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Washington has just agreed to give Israel unprecedented aid. What do Americans think?
In a recent Brookings Institute article Professor Telhami describes recent survey results of American´s views about the Middle East.
"The United States has just signed an unprecedented military aid deal with Israel totaling $38 billion. What’s remarkable about the agreement is that the United States is committing to significant levels of aid to Israel over a period of 10 years.
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GVPT Professor Francis Lee Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
Dr. Francis Lee from the Department of Government and Politics has been named a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, a prestigious university-level award that recognizes select senior faculty members who go above and beyond in their work as educators. Dr. Lee will be honored at a convocation ceremony on Wednesday, September 14th and receives a $5,000 honorarium to support her teaching and research.
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Are Clinton’s supporters to the right of Sanders’s on the Middle East? Hardly.
Dr. Shibley Tehlami compares the views of Clinton and Sanders backers on the Middle East at the Washington Post's Monkey Cage."Political scientists are already debating whether Sanders supporters tend to be more “liberal” than those of Clinton on domestic policy, with two political scientists indicating they are not. Based on two national polls I conducted in May and June, these results seem to hold true for U.S.-Middle East policy as well. -
Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) really a “good deal” for the United States?
Professor Todd Allee and doctoral candidate Andrew Lugg describe results from their recent publication at the Washington Post's Monkey Cage.
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Professor Karol discusses the history of political conventions on The Diane Rehm Show
With the Republican National Convention underway and the Democrats holding theirs next week, Professor David Karol participates in a panel of experts on The Diane Rehm Show that talks about the high and low points of America’s colorful convention history. You can listen to the conversation of Dr. Karol with Michael Kazin, professor of history at Georgetown University, and the political writer Eleanor Clift here.
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"American views of Islam and Muslims have actually improved over the past seven months", New Poll Findings Discussed in Politico Article by Professor Telhami
Below please find a Politico article by Shibley Telhami that explains some surprising findings from two new polls: Despite the heated American campaign rhetoric and the horror of Orlando, American views of Islam and Muslims have actually improved over the past seven months. This is one of many findings of the two polls, one taken two weeks before Orlando, the other two weeks after. They were fielded by Nielsen Scarborough May 20-31, 2016 and June 24-30, 2016.
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