Professor Offers Perspective on Afghan-Taliban Peace Talks
After six days of peace talks in Qatar, the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban appear closer to an agreement that could end US troops’ 17-year presence in the country.
After six days of peace talks in Qatar, the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban appear closer to an agreement that could end US troops’ 17-year presence in the country.
UT alumna Shuwanza Goff made political history with the shift of the House majority to the Democratic Party.
Former United States Representative Zach Wamp and former Ambassador Tim Roemer will participate in a panel discussion on political reform and bipartisanship Monday.
UT’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy will host the C-SPAN Bus on Thursday, January 17, as a part of the cable network’s Southern Swing tour.
A faculty member and a group of graduate students from UT’s School of Journalism and Electronic Media will be providing real-time election analysis for WVLT tonight.
Students in one UT political science class will be setting up UT’s first-ever nonpartisan Voter Genius Bar to answer student questions about elections and voting.
The Baker Center will host the second and final debate in the Senate race between Representative Marsha Blackburn and former governor Phil Bredesen on October 10.
A coalition of nearly 40 student groups and academic units at UT is launching a voter registration campaign on campus.
Two major communications issues are making headlines this week, and Professor Stuart Brotman is available to explain what’s happening and how it might affect consumers.
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.