Sughrue is a due diligence consultant for Morgan Stanley, active-duty military spouse and former international conflict resolution trainer for the United States Institute of Peace. She is a member of the Truman National Security Project and lives in Carmel Valley.
Usually when I would return home to Washington, D.C., after an international work trip, I would be eager to tell colleagues, friends and family about the work I was doing as a conflict resolution trainer for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). However, after two weeks in South Sudan in 2010 training Sudanese women from Darfur to Khartoum, I was emotionally depleted. I listened to the women’s trauma stories from morning until late into the night. I listened and offered comfort, but I did not have solutions for their suffering. I felt overwhelmed and sad. After some reflection, I realized I had experienced residual stress during those two weeks, and likely a culmination of seven years of similar work prior to th
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South Korea seeks to appease China
Posted : 2021-05-25 16:21
Updated : 2021-05-26 10:15
From left, Industry and Trade Minister Moon Sung-wook, Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol enter a briefing room of the foreign ministry in Seoul, Tuesday, for an online joint briefing on the results of last week s summit between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden. Yonhap
By Kang Seung-woo
The government has stepped up efforts to prevent any fallout from President Moon Jae-in s summit with U.S. President Joe Biden adversely affecting South Korea s ties with China, with the foreign minister saying their post-summit statement touching on Taiwan was theoretical and principled.
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