Archive for December, 2009

By Masood Aziz ‘86

President Obama showed considerable leadership Dec. 1 in tackling the complex topic of Afghanistan. In particular, I have to give the president credit for raising two issues I view as critically important: one, the need to seek more than a military solution to the challenges encountered; and the other, to say that success in Afghanistan is linked to partnership with Pakistan. Unfortunately, in my view, the president came significantly short on both counts. Read my full commentary on NPR.

By Ryan Schuchard ‘07

I spent half of my first day at COP15 in line, mostly outside, in the cold. But I was one of the lucky ones to eventually emerge inside the Bella convention center. Others waited for six hours or more only to be turned away at the door (if they even made it that far). I don’t know whether I’ll make it back in on Friday, when I’m scheduled to present at the China Climate Registry panel. Word has it that the 15,000-person occupancy for the 35,000-plus who are registered will shrink by the day until virtually no one but government delegates is allowed in at the end of the week. We’re all bewildered. After all, we’re all on the invite list. Read more on the official BSR Blog.

Thunderbird graduate Ryan Schuchard, Manager of Research & Innovation at BSR, is in Copenhagen this week at the COP15 climate treaty negotiations.

By Ryan Schuchard ‘07

I chose Thunderbird for my MBA largely because I knew that it was ahead of the game on two megatrends: globalization and sustainability.
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