August 14, 2009
Through the Clinton, Bush and Obama eras, the U.S. has sought the same things from the nation of Kim Jong Il. But how do we get those things? USC’s Clayton Dube reveals how America wrangles North Korea through indirect diplomacy, how those efforts are received, and why Clinton’s trip is a sign of progress.
July 17, 2009
The role the Internet played in the rioting, how the Chinese government practiced moderation, and
other lessons from Xinjiang.
July 17, 2009
Conventional wisdom has the Grand Old Party on life support, its image dominated not by ideas but by infidelity distractions and the prospect of a conservative revival tour by the soon-to-be-former governor
of Alaska. USC’s Dan Schnur, who led communications for McCain 2000, points the way out of the wilderness.
June 19, 2009
What’s worse — a nuclear regime under Kim Jong Un, or a collapse that floods the world with North Korean refugees? Do we want a strong China, even if it becomes a rival superpower? Amid new aggressive posturing by Kim Jong Il, Korean Studies Institute Director David Kang looks at the major security concerns in the region.
May 15, 2009
With a combination of funding and willpower, Obama has the ability to steer America away from dependence on oil imports and toward green energy, a new-fuels expert says.
October 31, 2008
A guide to the availability of USC experts on Election Day, a viewing party and forum on campus, and student broadcasters’ live coverage.
October 17, 2008
Obama has a hands-on attitude toward government involvement in the tech and media landscape, while McCain is more laissez-faire, according to a new report from the USC Annenberg School. The research serves as a guide for voters concerned about issues like intellectual property rights and Net neutrality.
October 10, 2008
The premiere screening of a USC documentary will trace McCain’s and Obama’s positions on relations with China.
October 3, 2008
The economic rescue package, whose fortunes have risen and fallen and risen this week, is not a socialist killer of free markets, says Aris Protopapadakis of the USC Marshall School of Business. Rather, it represents the nation’s duty to save Main Street, and to avoid the missteps that ushered in the Great Depression.
September 19, 2008
Alexandra Michel says that the current hand-wringing about Wall Street — and search for a regulatory cure — is missing a central point.
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