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Max McGowen

Max McGowen is a recent graduate of George Washington University, where he completed a master's program in legislative affairs. As an undergraduate there, he majored in political science with a focus in public policy and wrote his senior thesis on the US and Unesco. He is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor fraternity. Political theory and international organizations are among his principal interests. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey.

The Unesco-US Relationship: It’s Complicated

Opinion by Max McGowen
• August 20, 2012

When it comes to mysteries, the United States’ decision to rejoin Unesco in 2002 under a Republican administration and after nearly two decades’ absence remains puzzling, but it appears the move can be traced to Hollywood. Unesco (United Nations…