“He's leaving a mixed legacy. The American foreign policy position is in a worse shape today than it was when he took over. And the next administration is going to have to deal with a range of threats: Both the non-state threats like terrorist networks and the newly re-emergent state-based threats like assertive China, assertive Russia.”
Peter Feaver in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Duke Alumni
In the election trenches
From members of Congress to campaign staffers, pollsters and pundits, Duke alumni are well represented in this year’s election season. In its latest issue, Duke Magazine profiles some of them.
In the latest Ways & Means podcast, two Duke professors take a historical look at our nation’s racial categories (what they are and who fits into them), how they are always changing and what implications this might have on politics.
Gunther Peck and Sarah Gaither in Ways & Means podcast
Two Duke professors write that U.S. officials “should resist the siren song of offshore balancing,” which proposes relying on other countries to maintain the balance of power in regions crucial to U.S. interests.
Hal Brands and Peter Feaver writing in Foreign Affairs
A Trump presidency could make terrorism more likely, for example, because of his impetuous, reactionary personality. "Terrorism is by definition a form of psychological warfare," says David Schanzer, director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security. "… That's what I would worry about from a Trump presidency, that he would essentially be an easy mark for psychological manipulation."
Law professor Joseph Blocher compares the statements and proposals of the two major presidential candidates on gun rights to the text and history of the Constitution.
Political science professor David Rohde sees Sen. Richard Burr’s continued support for Donald Trump as a tough political calculation. “If he withdraws his support from Trump, he will alienate some portion of Trump’s supporters” and if he “sticks with Trump, he will alienate some of his own supporters who might then abstain or even vote for [his opponent Deborah] Ross. The key point is that there is no good option available, and that information about what is the better (or less worse) option is very imperfect.”
“People are deciding to vote not because their vote has a material effect on their future, but because the act of voting signals something to themselves and others,” says Scott Huettel, chair of psychology and neuroscience at Duke.
Women earn 17 percent less per week than men, according to federal data. Aaron Chatterji, associate professor at the Fuqua School of Business, leads a discussion on this topic in his new podcast “Zeroing In: The Numbers Behind the 2016 Election.” Guests are Karin Agness and Liz Ananat, an associate professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy.
Foreign Policy
Obama’s ‘mixed’ foreign policy legacy
“He's leaving a mixed legacy. The American foreign policy position is in a worse shape today than it was when he took over. And the next administration is going to have to deal with a range of threats: Both the non-state threats like terrorist networks and the newly re-emergent state-based threats like assertive China, assertive Russia.”
Peter Feaver in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Duke Alumni
In the election trenches
From members of Congress to campaign staffers, pollsters and pundits, Duke alumni are well represented in this year’s election season. In its latest issue, Duke Magazine profiles some of them.
Racial Categories
Who is white?
In the latest Ways & Means podcast, two Duke professors take a historical look at our nation’s racial categories (what they are and who fits into them), how they are always changing and what implications this might have on politics.
Gunther Peck and Sarah Gaither in Ways & Means podcast
Foreign Policy
Should America retrench? The battle over offshore balancing
Two Duke professors write that U.S. officials “should resist the siren song of offshore balancing,” which proposes relying on other countries to maintain the balance of power in regions crucial to U.S. interests.
Hal Brands and Peter Feaver writing in Foreign Affairs
Donald Trump
How a Trump presidency would affect our long-term future
A Trump presidency could make terrorism more likely, for example, because of his impetuous, reactionary personality. "Terrorism is by definition a form of psychological warfare," says David Schanzer, director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security. "… That's what I would worry about from a Trump presidency, that he would essentially be an easy mark for psychological manipulation."
David Schanzer in Fast Company
Gun Rights
The Second Amendment and the presidential election
Law professor Joseph Blocher compares the statements and proposals of the two major presidential candidates on gun rights to the text and history of the Constitution.
Joseph Blocher in the “We The People” podcast
American Politics
Commentary: Populism’s two paths
Law professor Jedediah Purdy says the question is, which popular movement challenging mainstream politics -- the left’s or right’s -- will prevail?
Jedediah Purdy in The Nation
Republican Candidates
Trump support puts Republican candidates in a bind
Political science professor David Rohde sees Sen. Richard Burr’s continued support for Donald Trump as a tough political calculation. “If he withdraws his support from Trump, he will alienate some portion of Trump’s supporters” and if he “sticks with Trump, he will alienate some of his own supporters who might then abstain or even vote for [his opponent Deborah] Ross. The key point is that there is no good option available, and that information about what is the better (or less worse) option is very imperfect.”
CBSNews.com
Voting Behavior
When it comes to voter choices, identity beats policy
“People are deciding to vote not because their vote has a material effect on their future, but because the act of voting signals something to themselves and others,” says Scott Huettel, chair of psychology and neuroscience at Duke.
Scott Huettel in Duke Today
Gender Equality
Behind the gender pay gap
Women earn 17 percent less per week than men, according to federal data. Aaron Chatterji, associate professor at the Fuqua School of Business, leads a discussion on this topic in his new podcast “Zeroing In: The Numbers Behind the 2016 Election.” Guests are Karin Agness and Liz Ananat, an associate professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy.
Aaron Chatterji in the podcast "Zeroing In"