LumiGlo

In this segment of the Death of One Man, Noah is joined by Dr. Mike Alonzo to discuss the urban ecosystem, how urban trees affect the broader city and programs that track land coverage. 
Dr. Mike Alonzo is a geographer specializing in satellite and airborne remote sensing of the terrestrial environment. His work falls mainly into one of three categories: 1) Urban ecosystem analysis using a fusion of hyperspectral imagery and lidar data, 2) Characterization of boreal forest fire effects in Alaska (also leveraging hyperspectral and lidar data); 3) Land cover change analysis using Landsat time series algorithms. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at the American University. Before working for American University, Dr. Alonzo was also a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

In this episode, Noah speaks with Dr. Peter Shea, a Professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice at the University of Albany, about how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected education. Dr. Shea discusses the difficulty in going virtual, the inequality the pandemic helped to expose, and why language is so important.
Dr. Shea is a Professor in the Educational Theory and Practice department with a joint appointment with the Department of Informatics in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. His research focuses on technology-mediated teaching and learning in higher education. He is the author of numerous articles and several book chapters on the topic of online learning and co-author of "The Successful Distance Learning Student." He is a co-recipient of several national awards, including the EDUCAUSE Award for Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning for the State University of New York and Sloan Consortium Awards for Excellence in Faculty Development and Asynchronous Learning Networks Programs, and was named a Sloan-C Fellow in 2011. He was also the principal investigator on a US Department of Education grant to research and develop an online system to support teaching Chinese to children in K-12 public schools.

In honor of the recent Black History Month, this episode seeks to advocate for issues that affect the black community. After recent political discussions of the presence of African American studies in schools, Green offers some in-depth explanations of the subject of African American Studies and dismantles some misconceptions about what it entails. He also offers context to some of the recent discussions about intersectionality and critical race theory. 
Anthony Green is a History teacher at Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, California. In his position, he has the opportunity to teach about African American History, The Rise of Black Nationalism - the Caribbean Coffee Cane and Culture, U.S History, and World History, which all teach the same basic principles, what we know of as race is a manmade idea that has no scientific validity. He has been recognized as a Noble National Teacher of the Year, National Geographic Teacher of the Week, and a 2019 Golden State Warriors "Impact Warrior" for Community Leadership and Social Justice. He believes that education and community activism are the keys to creating “Civic Virtue” (Love of State) and will solve the issues that are currently damaging our Republic. His life experiences have made him very humble in nature, allowing him to see the necessity of further work in the community.

In this episode, Dr. Ballbach discusses 1) how identity politics relate to the relationship between Europe-Asia, 2) security policies around NATO along with its Asia-Pacific partners, 3) South Korea's geopolitical impact on EU's foreign policies, and 4) futuristic implications on resolving such challenges Europe and Asia are currently facing. 

​Dr. Eric J. Ballbach is a Korea Foundation-SWP Visiting Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin. He previously served as director of the Research Unit "North Korea and International Security" at Freie Universität Berlin's Institute of Korean Studies. His research focuses on North and South Korean foreign and security policies, EU-Korea relations, multilateralism and institution-building in East Asia, and identity politics on the Korean peninsula, and has been published in national and international journals and edited volumes. Dr. Ballbach participates in several informal Track 1.5 dialogues involving high-ranking officials from the DPRK.

In this episode of the Death of One Man, Noah interviewed Tad, a houseless man living in the DC area, to discuss the reality of homelessness. Noah also interviewed Dr. Elisabeth Bowen, an Associate Professor at the University of Buffalo, on this widespread issue's history and contemporary context. 

Dr. Bowen is an expert on homelessness and the ways in which health issues, including HIV/AIDS and food insecurity, impact homeless populations. She can speak to the media about homelessness in Buffalo and nationally. Dr. Bowen is the UB Faculty Liaison to the National Homelessness Social Work Initiative. She works with several homeless-serving organizations in Buffalo and has conducted community-based research with the region's homeless youth and young adults. Her research interests include improving housing and social service delivery for homeless youth and understanding how housing and homelessness contribute to the risk and severity of multiple health conditions, such as HIV/AIDS, addictions, and food insecurity.

In this episode, Elizabeth Horton discusses 1) the main purpose of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (O.G.E.), 2) their efforts in keeping government decisions in the interest of the public, 3) misconceptions that people have about this office, and 4) the impact they have not only in our nation's government but other nations as well to ensure that ethics is a priority.

