Rachel George

Bio

Rachel is a PhD candidate in International Relations at the London School of Economics. She holds a BA in Politics from Princeton and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard. Her interests include journalism, U.S. foreign policy, human rights, and international law.
Three years ago when I graduated with a BA in Political Science and a vague interest in policy, media, and foreign affairs, I had some ideas fleshed out in an academic thesis that few have read, and a huge pile of course papers that were noticeably…
Apple is releasing its newest software update iOS7 Wednesday. Owners of iPhone 4 and later, Retina display iPads, iPad 2, and fifth-generation iPod touch will be able to download the update under the "settings" function of their devices or via…
The massacre in the Washington Navy Yard on Monday that resulted in the death of 13 people, including shooter Aaron Alexis, was another tragic incident in a long list of similar attacks. It has been called the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S.…
On Monday morning at approximately 8:20, former Navy reservist and Hewlett-Packard IT subcontractor Aaron Alexis commenced a shooting rampage at the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard. When it was over, he had shot and killed 12 employees and wounded…
A 34-year-old man from Fort Worth, Texas named Aaron Alexis was identified as the deceased gunman in the Navy Yard shooting in Washington D.C. Monday morning.  The FBI issued an announcement seeking information about the deceased gunman responsible…
The U.S. Senate has gone on lockdown after a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington DC Monday morning that killed at least 12 individuals.  In light of uncertainty, the U.S. Senate complex locked down to ensure the safety of personnel out of an…
An innocent man was initially misidentified as a guman involved in Monday's Navy Yard shooting by two major networks before he was found to be wrongly accused, eerily reminiscent of the misidentifications that took place in the aftermath of the…
DC Mayor Vincent Gray emerged at 2pm Monday to report that there have been 12 fatalities so far as a result of Monday morning's shooting at the NAVSEA headquarters in the Navy Yard in Southeast Washington, DC. The number of fatalities was not…
Monday's mass shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington DC involved up to three gunman, according to the latest reports from DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier. One suspect is dead, while two possible suspects remain at large. The attack involved "multiple…
In this video Patricia Ward, a Naval logistics management specialist, describes her experience inside the building as shots were fired Monday morning at the Washington Navy Yard.  Ward said she counted at least seven shots. It was like "pow pow…
This footage shows an individual being airlifted from a roof at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, DC by a Park Police helicopter. At least one airlifted victim was taken from the Naval Yard roof via helicopter to Washington MedStar Hospital. DC…
Washington DC metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier is giving a press conference around 12.05pm on Monday to issue statements about Monday's shooting at the Navy Yard. She will be joined by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. She has dismissed rumours of a…
Dr. Janis Orlowski, chief medical officer at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, issued a press conference saying she has three wounded individuals in the hospital, and expects more are on the way. Among those injured are a DC police officer shot in…
Police and other emergency personnel have arrived in the Navy Yard area in Southeast Washington, DC in response to a reported shooting. Shots were fired at around 8:20 a.m. at the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building. Details regarding…
At least six schools were on lock-down as a precaution after shooting was reported in the Washington DC Navy Yard, the Washington DC Public Schools said in a Twitter post. According to the district Twitter account the area schools on lock-down…
Facebook has Zuckerberg. Apple had Jobs. But Twitter follows a different model. Its founding members are, for the most part, noticeably absent from the company's current executive roles. And neither founders nor executives behind Twitter have become…
What first began with anti-government graffiti spray painted on a school’s wall in a Syrian town, has now turned into a brutal war: with at least 100,000 deaths, and 2,000,000 refugees, according to the United Nations. While the violence has raged…
When Vice President Joe Biden addressed a crowd at the Naval Observatory marking the 19th anniversary of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), he took a rather provocative shot at critics who slowed the bill's reauthorization this year. "I'm…
Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged to write a rare New York Times op-ed addressing the American people on Wednesday. Ostensibly, the piece was crafted to discuss bilateral relations and the Syria issue during a particularly delicate time in…
A fire that started at a frozen custard shop in Seaside Park, New Jersey spread across the boardwalk, engulfing scores of businesses including FunTown Pier and the newly rebuilt town of Seaside Heights.  Much of that same iconic boardwalk had just…