Earlier this year I had a wonderful opportunity to hear from the renowned and award-winning Professor Dr. Anthony Arend. He came out to Poly in order to touch on a few of the ideas and materials both taught in his classes at Georgetown, as well as in one of the books he has published. In his condensed lecture about the Future of the International System, Dr. Arend provided insight and knowledge that opened up many of the attendee's minds for what the future might bring. The most interesting part about his lecture, however, was that while it was supported by evidence it was all theoretical. Dr. Arend proposed it as an idea, an option, something that wasn't set but very possible, which gave the students room to come up with subsequent theories of their own. For example, he drew parallels with the potential future being somewhat similar to the medieval period, or the probable uprise of NGOs. This lecture was different from a lot of the GIP events I have attended, ma
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