This month saw some highly relevant and contentious issues addressed by our bloggers. For example, Matt Bondy examined US foreign policy as it related to Iran, Michael Busch took an in-depth look at the political crisis in Honduras and gave a first hand account of his travels in Zimbabwe, Nazia Hussain examined the many complexities of South Asian security and Yamily Camacho continued her look at the impacts of regional trade agreements.

In other news, PolicyNet is pleased to welcome Alyson Zureick, a Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs alumni, as our new featured blogger. Alyson will be replacing Nazia Hussain who will be continuing her studies at George Mason University in Washington. Thank you for all of your hard work Nazia. Alyson describes her blog, Beyond the White Man's Burden as follows: 

We've all heard the same old lines about international development efforts: it's neocolonialism, imperialism, the white man's burden all over again. We hear the same arguments against other efforts, from humanitarian protection to post-conflict reconstruction and human rights advocacy. But this perspective often ignores how globalized these efforts have become and the ways in which actors from the Global South as well as the North participate in and shape this work. This blog will take a fresh look at foreign aid, humanitarianism and human rights work around the world, bringing you both news updates and analysis of developments not just in Washington and Geneva but also in places like Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Beijing

Alyson joins our existing team of talented bloggers which includes: Michael Busch, Matt Bondy and Yamily Camacho.