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Neil Bhatiya
Policy Associate
The Century Foundation (@tcfdotorg)
Commentary on Foreign policy/national security/diplomatic history.
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- spoiler: longest-ribbon cutting RT @AP Jersey Shore opens for post-Sandy summer by setting a world record: http://t.co/LqAGy0vxsU -CC
- @KelseyOdom it gets easier. not quickly, but it does
- @dhume01 @mosharrafzaidi its all an Emirates conspiracy
- @seemasirohi just going by the article's title. Odds are he'll make it to Supreme Court if Dem wins WH in 2016 @firstpostin
- @igorbobic we went to the same school, what can I say? @igorvolsky
- @igorbobic team @igorvolsky
- For India, worries of another 1989 moment in the region http://t.co/sUdnXpZfYK via @csmonitor
- RT @CSISIndiaChair: W/ #India's great reduction in #Iran oil imports, likely to get a third waiver from sanctions imposed by #US http://t.c…
- RT @PShamal: Kabul Attack: I don't know who took this picture, but it made me very sad :( http://t.co/MidpWsOQXz
- First South Asian judge makes it to the federal appellate court http://t.co/KgMv3QQGvg via @firstpostin #brownpower
- RT @CSISIndiaChair: Canada's Billboard in Bay area: “H-1B problems? Pivot to Canada”; Is #US losing out on high skilled immigrants? http://…
- in the nick of time. Reader dies 1 July MT @b_fung .@Digg’s Reader replacement will be out by the end of next month: http://t.co/oNnewV50LR
- The last thing Nawaz Sharif wanted today was people thinking about PIA
- RT @DKThomp: America's top colleges still have a rich kid problem http://t.co/Dyb2CK9pL4
- Obama's Refined CT strategy: "The 1990s All Over Again" by @joshuafoust https://t.co/h1GXgAH9fv
- I don't believe so RT @steven_metz Is there any more bizarrely irrational component of US foreign policy today than containment of Cuba?
- @haroldpollack @veppol Sartre nods approvingly
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- Policy Associate at The Century FoundationThink Tanks | Greater New York City Area, USSummary
Well-rounded public policy professional with interests in both diplomatic and military history, as well as contemporary international relations, especially defense and foreign policy. Experience in both research and administrative environments.
Specialties: Archival research, writing/research/editing for publication, social media, the unique needs of non-profitsExperience- Aug 2009 - PresentPolicy Associate / The Century Foundation
Assists Fellows with research on U.S. foreign policy and international politics for blog posts, op-eds, and feature articles
Coordinates logistics for all meetings and public events
Oversees Foundation's Twitter feed @TCFdotorg. Expanded use of Twitter by Century Fellows.
Provides administrative support across departments (Accounting, Public Affairs, Publications)
- Aug 2007 - Sept 2008Research Fellow / The Streit Council for a Union of Democracies
Conducted research into transatlantic relations; Managed administrative tasks, including processing contributions, updating website, and assisting in the editing and production of newsletter.
Wrote brief article on NATO expansion: “NATO’s Third Era?: The Question of a Global NATO.” Politics & Policy 37.1 (February 2009): 248-255 [published within a special Streit Council section].
- Jun 2006 - Jul 2007Assistant Archivist & Program Associate / Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
Helping to plan and manage conferences and events for non-profit support group for FDR Presidential Library & Museum. Also started organizing Institute's corporate archives.
