Global Externs' Blog

     As my internship comes to a close, I am able to look back on my time at the ITA, the people that I have met, and all that I have learned.  There is a real sense of duty and honor when one works for the government and I have found this especially true here […]

For the past several weeks I have been attending various events and meetings around Washington.  In late June I attended a lecture at The Brookings Institute with special guest speaker Dr. Hu Angang.  The lecture was entitled “China in 2020: A New Type of Superpower,” and discussed China’s rapid economic growth, the potential of China […]

As the turn of 21st Century, member states of the United Nations made a political commitment to eradicate poverty by promising to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.  The proposal I am preparing assesses citizen monitoring of the MDGs and the implications it has on the Campaign to End Poverty 2015. Amartya Sen, […]

Although my project does not have me analyze a current legal issue, there are many legal issues that are centered around the topic of veterinary drugs. The most pressing issues deal with the harmonization of global regulations. If the global regulatory structure was similar to the systems of the 50 states or the member countries […]

The structure of the United Nations (U.N.) is one that is unique in comparison to any other government entity.  This international organization was established on October 24, 1945 by 51 countries.  Currently, the U.N. has 192 member states that all abide under the U.N. Charter, an international treaty that establishes international relations dealing with international […]