PoliSci professors debate U.S. policy
(09/12/02 4:00am)
Four political science stars came together Wednesday to discuss how the United States' role in the world has changed since the attacks a year earlier.
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Four political science stars came together Wednesday to discuss how the United States' role in the world has changed since the attacks a year earlier.
From staff reports
While most Americans sit on the edge of their seats awaiting the final declaration from Tallahassee of who will be the 43rd President of the United States, some distinguished University scholars said the campaign and election process itself may be more important than the actual outcome.
As most people have their eyes turned to the presidential race this fall, some students will be doing more than simply watching the campaign season debates-they will be participating in one.
Armed with political platforms, pinstriped suits and Gore 2000 pins, the combatants in a Monday night debate launched a full-scale attack against each other's presidential proposals. Although they debated like professionals, they were students, the members of foreign policy classes taught by political science professor Peter Feaver and public policy professor Fritz Mayer.
As the number of veterans dwindles and American patriotism wanes in the post-Cold War era, Veterans Day is drifting slowly out of the nation's consciousness, a trend that disturbs former members of the armed services and their supporters.
A study recently published by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies shows that the culture gap between the military and civilian communities may be widening.
Faculty meetings are often characterized by posturing and excessive debate, said one veteran faculty member. When this happens, he said, "Sometimes, you just have to put the smack down!"
This afternoon, the Arts and Sciences Council will discuss Curriculum 2000 for the last time before the decisive Jan. 14 vote. The proposal is likely to pass; interviews with nearly half the 60 council members showed a clear majority favoring the principles of the new curriculum.
During its first meeting of the year, the Arts and Sciences Council discussed the tasks that may make this semester one of the busiest in recent years. For instance, by Dec. 20, the legislative body will vote on Curriculum 2000-the final proposal of the curriculum review committee-as well as address the upcoming residential life proposal.
The Aug. 7 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya stunned a world unused to the specter of worldwide attacks on such installations.
As part of an effort to raise awareness and understanding of Iraq and its people, the University will host a three-day string of events culminating in a panel discussion titled "U.S. Policy and the Current Gulf Crisis."
Joseph Nye wrote the book on foreign policy. It's required reading in University international relations classes, partly because this high-powered dean of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government has helped generate the intellectual electricity that powers the U.S. national security establishment.
Conflict and stubborn refusal to compromise are old news in Middle Eastern relations. Recent pullbacks by Israeli settlers from the West Bank city of Hebron, however, suggest the arrival of changes in the area's political climate and leave U.S. officials wondering if Israeli and Palestinian parties can be called to the negotiation table.
Following the death of a fourth person from injuries sustained in last week's Paris bombings, political experts are hypothesizing about who the perpetrators of the bombings might be and whether such incidents will continue.
Guest column
Against an illuminated, stain-glass backdrop in Duke Chapel, Peter Nicholas challenged members of the University community to look beyond the field of natural science to help solve global environmental problems Nov. 7 at the 10th annual Founders' Day Convocation.
In the wake of President Clinton's Monday night address to the American public concerning the dispatch of 20,000 American troops to Bosnia, University students and professors have expressed opinions ranging from tactful criticism to tempered approval.
Taiwanese students from the University demonstrated on the Bryan Center walkway Tuesday afternoon to join a nationwide political protest decrying a meeting between President Bill Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin in New York.
While Oklahoma City, Oklahoma may seem an unlikely target for terrorist activity, University scholars point to two possible motives behind Wednesday's bombing.