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.
Is the US Careening Toward a Clash with North Korea? Two Experts Answer
North Korea’s growing nuclear weapons program and recent missile tests have heightened tensions between the East Asian nation and the United States. Are we careening toward a clash?
Prins Article on Piracy Featured in the Washington Post
Brandon Prins, professor of political science, and co-researcher Anup Phayal, postdoctoral research fellow with the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, were recently featured as guest authors in the Washington Post. The article, “What do pirates want? To Steal Riches at Sea so They Can Pay for Wars on Land,” describes where piracy
News Sentinel: Wiegand, Prins Discuss Future of US Foreign Policy Fifteen Years After 9/11 Attacks
Krista Wiegand and Brandon Prins spoke with the Knoxville News Sentinel about where the US and the rest of the world stand in terms of combating radical Islamic terrorism fifteen years after the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Wiegand, Prins Discuss Changing Face of Terrorism with WATE
UT’s Krista Wiegand and Brandon Prins recently discussed the changing face of terrorism with WATE-TV Channel 6.
9-11 Lessons: Global Security Experts Discuss Changing Face of Terrorism
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks drastically altered daily norms for many Americans, from heightened security measures at airports to the expectation that a camera is watching every move in public.
KNS Features Religious Studies, Political Science Faculty in Story about Paris Attacks
The Knoxville News Sentinel featured two UT faculty members in a story that gathered reaction from the Knoxville Muslim community following the Paris terrorist attacks.
Baker Center Names Greening, of Chattanooga, an Energy Fellow
Lorna Greening, an independent economic consultant and researcher based in Chattanooga, has been named a fellow in energy and environmental policy at the Baker Center. Greening has more than thirty years of experience in the energy industry, including consulting, research, academia, the public utility industry, and the petroleum industry as an exploration geologist.
Celebrate Constitution Day with Panel Talk, Constitution Signing
Constitution Day is tomorrow, September 17, and the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy will celebrate with a Constitution signing event and a panel discussion on the Fourth Amendment and the issues of privacy, security, and transparency. Free and open to the public, the panel discussion begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Toyota
UT’s Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
UT’s Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy celebrates its tenth anniversary this year with an exhibit and several high-profile speakers and events this fall. Former Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana will deliver the Ashe Lecture on August 27, and journalist and author Tom Brokaw will give the Baker Distinguished Lecture on November 13.
Baker Scholars Researched Politics, Energy, Education, Health
Some recent graduates and seniors were recently awarded Baker Scholar medallions for completing the program sponsored by the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy. Baker Scholars are selected via a competitive application and interview process. They propose a research project, which they complete over the course of an academic year under the mentorship
WATE: UT Professor Talks About History of Violence in Chechnya
The marathon bombing suspects may have ethnic origins in Chechnya, a region on the border in southwestern Russia. WATE-TV spoke to Brandon Prins, an associated professor of political science, to learn more about the area’s connection with terrorism and Al Qaeda.