Michael
Baskin
, United States
Why I chose Fletcher: I chose Fletcher because it had the right mix of experience to match academic excellence. As someone who is interested in working on, and hopefully contributing to, solving real-world issues, I thought Fletcher would be the best place to study and grow.
How my experience at Fletcher has changed the way I look at the world: Fletcher has started, and I hope continues, to deepen my thoughts about events in the world while providing me with mental frameworks to evaluate them. If there is one thing I am taking away from class right now, it is that there is benefit to looking at an event or situation through one lens, and then evaluating it through another, which often reveals other important points. Using just one framework would not be enough to be "Fletcher."
Favorite Book:
The Alchemist
Favorite Movie:
Surfwise (most interesting)
Favorite Food:
Fresh Hummus and Pita
Favorite City:
Chiang Mai
Global Problem That Brought You to Fletcher:
Negotiations in conflict zones by military officers
Fields of Study
- International Environment and Resource Policy
International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
International Security Studies
Activities involved in at Fletcher
- International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Club
Fletcher Green/Fletcher Energy Consortium
Education before Fletcher
- MA, Diplomacy and Conflict Studies, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
BS, American Legal Systems, United States Military Academy at West Point
Experience before Fletcher
- United States Army, Officer
Languages