The 10 to 15 invited participants of theworkshops discuss three or four possible scenarios that could arise within thearea of focus. The group then builds out each of the scenarios by exploringrelevant political, economic, cultural, and global forces at play; critical,"game changing" events; how the U.S. and other major state and non-stateactors might behave; and what policy choices the U.S must confront in eachscenario. The Center piloted the project with two previous full-day scenario workshopsattended by noted scholars, policymakers, journalists, and otherprofessionals. The first, in 2007, imagined the future of Iraq after asubstantial drawdown of U.S.
forces in 2010.The other, in 2008, examined thefuture of Iran and its relationship with other Middle East actors. (Thesereports are available on the web at ).The enthusiasticsupport of participants such as Steven Cook and Steven Simon of the Council ofForeign Relations, Gideon Rose, managing editor of Foreign Affairs,DavidSanger of The New York Times, and Phillip Gordon of the Brookings Institution,led to a formal report of the Iran results to the Council on Foreign Relationsin October 2008. Building on this experience the Carnegie Corporation grant will thus enlargethe impact and scope of CGA's efforts over the next two years -- expanding therange and number of participating experts and policymakers; launching a newpublication series based on the workshops; and creating opportunities to briefpolicymakers and opinion leaders, through presentations, writings, andface-to-face meetings."The Scenarios Initiative grows naturally out of the mission of the Center forGlobal Affairs, to prepare our graduate students and current practitioners fora globalizing, complex, and rapidly changing world," said CGA Divisional DeanVera Jelinek. "Our program is interdisciplinary, global in composition,diverse in academic and professional backgrounds of students and faculty, anddevoted to improving policymaking in government, intergovernmentalorganizations, NGOs, and private firms."About the Center for Global Affairs and the NYU School of Continuing andProfessional Studies -- The NYU Center for Global Affairs, one of severalcomprehensive academic divisions within the New York University School ofContinuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS), offers graduate and continuingeducation programs in global affairs and hosts a series of vibrant publicevents on related topics. NYU-SCPS is widely considered to be the most completeexample of NYU's founding commitment to be "In and Of the City -- and In andOf the World."SOURCENYU School of Continuing & Professional StudiesMelissa Torra, G.S Schwartz & Co., +1-212-725-4500 ext.
329,, for the NYU School of Continuing & Professional Studies;or Michael Oppenheimer of the NYU Center for Global Affairs, +1-212-992-8392,. NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--Fitch Ratings affirms and withdraws the credit and volatility ratings assignedto the following two bond funds managed by Nomura Global Alpha, LLC, awholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Asset Management U.S.A Inc. (NAM-USA): --NGA Institutional LIBOR Fund Limited rated 'AAA/V1'; --NGA Institutional LIBOR Feeder Fund Limited rated 'AAA/V1'. The affirmations reflect the continued credit quality and limited volatility ofthe funds' respective assets. The withdrawals reflect lack of current externalinvestor participation in the funds. As of April 30, 2009, the total marketvalue of the funds' assets totaled approximately $52.7 million which wascomprised entirely of internal money invested on behalf of NAM-USA's affiliatesand related entities.