Dr. Elise Rainer

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Dr. Rainer serves as Assistant Professor of International Relations and is a former U.S. diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Dr. Carlson-Rainer also worked with the U.S. Mission to the UN and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The opinions expressed in this article are solely attributed to Dr. Rainer and not connected to any affiliate institution

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When Fundamentalists Come to Power, Women Lose

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Flip-Flops and Foreign Policy: How American Tourist Behavior Hinders U.S. National Security

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Not a Short-Term, For-Profit Venture: Why Diplomacy is Not Like Running a Business

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