{"161861":{"#nid":"161861","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Birchfield on the European Union\u0027s Nobel Peace Prize","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhile the European Union\u0027s (EU) Nobel Peace Prize win was met with skepticism by those citing the Union\u0027s current economic instability,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/birchfield\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVicki Birchfield\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/strong\u003E, felt that \u0022this may be a propitious moment to remind EU citizens and leaders about its roots and achievements as a peace project. It remains unparalleled in that regard.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/25844\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGlobal Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E, October 12, 2012\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27663","created_gmt":"2012-10-15 10:01:53","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:26:00","author":"Rebecca Rolfe","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"EXPO 2020","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/25844\/","dateline":{"date":"2012-10-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-10-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"5466","name":"European Union"},{"id":"13057","name":"Nobel Peace Prize"},{"id":"5352","name":"Vicki Birchfield"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}