Dr. Taylor argues that given the apparent differences between governments and among their citizens some common understanding of what constitutes an imminent threat is necessary to maintain the rule of law and to provide ...

Name two conservative world leaders who champion family values and hate liberal relativism. One is U.S. President George W. Bush, according to Judith Yaphe, distinguished research professor at the Institute for National ...

When American forces took over Saddam Hussein's palaces and ministries during the invasion of 2003, they also captured all of Iraq's government documents. Williamson Murray, professor emeritus of history at The Ohio State ...

Din Syamsuddin is a key player in both social affairs and politics in Indonesia. As president of Muhammadiyah, the country's largest modernist Muslim social and educational organization, he is directly involved in debates ...

In the United States, we turn to courts, administrative agencies, and the political process to resolve social problems. However, significant conflicts related to race, ethnicity, religion, and class often remain unaddressed. ...

Dr. Stephanson is James P. Shenton Associate Professor at Columbia University. He specializes in 20th century American foreign relations as well as history and theory.

Ostpolitik refers to the principle of change through rapprochement. German for “Eastern politics,” the term originated with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt's efforts to normalize relations with East Germany and other ...

Showing of a powerful documentary about the United Nations mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Known as “Africa's first world war” because of the involvement of nine nations in the region, the fighting began ...

Scholars from the United States , Canada , Ukraine , and Russia will gather to present papers on a broad range of topics. These include the development of civil society in the post-Soviet space; Russia 's electoral ...

Much attention has focused since 9/11 on the risk that terrorist organizations might someday steal or purchase nuclear materials or weapons. Most scholars and policy makers assume that increasing the number of security ...