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Howard N. Fenton, III

Submitted by a-langsdon on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 11:29am.
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Fenton
Areas of Expertise: 
  • Democratic Governance and the Rule of Law
  • International LL.M. program
  • Contracts
  • International Business Transactions
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"Russia has seized upon the efforts of Georgia to assert its sovereignty over South Ossetia as a pretext for a massive show of force in the South Caucuses. This is clearly an effort to re-establish Russian dominance over these former Soviet republics. Vladimir Putin’s dislike for Georgian President Saakashvili is well-known and these attacks are also viewed by many as an effort to undercut the President’s popularity with the Georgian people and halt Georgia’s move to the west and NATO. Russia is calculating that neither the United States nor Europe are in a position to blunt its attacks in Georgia, nor interfere with its efforts to define is ‘sphere of influence.’ Tensions with Ukraine over the Crimea and Russia’s Black Sea naval facility are also rising as Russia appears to be taking the opportunity to show the West that it has returned from post-Soviet hibernation.”
Howard N. Fenton, III
Director of the LL.M. Program and Professor of Law
Phone: (419) 772-3582?

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Biography: 
Professor Fenton spent a year in the Republic of Georgia and worked closely with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili when Saakashvili was chairman of the Georgian Parliament’s Law Reform Committee and when he was Minister of Justice.
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Robert Alexander

Submitted by z-ferres on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 4:03pm.
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Robert Alexander
Areas of Expertise: 
  • Elections
  • Electoral College
  • Politics

 

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I think it would be a mistake to read too much into this past election cycle. There were few state-wide races out there and folks should remember the old saying that "all politics is local." To say that the elections were a referendum on Obama would be an overstatement. However, the election did provide a time to look back and ask what has happened in Obama's first year. The answer to that question appears to be quite complicated. The administration has taken on a great deal, but little legislation appears to have materialized. Recent polling seems to show that many folks are fond of the president personally, yet are still anxious about the nation's economic condition. This will likely continue into next year's midterm elections. If signs of economic growth occur, then Democrats can be more hopeful heading into the 2010 election cycle. A number of Republican Senate seats will be up for grabs due to a slew of retirements and this should stem the likely tide of the incumbent president's party losing seats in midterm elections.
Robert M. Alexander, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Phone: (419) 772-2093

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Robert Alexander is an associate professor of political science at Ohio Northern University. He teaches a variety of undergraduate courses, including introduction to American politics, introduction to political science, state and local government, public administration, interest groups and political parties, mass political behavior, mass media and politics, film and politics, presidency, and Congress. He has been published two books examining the role of interest groups in the American political system. Additionally, his research has appeared in a number of academic journals. Dr. Alexander’s most recent project is a book examining the Electoral College. The book draws upon surveys of presidential electors he has collected with students over the past three elections. In addition to his research, he has been recognized for his teaching through numerous teaching awards. Professor Alexander is a frequent contributor to media outlets, having been interviewed in nearly 80 instances by print, television and radio media. He has appeared on C-SPAN, MSNBC, and NPR’s Day to Day as well as being cited in newspapers from Japan, Singapore, Slovakia, and Poland.
Robert Alexander

Dr. Terry Maris

Submitted by z-ferres on Mon, 07/16/2007 - 2:55pm.
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Terry Maris
Areas of Expertise: 
  • Cuban Relations
  • Fidel Castro
  • International Business

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"I commend Rep. Barbara Lee and the members of the Congressional Black Caucus who recently visited Havana. Their initiative in exploring what needs to be done to restore normal relations between the United States and Cuba is timely and long overdue. The current mood in Cuba is one of hope and optimism. I encourage President Obama and the members of Congress to earnestly and expeditiously pursue an end to the embargo and the restoration of relations between our two countries. U.S. citizens deserve the right to travel to Cuba without restrictions and Cuban-Americans must be allowed to reunite with their families. Only by constructive engagement can our two nations mend the past and forge a mutually beneficial future." Note: Dr. Maris, professor of management at Ohio Northern University, currently resides in Cuba as the resident director of an Environmental Management program at the University of Havana. This program, which enrolls undergraduate students from ONU, is authorized under the authority of the United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Terry L. Maris, Ph.D.
Ohio Northern University
Dicke Hall 112
Ada, OH 45810
Phone:(419) 772-2822
Fax:(419) 772-1498

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Dr. Terry Maris is a Professor of Management and the former Dean of the College of Business Administration at Ohio Northern University. Prior to entering academe, Dr. Maris served as a U. S. Army officer and subsequently as a management consultant. He has traveled to nearly 70 countries as a speaker, lecturer, researcher and advisor. Under license from the U.S. Treasury department, he has visited Cuba frequently to meet with Cuban faculty, administrators and students; Cuban and U. S. government officials; enterprise managers; and foreign government and commercial executives.

Terry Maris
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