- Jan 2006 - May 2006Research Intern / Churchill Archives Centre
Researched and compiled documents for Centre Director Allen Packwood’s lecture tours in the United States for the English-Speaking Union, and for exhibits with the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden (opened in late December 2006) and the George C. Marshall International Center in Leesburg, Virginia (opened in Fall 2006)
Assisted Archivist Sophie Bridges with cataloging the Rt. Honourable Quintin Hogg, MP’s papers
Designed exhibit for Archives Centre Research room highlighting the collections of British diplomats
- 2005 - 2005Internship Coordinator / Hudson River Valley Institute
Supervised Spring and Fall 2005 Interns and Volunteers; developed guidelines for their office work and research projects; liaised with Program Director and Executive Director on individual progress; coordinated intern and volunteer participation for Patriots’ Weekend, the single largest annual event HRVI undertakes
Wrote and edited feature articles for the monthly electronic newsletter; assigned stories on local historic sites and events to Interns and Volunteers
Wrote research essays on the Roosevelts and Hyde Park and the West Point Foundry for HRVI website
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2007 - 2009The George Washington UniversityM.A. in History
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2002 - 2006Marist CollegeB.A. in History
Activities: History Club (Treasurer and President), Phi Alpha Theta - National History Honors Society (Member), Assistant Internship Coordinator and Internship Coordinator for Hudson River Valley Institute - Red Bank Regional High School
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Interests:Reading history and biography, watching movies, international travel
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Wall
- Are you the first person in your family to go to college? How might the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action affect you? Great post from our very own Halley Potter on First Generation Student
- What would change Assad's behavior? Is the Syrian conflict more deadly than the Iraq War? What role is the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood playing? Find out more in the video below, from today's TCF event: Out of Options in Syria.
- What was the favorite policy piece you read today? Nominate it for #TCFBest. Tell us below or tweet us with the hashtag!
- The winner of this week's #TCFBest was Marc Lynch’s Foreign Policy piece on the fact that Iraqis' voices are missing from retrospectives on the Iraq War. Remember to start nominating for next week's winner. Learn more and see our honorable mentions:
- RSVP for our event on Syria next week in NYC. March 27th at 12:30pm
- Graph of the Day: As State Funding For Higher Education Collapses, Students Pay the Difference. Learn more: http://t.co/2WwRNPcssK
- On the 10th year anniversary of the Iraq War, we explore why it was unjust.
- Nominate the best policy writing you've read this week. Introducing The Century Foundation’s Best Reads, each Monday we'll showcase the winner. Post the link on our Facebook Wall or Tweet us with #TCFBest.
- Participants in programs explicitly designed to move poor families out of poverty-stricken neighborhoods often still wind up living in segregated and disadvantaged neighborhoods. TCF fellow Stefanie DeLuca has been studying this trend, looking beyond the numbers to understand what drives these families’ behaviors.
- In this video released by Senator Harry Reid, TCF Fellow Andrew Fieldhouse explains that Paul Ryan is balancing the budget on the backs of the poor.
- A rundown of the situation in Bahrain, and what the U.S. could do about it. TCF's Therese Postel in The Atlantic.
- We have two upcoming foreign policy events in our NYC office. Mark your calendars and RSVP! March 20, 12:30PM A Decade in Iraq: http://tcf.org/news_events/detail/a-decade-in-iraq March 27, 12:30PM Out of Options in Syria: http://tcf.org/news_events/detail/out-of-options-in-syria
- Last night Americans got a taste of an old-school filibuster with Rand Paul refusing to yield the floor. As we have pointed out before, filibusters have become increasingly common and we believe it's time for reform. The Senate needs to get back to the business of voting on laws. See our graph: http://bit.ly/13HT2D8
- TCF’s Edward Kleinbard is now testifying before the Senate Budget Committee on eliminating wasteful spending in the tax code. See his testimony here:
- Important Infographic: Why Class Means More than Race in College Admissions.
- Video: Wealth Inequality in the U.S. Is Worse Than You Think
- Dear NRA: thanks for the gun show loopholes. Love, al-Qaeda.
- Graph: The Wealth Gap Between Blacks and Whites Has Tripled Since 1984. Here’s Why: http://bit.ly/12hc6sm
- Economic data suggests a strong correlation between the expanding financial industry and rising income inequality.
- Associated Press Quote of the Day from fellow Michael Wahid Hanna. "In essence, the military will not allow national stability or its own institutional privileges to come under threat from a breakdown in Egypt's social fabric or a broad-based civil strife."
- Have Israelis adopted a post-occupation mentality? Is the focus on economic and social issues an indication that Israeli voters support maintaining the status quo for Palestinians? And what are the implications for US political leaders intent on moving forward with the peace process and the two-state solution? Century Foundation fellow Michael Cohen and a panel of experts including Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli diplomat and consul general of Israel, Haviv Asaf Gur, a New York-based reporter for the Times of Israel, and Yousef Munayyer, Executive Director of the Palestine Center in Washington will explored these and other questions in a 90-minute discussion.