Elizabeth D. Horton works within the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (O.G.E.) as an associate counsel for the Legal, External Affairs, and Performance Branch. She also plays an essential role as the lead for the office's International Assistance and Outreach Program, where the mission is to help international anti-corruption bodies by sharing its expertise in preventing conflicts of interest in the executive branch. She is a two-time alumna of Howard University, where she earned her B.B.A. in Finance and J.D. In Law.

In this trailer episode, the cohosts of LumiGlo will be introducing the overview of our LumiGlo Project and our mission statement. 

​In this episode, Dr. Casarini discusses 1) the European Union's diplomatic position on the Korean Peninsula, 2) the history of the European Union and Korea's relationship, 3) the uniqueness of the European Union Politics, and 4) Dr. Casarini's project that is relevant to international politics of two parties along with futuristic implications.
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Nicola Casarini is Associate Fellow at the Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome and Global Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. He has held positions at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris, Bocconi University in Milan, Seoul National University, the European University Institute in Florence, and the London School of Economics and Political Science.​

In this episode, Ms. Columbo discusses 1) the diplomatic history between South Korea and Africa, 2) Former President Moon's fresh perspective on Africa, 3) the benefit that the United States and South Korea take away under this alliance, and 4) the futuristic implication on how to approach diplomacy with Africa for President Yoon's administration.

​Emilia Columbo is a senior associate (non-resident) to the CSIS Africa Program and a senior security risk analyst at VoxCroft Analytics. Prior to this position, she served as a senior analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, covering African and Latin American political-security issues. Ms. Columbo speaks professional-level Spanish and Portuguese. She has a Master of Science in Foreign Service degree from Georgetown University and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

In this episode, General Chun discusses 1) the reason behind North Korea's open protest on joint-military exercises between the ROK-US, 2) the political impact on the United States and the Korean Peninsula diplomatic relations, 3) why does UN Security Council Resolution matters and why it seems to be ineffective, 4) how South Korea itself prepares and trains to retaliate back the North Korea's military protest, 5) futuristic implications on the United States involvement on the Korean peninsula.

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Chun is the Vice President of the Korean Freedom Federation. Moreover, he serves as  Vice President of the Korea Chapter of the Association of the United States Army and MIG Alley Chapter of the U.S. Air Force Association, an Advisory Member of the National Policy Planning Committee, and a Board Member of the Korean Animal Welfare Association. General Chun has previously served as the Chief of the Election Support Branch, Civil Military Affairs/Strategic Operations Directorate at the Multi-National Force (MNF) in Iraq. He was recognized by both the Republic of Korea and the United States for his contribution to the first "Fair and Free" elections in Iraq on January 30, 2005, with the Hwa-Rang Combat Medal and the U.S. Bronze Star Medal.

In this episode, Professor Flake discusses 1) the diplomatic history between Australia and South Korea, 2) South Korea and Australia's robust trade relationships, 3) Australia and South Korea's military relationship and its impact on North Korea, 4) futuristic implications for South Korea and Australia urging for the even stronger diplomatic relationship.

Professor Gordon Flake is the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Perth USAsia Centre at The University of Western Australia. Professor Flake is one of the world's leading authorities on strategic developments in the Indo-Pacific. Having spent twenty-five years in the US foreign policy community focused on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia and now seven years in Australia's Indian Ocean capital, he is an expert on critical strategic relationships in the broader Indo-Pacific. He has authored many scholarly and policy studies on security developments in the region and their policy implications for the US and its regional partners. Professor Flake is a sought-after media commentator, particularly on issues concerning US politics, foreign policy, and strategic developments in the Indo-Pacific. His work has appeared in many leading international outlets, including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and the Australian media landscape. Prior to joining the Perth Centre, he was the Executive Director of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, an Associate Director of the Program on Conflict Resolution at The Atlantic Council of the United States, and Director for Research and Academic Affairs at the Korea Economic Institute of America.

In this episode, Professor Lim discusses 1) the history of South Korea-Japan and what made their relationship go south, 2) the continuous diplomatic tensions between S. Korea and Japan, 3) the potential impact on other alliances due to S.Korea and Japan's ongoing tensions, 4) debriefing the conflict around the Dokdo Island and its symbolic meaning, and 5) recommending potential implications for both nations to improve its relationship. 

