems of the Arab and Muslim world; Anti-corruption and AML/CFT strategies; Civil and criminal international asset recovery; International financing agreements; Dispute resolution & conflict ... Read More about About
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Warren’s Foreign Service Policy Addresses Our Ongoing Foreign Policy Crisis
By Phillip James Walker, Esq. November 29, 2019 On June 28, 2019, Senator Elizabeth Warren issued a policy paper entitled “Revitalizing Diplomacy: A 21st Century Foreign Service.” The ... Read More about Warren’s Foreign Service Policy Addresses Our Ongoing Foreign Policy Crisis
Warren Trade Policy Remakes Free Trade for the 21st Century
Warren Trade Policy Remakes Free Trade for the 21st Century By Phillip James Walker, Esq. August 29, 2019 A further edited version appears in the Union Leader October 20, 2019 ... Read More about Warren Trade Policy Remakes Free Trade for the 21st Century
Consequences of the HTS Take-Over in Northwest Syria
Photo by Sunyu on Unsplash (This was originally posted on the Atlantic Council website on 1/30/19.) While the Trump administration’s flip-flops on Syria and the looming withdrawal of US personnel ... Read More about Consequences of the HTS Take-Over in Northwest Syria
Turkey!
Absolutely loving my current work, which involves frequent trips to Turkey. Took my family there and it was one of the best trips we've ever taken. What a great country. So much potential, so much ... Read More about Turkey!
Go Navy!
George Bruno and I had a great day at the Army-Navy game, courtesy of the U.S. Navy. The game itself was quite a spectacle as was the "warming room." Here we are in conversation with Secretary of ... Read More about Go Navy!
Lockdown Get-Up
This is a slightly old picture, but one of my favorites because is it so absurd. Date is o/a 9/11/11. We were on lockdown because some Taliban had gotten up into a building under ... Read More about Lockdown Get-Up