Isak Tranvik, a graduate student in political science, attends the Republican candidate’s event in Raleigh and says the experience “was a stark reminder that politics is an emotional endeavor.”
“By having all fuel taxes originate in and go directly to the states, skipping the indecisive middlemen in Washington, our roads and bridges can be more efficiently funded, fixed, maintained and improved,” writes Henry Petroski, a professor of civil engineering and history.
Thirty years ago, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev convened in Geneva for talks that helped usher in the end of the Cold War. Duke alumnus Jack Matlock (’50), the final United States ambassador to the Soviet Union who now teaches at Duke, recalls the summit.
Graduate students in Duke’s UN Climate Change Negotiations Practicum are taking part in the COP21 climate talks in Paris and blogging about their experiences.
Fuqua adjunct professor Dorie Clark, a former spokesperson for the Howard Dean campaign, explains the strategic communication factors presidential candidates must consider leading up to election day 2016.
The UN Security Council often struggles to find common ground on where to deploy the peacekeepers, write Professor Kyle Beardsley and student Emma Campbell-Mohn.
Duke’s new Center for Politics, Leadership, Innovation, and Service was inspired by a desire to realize Terry Sanford's vision of public policy solving the issues of the day.
Presidential Race
The expected – and unexpected – at a Trump rally
Isak Tranvik, a graduate student in political science, attends the Republican candidate’s event in Raleigh and says the experience “was a stark reminder that politics is an emotional endeavor.”
Gun Control
The San Bernardino shooting
A wide variety of media have relied on Duke faculty research and expertise to make sense of this week’s mass shooting in California.
Public Policy
Let states finance and maintain roads and bridges
“By having all fuel taxes originate in and go directly to the states, skipping the indecisive middlemen in Washington, our roads and bridges can be more efficiently funded, fixed, maintained and improved,” writes Henry Petroski, a professor of civil engineering and history.
the New York Times
Policy Issues
Sanford launches podcast on the policy questions of the day
The Ways & Means audio show is all about expert storytelling that explains policy issues and how they affect our lives.
Sanford School of Public Policy
Foreign Policy
The Geneva Cold War Summit: 30 years later
Thirty years ago, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev convened in Geneva for talks that helped usher in the end of the Cold War. Duke alumnus Jack Matlock (’50), the final United States ambassador to the Soviet Union who now teaches at Duke, recalls the summit.
Duke Today
Climate Change
Duke students blog from climate talks in Paris
Graduate students in Duke’s UN Climate Change Negotiations Practicum are taking part in the COP21 climate talks in Paris and blogging about their experiences.
Nicholas School of the Environment
Climate Change
Our continuing political divide on climate change
As research mounts, the divide remains unchanged. Megan Mullin explores the causes.
Dukenvironment
Presidential Race
Video: Communicating successfully in the 2016 presidential race
Fuqua adjunct professor Dorie Clark, a former spokesperson for the Howard Dean campaign, explains the strategic communication factors presidential candidates must consider leading up to election day 2016.
UN Peacekeepers
Where peacekeepers should be deployed, but are not
The UN Security Council often struggles to find common ground on where to deploy the peacekeepers, write Professor Kyle Beardsley and student Emma Campbell-Mohn.
The Jerusalem Post
Public Policy
The power of politics to improve lives
Duke’s new Center for Politics, Leadership, Innovation, and Service was inspired by a desire to realize Terry Sanford's vision of public policy solving the issues of the day.
Duke Magazine