Newsweek reports that as the Trump administration announced plans this week to cut all security funding to Pakistan, Beijing revealed it would build an offshore naval base near a strategic Pakistani port.
From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy will host the Tennessee Civic Summit.
Daniel Feller, a professor of history, spoke with Courthouse News about how government norms change over time, which sometimes makes it difficult to assess the viability of claims made by politicians in power.
UT’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy is launching the Washington Program, a two-week intensive course in Washington, DC, this May.
David Ellenson, a distinguished scholar of Judaism, will discuss the history of the US and Israel relationship on Thursday, February 22.
UT political science professor Michael Fitzgerald talks to WBIR about policy implications of President Trump’s first State of the Union.
The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy has released its schedule for lectures and events this spring.
Author and scholar Diane Winston will discuss the intersection of religion, politics, and the US news media during a talk on campus at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 6.
David E. Sanger, senior staff writer for the New York Times, will speak about national security strategies used by recent administrations and how the current administration plans to deal with such challenges going forward.
UT political scientist Anthony Nownes weighs-in on the political race in Tennessee and former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen’s run for U.S. Senate.
Professor Erin Darby discusses the history of conflict surrounding Jerusalem and offer analysis about public response to the president’s move to recognize the city as the capital of Israel.
Three UT professors have been accepted to the US Department of State’s Diplomacy Lab for spring 2018—Stuart Brotman, Devendra Dilip Potnis, and Sam Swan.