In this episode of An Arc Bender's Journal: The Last Will of Lucy Sutton, we welcome guest Dr. Nola Haynes, Ph.D and M.Div, a Political Scientist, teaching at Georgetown University at the School of Foreign Service. Her research centers on national security and foreign policy issues particularly arms control and international security.

Tune in to this episode as Dr. Haynes talks about:

* How she chose to work in the field of international affairs

* Her role in Foreign Policy and National Security

* Leaning into the feminine aspects of her identity

* The invasion of Ukraine

* Democracy, and the threat to democracy

About Dr. Nola Haynes

Dr. Nola Haynes, Ph.D and M.Div is a Political Scientist, teaching at Georgetown University at the School of Foreign Service. Nola’s research centers on national security and foreign policy issues particularly arms control and international security.

Nola was named one of the top 50 leaders in national security and foreign affairs by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Diversity in National Security (DINSN) and was the former Director of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS) West Coast Chapter.

She sits on several boards including, the Women’s Caucus for the International Studies Association communications team (WCIS), Foreign Policy board for American Political Science Association (APSA) and ISA West. She is a member of Black Professional in International Affairs (BPIA, alumnus of the WestExec Advisors mentoring program. As a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, Nola works as an Ops Coordinator to help resettle Afghan allies with Evacuate Our Allies (EOA) and is a policy advocate for the Afghan Adjustment Act.

Nola has over ten years experience working in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA). Nola has traveled extensively, conducted research in West Africa and Central America on the intersections of terrorism, religion, gender, crisis and conflict. Nola holds degrees from UCLA, Harvard Divinity School and USC and is a regular guest on the Black News Channel (BNC) discussing foreign policy and national security related issues and she regularly appears on MSNBC and popular podcasts to discuss Russia and Ukraine.

Learn more about Dr. Nola Haynes:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nola-haynes-she-her-50050158

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nolahaynes_

About An Arc Bender's Journal: The Last Will of Lucy Sutton

Terrence Franklin goes on an odyssey to discover his family history, and invites his guests to share their stories to bend the arc of history with their own legacy.

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