An op-ed by Col. David Tohn, an Iraq war veteran and National Security Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, appeared in yesterday’s Miami Herald. Col. Tohn argues for increased support and funding for soft power and international exchange programs, relaying the story of a potential jihadist turned Fulbright Scholar to support his case.
Fulbright is indeed a powerful program, in its capacity to both bring foreign scholars to the U.S. and to send U.S. students and scholars abroad. If you’re looking for an opportunity to gain valuable experience abroad, definitely check out Fulbright, here and here.
