Atlantic Promise Field Exercise, Fellsmere, FL, March 16-19, 2017: Registration closes 2/6

By: David J. Smith, January 26, 2017 The Atlantic Promise Field Exercise is sponsored by the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc.  The exercise to be held March 16-19 is designed to build capacity for graduate students to work in humanitarian and peacebuilding contexts. Registration for the March 2017 closes 2/6.  If you are interestedContinueContinue reading “Atlantic Promise Field Exercise, Fellsmere, FL, March 16-19, 2017: Registration closes 2/6”

Reflections on 2016

By David J. Smith, December 15, 2016 Disruption was the watchword for 2016. The election of Donald Trump could usher in a seismic transformation of the role of government and the social compact that Americans haven’t experienced since FDR was president. Indications are that he will be the most unconventional (and unpredictable) president we’ve hadContinueContinue reading “Reflections on 2016”

Atlantic Promise Field Training Exercise, March 16-19, 2017, Registration Now Open, Closes 2/6

By David J. Smith, October 12, 2017 The annual Atlantic Promise Field Training Exercise, sponsored by the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc.,  will be held March 16-19, 2017 in Fellsmere, FL.  Registration is now open, and will close February 6, 2017.  The exercise is a full-immersion 3 1/2 day simulation for graduateContinueContinue reading “Atlantic Promise Field Training Exercise, March 16-19, 2017, Registration Now Open, Closes 2/6”