{"id":6027,"date":"2024-12-12T16:57:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T16:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/iacs\/?page_id=6027"},"modified":"2025-11-10T19:41:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:41:50","slug":"engaging-the-divides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/iacs\/engaging-the-divides\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging the Divides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"margin-top: -45px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"339\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6032 size-large\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/iacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/12\/Engaging-the-Divides_Logo_RGB-1-1024x695.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/iacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/12\/Engaging-the-Divides_Logo_RGB-1-1024x695.png 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/iacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/12\/Engaging-the-Divides_Logo_RGB-1-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/iacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/12\/Engaging-the-Divides_Logo_RGB-1-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/iacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/12\/Engaging-the-Divides_Logo_RGB-1.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><code><\/code><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style>.f--page-title h1{height: 1px;overflow: hidden;width: 1px;position: absolute;clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px);clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);clip-path: inset(50%);white-space: nowrap;}<\/style>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Contemporary Issues. Global Challenges. Thoughtful Solutions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/iacs\/2025\/01\/24\/welcome-to-engaging-the-divides\/\">Welcome to Engaging the Divides<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--home-sequence-card-flip \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--home-sequence-card-flip\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n<div class=\"title-card-container\">\n  <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>The Latest<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Nuclear Complacency and You\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>In recent years, nuclear capabilities have grown, while restraints are weakening, and principles are eroding. Restrictions on the development and deployment of nuclear weapons used to be among the highest national and global priorities. Today, the opposite appears true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/iacs\/2025\/11\/10\/nuclear-complacency-and-you\/\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Read more\"  \n>\n    Read more \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cards\">\n\n          <button class=\"flip\" aria-label=\"Toggle Cards\">\n        <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n\t viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#231F20\" d=\"M6.7,11.3C9.5,6.4,15.3,4,20.7,5.4\n\tS30,11.8,30,17.5h-1.7c0-5-3.4-9.3-8.3-10.5c-4.9-1.2-9.9,1.1-12.2,5.5h2.5v1.7H5V8.7h1.7V11.3z M6.7,17.5c0,5,3.4,9.3,8.3,10.5\n\tc4.9,1.2,9.9-1.1,12.2-5.5h-2.5v-1.7H30v5.4h-1.7v-2.5c-2.8,4.9-8.6,7.3-14.1,5.8C8.8,28.1,5,23.2,5,17.5H6.7z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n      <\/button>\n    \n\n    <div class=\"card quote\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&#8220;Complacency around these issues is as alarming as the nuclear threat itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n\n              <div class=\"attribution-container \">\n\n                      <span class=\"attribution-title\">Nuclear Complacency: A Report from Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation<\/span>\n          \n                  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <article class=\"card story\">\n\n        \n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/iacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Nuclear-Symposium_image-320x320.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/iacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Nuclear-Symposium_image-320x320.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n        \n      <\/article>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--interactive-content-pane \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--interactive-content-pane\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"left\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Expert commentary that seeks common ground and discovers solutions\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"pagination-wrapper\">\n      <ul class=\"interactive-content-pane-pagination\"><\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"right\">\n          <div class=\"swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Synodality and the Catholic Church\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Launched by Pope Francis in March 2020, the synod is a multi-year process aiming to generate feedback from Catholics across the globe. 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