American Empire: From Obama to Trump

American Empire: From Obama to Trump

This conference will unpack how international political patterns have changed in the transition from Obama to the current president and whether or not Donald Trump is a passing phenomenon or a harbinger of a more permanent shift in global politics.

How to Honor Otto Warmbier

How to Honor Otto Warmbier

How should the United States respond to the detention and subsequent death of an American student who visited North Korea?

Occupy Foreign Affairs

Inequality has become so extreme that even the foreign policy elite is worried.

Money Talks: The Implications of U.S. Budget Priorities

The military captures almost one-half of the entire federal discretionary budget–money for everything the government does from the FBI to Head Start, excluding only mandatory spending, primarily interest on the national debt and entitlements like Social Security and Medicare.