Dr. Johanna Birnir Explains Insurgent Violence in the Context of Elections

Professor Johanna Birnir co-authored commentary on insurgent violence in the context of elections via Political Violence at a Glance's  academic blog.  Her blog article, "Understanding Insurgent Violence in the Context of Elections", describes a recent paper that finds that when insurgents commit extreme violence "it can have a large negative impact on the electoral success of the party most closely associated with it." 

The Politics of Millennials, Dr. Stella Rouse's Forthcoming Book

The Sadat Forum A Conversation with America’s Top Diplomat for the Middle East

Thursday, April 19, 2018
3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Atrium, Adele H. Stamp Student Union
University of Maryland
College Park, MD

The Sadat Forum
A Conversation with America’s Top Diplomat 
for the Middle East
 

Ambassador David Satterfield
Acting Assistant Secretary of State
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Professor Shibley Telhami on Trump Administration's Decision to Move Embassy to Jerusalem, Via Brookings

Professor Shibley Telhami published commentary on the Trump Administration's Decision to Move Embassy to Jerusalem via the Brookings Instutition.  His article, "Why is Trump Undoing Decades of U.S. Policy on Jerusalem?", lays out this decision in light of previous American foreign policy decisions.  

Dr. Telhami writes that "the move would go against the very priorities that the administration has set for itself in the Middle East: fighting Islamist militancy and confronting Iranian influence."

"Starkly Pessimistic View of the U.S. Political System Under President Trump", Findings from CAPC/Washington Post Survey

In a recent article entitled, ‘It’s just messed up’: Most think political divisions as bad as Vietnam era, the Washington Post describes salient findings from the survey.  

Dr. Marcus Johnson Interviewed in UMD's PostDoc Profile Series

Postdoc Profile: Dr. Marcus Johnson