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Fall 2021 Project Menu 1 Recruiting Native Hawaiians for Careers at the U.S. Department of State ...................... 6 Recruiting California resident Hispanic/Latinx Americans for Foreign Service Specialist positions .............................................................................................................................. 7 The Growing Impact of Social Media on Philippine Politics .............................................. 8 Constitutional Reform in The Gambia: How to Cement Democratic Development .......... 9 The Changing Face of Finland ......................................................................................... 10 Choices and Trends for Caribbean International Students ............................................. 11 Telling the (Bioengineered) Story .................................................................................... 13 Mapping Chinese Engagement and Influence in Portugal through Research Activities and Educational Outreach ................................................................................................ 14 Understanding the Impact of Exchanges Through the Lens of ECA Evaluations .......... 15 Researching and Drafting of Statement of Facts (SoF) for Cultural Property Agreement .......................................................................................................................................... 16 The Effect of COVID-19 on the International Airline Travel Industry .............................. 17 Eritrea: A Roadmap to Economic Prosperity for "Africa's Hermit Kingdom”.................. 18 Planning to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability: Embracing a Strategic, Whole-of- Government Approach ..................................................................................................... 19 GIS - Site Selection & Site Analysis................................................................................. 20 Access vs. Ownership: Identifying Opportunities to Procure Goods and Services On Demand in Europe ............................................................................................................ 21 Prospects for Hydrogen Energy Expansion in Portugal and California - A Comparative Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 23 Green Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Mapping in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 24 The Global Observatory on Financing Water, Sanitation & Water Security: A unique hub to share best practices and encourage scaling up financing for water-related investments ....................................................................................................................... 26 Department of State's Role in Measuring the Success of Security Assistance Programs .......................................................................................................................................... 28 Paving an Ice Silk Road: The increasing presence of China in the Finnish Arctic ......... 30 Legal Protections and Justice for Persons with Albinism in Malawi ............................... 31 Mining Remediation in the Pacific .................................................................................... 32 Using AI to Accelerate Transition to Green Energy ........................................................ 33 Third Country Training Program Impact on Southeast Asia ........................................... 34 Mapping Collective Memories: How Cultural Programming Can Serve as a Form of Transitional Justice and Reconciliation ............................................................................ 35 U.S. for Uganda: Measuring the True Impact of U.S. Engagement ............................... 37 2 Analyzing Youth Engagement in the Netherlands Amidst Virtual Fatigue due to the COVID-19 Pandemic ........................................................................................................ 39 Diversifying Bahrain’s Economy to Overcome the Resource Curse and the Effects of Climate Change ................................................................................................................ 40 Learning for Now and into the Future .............................................................................. 41 Patterns of Russian Disinformation in Eastern Germany ................................................ 43 U.S.-South Africa Relations: The Economic and Cultural Impacts of Temporary Agricultural Workers in the United States .................................................................. 44 Dynamic Routing for High Threat Posts .......................................................................... 46 Bringing Women to the Table—Meaningful participation of women as negotiators in situations of conflict—Kashmir (SCA), Burma (EAP) and Cameroon (AF) .................... 47 Impact of Women Justice Sector Professionals .............................................................. 49 Modalities for Women’s Participation in Track II Diplomacy ........................................... 50 Gender-Based Violence Online ....................................................................................... 51 Taking a Gender Lens to Environmental Issues ............................................................. 54 How Do Local Circumstances Shape Best Rehabilitation and Reintegration Practices? .......................................................................................................................................... 55 Central American Migration Root Causes - Effectiveness of U.S. Government Programs .......................................................................................................................................... 56 People! Promotions! Performance Management! Be a Part of Redesigning Foreign Service Performance Management with Our Reform Initiative ....................................... 57 Adapting Criminal Justice Technologies for Developing World Operating Conditions... 58 Changing Public Perceptions of Next Generation Nuclear Technology in Europe ........ 59 Understanding Accreditation’s Role and Limitations in International Criminal Justice Development ..................................................................................................................... 60 Exploring transnational links between organized crime and political extremists ............ 61 Dynamic Drug Trends in a Changing Climate ................................................................. 62 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Horizon Scanning ..................................................................... 64 Harnessing the Evolution of Digital Marketing ................................................................. 65 Mapping Chinese Overseas Precursor Chemical Manufacturing ................................... 66 Alternatives to Incarceration: Beyond the Global North Model ...................................... 68 Mitigating Extremism in Law Enforcement Agencies ...................................................... 69 Understanding What Makes Adult Centered Training Effective ...................................... 70 The Impact of Executive Training on Criminal Justice Change ...................................... 71 Where are the Freely Associated States (FAS) Students? ............................................. 72 Analysis of U.S. Engagement with Panama .................................................................... 73 3 What Happens After? Taking Measure of Heritage after an Embassy Moves ............... 74 Sustainable Water Development and Infrastructure: Develop data-driven policy recommendations to promote Mekong countries' climate resilience .............................. 75 Effecting Change in Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor .......................................... 76 Great Powers, Small Screens - An Analysis of U.S., China, and Other Social Media Accounts in the Caribbean ............................................................................................... 77 Regional Cooperation on Marine Monitoring and Enforcement to Support Sustainable Fisheries Management in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor ........................ 78 The History and Changes in Public Perceptions in Botswana with regard to Peacekeeping Operations ................................................................................................ 81 Gauging Public Perceptions of China Post-Pandemic .................................................... 82 Botswana and Namibian Public Attitudes Towards Solar Power .................................... 83 Emerging Technology and Human Rights ....................................................................... 84 Developing Options to Curb Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing in Ecuador . 85 Understanding Local Stakeholder and Indigenous Peoples’ Efforts to Improve Aquatic Ecosystem Health Along Our Shared U.S.-Canada Border............................................ 87 Women and Power: Symbolism or Reality? .................................................................... 89 Green Economic Recovery and Smart Sustainable Cities .............................................. 91 Unraveling History ............................................................................................................ 92 Mapping The Science and Technology Ecosystem in Africa .......................................... 93 Options for Expanding Economic Cooperation Between Egypt and Israel