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.
October 24, 2008
The candidates, in their home-stretch effort, could get clues for advertising placement in the media habits and political beliefs of the centrist voter.
October 24, 2008
After a grueling race, in which many competitors fell by the wayside, John McCain and Barack Obama are in their final lap. Patrick James of the USC College assesses their strategy in the last full week of campaigning — what they’re getting right, and what McCain needs to do to come out from behind.
August 22, 2008
USC Marshall’s Morley Winograd explains how candidates can succeed with the millennial generation.
August 8, 2008
USC’s Lisa Schweitzer looks at the road McCain or Obama
will travel on transportation policy.
June 20, 2008
Last week the Supreme Court granted detainees at Guantanamo Bay access to the U.S. justice system. The ruling sparked outrage in some quarters, but USC professor Patrick James hails it as a wake-up call. He says the Gitmo problem springs from America’s reluctance to declare war.
May 23, 2008
Ten years ago this month, India and Pakistan both tested nuclear weapons. How will the new United States president deal with the continuing repercussions? USC College’s David J. Karl, an expert in nuclear non-proliferation and South Asian affairs, offers his thoughts.
May 23, 2008
There’s evidence Bush is trying to capture bin Laden before leaving office, says USC’s Richard Dekmejian. But is that a good idea?
April 4, 2008
The U.S.-Mexico border wall, growing in fits and starts, is both championed and attacked in Congress. We asked professors in several disciplines: What does the wall represent? Their answers: A false security blanket, a waste of money, but also a rallying point that inspires acts of protest and border culture.
March 28, 2008
Candidates for public office focus heavily on physical threats to the U.S., say USC computer security experts, while digital security — both physical and electronic — is barely mentioned.
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