Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows

The Stimson Center announced the appointment today of five Nonresident Fellows: Elizabeth Chalecki, Melissa S. Hersh, Agnieszka Paczynska, Amit A. Pandya, Kathryn Rauhut.

“Stimson has emerged as a unique center of pragmatism and excellence in addressing the grand global challenges of our time,” said Stimson President and CEO Brian Finlay. “This class of Nonresident Fellows complements and expands our reach into the transnational issues of climate, global public health, post-conflict reconstruction, migration, nuclear security, and beyond. I am delighted to welcome this talented class to the innovative family of Stimson scholars.”

Agnieszka Paczynska is Associate Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University and the Principal Investigator of a United States Institute of Peace-funded project, “Emerging Powers in Post-Conflict and Transitional Settings: the New Politics of Reconstruction.” Paczynska’ research interests include the relationship between economic, political change, and conflict. Paczynska has been a Franklin Fellow/Foreign Affairs Officer in the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction, has observed elections in Liberia, Afghanistan and Egypt, and worked as a conflict analysis consultant for the U.S. State Department, USAID and Marine Corps Combat Development Command. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in political science from New York University and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Virginia.

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