Where is the hope for the Middle East? No matter how hard we try, it is hard to find grounds for optimism about the future of this troubled region.
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #153: Hope is Elusive in Troubled Middle East
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Celebrated Journalist to Share Insights on Eastern Europe, Race, and the 2020 Election in Online Talk
Terrell Jermaine Starr, a senior reporter for The Root whose writing covers Russia, Ukraine, the 2020 election, race, and security issues, will be joining the Hamilton Lugar School as part of its speaker series on Race, Gender, and Power in Global Affairs. Participants will be able to ask questions during the live event on our… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #152: America’s standing in the World By Lee H. Hamilton
Call it American exceptionalism or not, the American people have always embraced the idea that we live in an exceptional country. We are grateful to be Americans. We take a lot of pride in our country, as we should. Pride and patriotism are among America’s greatest strengths.
Distinguished Panels Ask, “Do Black Lives Matter in Russia?”
In a two-part series aimed at tackling the past and present of race relations in Russia, the Russian Studies Workshop organized and convened two panels via Facebook to ask, “Do Black lives matter in Russia?”
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #151: Elections are Fundamental
Elections are the hallmark of representative democracy. As a nation, we put a great deal of faith in elections, and the voting process. We abide by their results. Elections are fundamental to our system of government. We commit to a peaceful transfer of power to the election winners. Elections are the way we do business… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #150: Policymaking Requires Trust
Trust and distrust are fundamental ingredients of representative democracy.
Democratic and Republican National Conventions Highlight Importance of Voting and Global Affairs
At a time when a pandemic is gripping the world, China is undermining democratic movements in Hong Kong and abroad, Russia is working to disrupt elections in Europe and the United States, global climate change looms as an existential threat, and immigration continues to be at the highest level since World War II, the global… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #149: Nuclear Weapons Remain an Existential Threat
Seventy-five years ago, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bringing an end to World War II and sounding a warning about the devastating power of nuclear weapons.
Speaker Series on Race, Gender, and Power Continues with Discussion of International Roots of Black Lives Matter
At the end of a summer in which the entire world grappled with the legacy of racism, scholar Robbie Shilliam and HLS Assistant Dean Shruti Rana discussed how Black civil rights are far more than a domestic issue. Now available on HLS’s Facebook page, the vibrant conversation put Black Lives Matter in the historical and… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #148: Five Defining Features of American Foreign Policy
American foreign policy goes back to the late 1700s, when Benjamin Franklin lobbied France to support the colonies in their fight for independence from the British.