The war in Iraq, the U.S. presidential campaign and ethnic conflict around the world were among the topics that led the media to Kroc Institute experts in 2003-04. Below is a roundup of selected news stories that quoted, and articles that were written by, Kroc faculty experts.

Articles and interviews

“Compassion in Conflict: The Geneva Conventions hold nations accountable for treating those out of the fight fairly,” the South Bend Tribune, May 31, 2004. Quotes Research Fellow David Cortright.

“Kerry Feeling for Footing on Country’s Role in Iraq,” The New York Times, May 18, 2004. Quotes Research Fellow David Cortright.

“Hot opinions can put a chill on friendly conversation,” Houston Chronicle, May 17, 2004. Visiting fellow Angeliki Kanavou adds perspective to a story about how people with conflicting opinions can get along.

“Ethnic strife halts polio war,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 15, 2004, quotes Sakah Mahmud, a Rockefeller Visiting Fellow and specialist on Nigerian Islamic activism.

“The Rise of Global Fundamentalism,” National Catholic Reporter, May 7, 2004. Article quotes Director Scott Appleby.

“Kerry and the Catholic Vote,” National Public Radio, April 30, 2004. News feature quotes Scott Appleby.

“A Conversation with Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch,” WVPE radio interview with Hesburgh Lectures guest, April 22, 2004.

“Some wondering if Saddam was duped about WMD,” by Tom Mashberg, Boston Herald, February 16, 2004, quotes George A. Lopez.

“The US discovers Brazil (ever so slowly),” by Phillip Wagner, Brazil Magazine, December, 2003. (Includes interviews with Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Kroc visiting fellow Charles Reilly, Kroc faculty fellow Denis Goulet, and Chris Welna, administrative director of the Kellogg Institute.)

“Historian in Demand: Appleby takes low-key approach to explosive religious issues,” by Margo Patterson, National Catholic Reporter, December 26, 2003.

“Putting a face on the enemy; U.S. response to terrorists will lead to total war, prof. contends,” by Mirdo Petricevic and Naomi Powell, The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario), November 22, 2003. Features Cynthia Mahmood, Director of Graduate Studies.

“International Flashpoint? I’m on My Way,” by Dominic Casciani, BBC News, October 24, 2003. Profile of John Paul Lederach, Professor of International Peacebuilding.

“Pair Try to Pull Apart Feuding Muslims, Hindus,” by Dave Newbart, Chicago Sun-Times, October 23, 2003. Features Dan Philpott, Director of Undergraduate Studies.

“Peacemakers,” CBS, October 12, 2003. A religion special about the people who work to stop wars, including Professor John Paul Lederach.

“Perils of Bush’s Pre-emptive War Doctrine,” editorial by George A. Lopez, Indianapolis Star, Friday, October 3, 2003.

“The Lives Left Behind,” cover story, Newsweek, September 15, 2003. Article quotes faculty fellow James Sterba.

Commentaries by Kroc faculty

“Bush’s New Iraq: Rhetoric vs. Reality,” by David Cortright and George A. Lopez in the Chicago Tribune, May 26, 2004.

“Just? Unjust? The morality of preemptive war,” by George A. Lopez, Sojourner Magazine, May 2004.

“The Value of Making an Apology” by Kroc visiting fellow Glen Harold Stassen in the Chicago Tribune, April 18, 2004.

“GUERRA EN IRAK: Un aniversario con ansiedad,” “War in Iraq: An Anxious Anniversary,” by George A. Lopez in La Opinion, March 21, 2004.

“The Real Failure in Intelligence on Iraq” by George A. Lopez and David Cortright in The Boston Globe, March 11, 2004.

“Move Past Preemption,” by George A. Lopez in USA Today, January 11, 2004.

“Who Should Be Next?: In search of a pope who will embrace science, reject globalization, and forge an alliance with Islam,” by Scott Appleby in Foreign Policy magazine, January/February 2004.

“‘War on Terror’ or Real Security?: A just and viable alternative to the Bush doctrine,” by David Cortright and George A. Lopez, Sojourner Magazine, January 2004.

“Extremist gains slow momentum of Good Friday Accords,” by John Darby in the Chicago Sun-Times, December 12, 2003.

“Eduard Shevardnadze and the Politics of Sheer Tenacity,” by Martha Merritt in Chicago Tribune, November 28, 2003.

“US Repeats Past Mistakes,” by George A. Lopez in USA Today, November 7, 2003.

“DEFENSA: Los peligros de la doctrina Bush,” by George A. Lopez, La Opinion, October 19, 2003.

“U.S. Must Accept Outside Help to Secure Iraq,” by George A. Lopez in the Chicago Sun-Times, Wednesday, August 27, 2003.

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