Biography of Colette Marietti

Colette Marietti has a masters degree from Harvard University in International Security Policy and Negotiation/Conflict Resolution. As part of her coursework, she studied the role the United Nations plays in the development of human rights law and norms. She has worked with nonprofit organizations, especially those specializing in peacebuilding and international relief and development, for the last several years. Her recent publications include newspaper columns on just war theory and the Iraq war, as well as a handful of radio diaries for a nationally-syndicated public radio program. She is currently the executive director of an academic research center.

Biography of James Frederick Dwight

James Dwight is a graduate of Harvard College and the Boston University School of Law. An entrepeneur for over a decade, he has operated a variety of businesses in both the "old" and "new" economy. He also has taught in a Boston area prep school on weekends for much of that time. Married with two terriers, James lives in the Boston area and in south Florida when Boston gets just too cold. He currently writes on politics and world affairs at www.soxblog.com.

Biography of Dean Marshall

Dean Marshall is an American foreign affairs practitioner with experience in multilateral and bilateral diplomacy. He speaks Russian, Chinese, and French, and has worked in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, and at the United Nations.