Eunjung Lim is an Associate Professor at the Division of International Studies, Kongju National University (KNU). She also serves as Vice President for International Affairs, Dean of Institute of International Language Education, and Dean of Institute of Korean Culture and Education at KNU. Before joining the KNU faculty, Dr. Lim served as an Assistant Professor at the College of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, in Kyoto, Japan. She also taught at several universities in the United States and Korea, including Johns Hopkins University, Yonsei University, and Korea University. ​She earned a B.A. from the University of Tokyo, an M.I.A. from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.

In this episode, Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo discusses 1) the brief history of South Korea's past position in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific, 2) the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy's role in diplomacy, 3) analyzing South Korea's current role in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific, and 4) recommending futuristic implications that South Korea could make to play its full and efficient role around its turbulent factors. 

Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo is a Professor of International Relations and Regional Envoy for East and Southeast Asia at King's College London & KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance of Free University of Brussels (VUB). He is also a Korean Chair, an Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident) at the CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies), a Non-resident Fellow at The Sejong Institute & Committee Member at CSCAP EU.​

In this episode, Dr. Tizzard discusses 1) what makes the subject of Korean Studies a generally an interesting major to pursue to foreigners, 2) a comparative analysis between South Korea and other leading foreign countries' education systems and cultures, 3) the most common differences that he witnesses between Korean students and international students in their college life, and 4) recommends how South Korea's education system could lead to being a much healthier environment.

Bio: Dr. David Tizzard is an assistant professor at Seoul Women’s University and a visiting professor of international studies at Hanyang University. His academic research focuses on North Korean diplomacy and South Korean cultural texts. He is a frequent commentator on social and political issues affecting the Korean Peninsula, writing a popular column in the Korea Times and appearing weekly on TBS eFM.

In this episode, Major Chou discusses the difference between the U.S. and ROK's military, 2) a deeper explanation of cultural differences military-wise, 3) introduction to the Combined Commands and USFK, and 4) the function and importance of the Combined Commands and USFK. 

Major Chou is a U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer with an operational background as an infantry officer and extensive overseas professional experience in Asia. He is highly capable of strategic communications, developing policy, multinational coordination, and providing timely and relevant political-military analysis. Previously, he was a Deputy Chief Communication Strategy Officer at the Combined Forces Command. Currently, he is the president of the Foreign Area Officer Association Korea Chapter and the Assistant Army Attache at the Embassy of the United States, Seoul.

In this episode, Dr. Ponzio discusses 1) intergovernmental organizations' role in diplomacy, 2) reflects upon United Nations and its other organizations or diplomatic treaties' effectiveness in international relations 3) provides futuristic implications to diplomatic actors for stronger peacebuilding. 

Essential Questions: 

Section 1: International Relations Foundational Questions to Reduce Political Apathy

1. For people who are unfamiliar with the concept of Intergovernmental Organizations, could you briefly explain what intergovernmental organizations are and what they do?

Section 2: Understanding the Complexities of the United Nations: Proving that the UN Work is Much Sophisticated In-Depth

2. The heart of international affairs would definitely be the existence of the United Nations. However, there are many critiques these days questioning the effectiveness of the United Nations. Some people question the United Nations’ function as the heart of diplomacy with all the vetoing powers and condemning without any applicable solutions. How would you comment upon this matter?

Section 3: Questioning the Effectiveness of Diplomacy Plays in Our World

3. In the world that we live in today, it is very common for governments to come together in a forum or a summit and engage in a diplomatic treaty or an agreement. Some examples would be the QUAD, ASEAN, ANZUS, etc. What would be the purpose of continuous generation of such a wide range of treaties or agreements, and how would you rate the effectiveness in maintaining peace in our world?

Section 4: Reflection & Futuristic Implications:

4. As the Senior Fellow and Director of Global Governance, Justice & Security at the Stinson Center, could you briefly explain your role and what kind of projects you worked on? If you have any meaningful personal projects that you could share, that would be great.

5. What futuristic goals should each government take to maximize the function of international affairs in maintaining peace around the globe?

​Dr. Stephan Klingebiel is Chair of the Research Programme “International and Transnational Cooperation” of the German Development Institute (Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / DIE) (2011 to 2019 and since July 2021). He served as the Director of UNDP's Global Policy Centre in Seoul, Republic of Korea, and he was Founding Director (2007 – 2011) of KfW Development Bank office in Kigali, Rwanda. In addition, Stephan Klingebiel is Senior Lecturer at the University of Marburg. Since November 2021 he is a Honorary Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Sustainability, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, India.

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