President Trump OK’d a naval buildup in the Caribbean, strikes on boats in international waters and covert operations in Venezuela. As a former military analyst, USC Dornsife’s Jeffrey Fields doesn’t see a discernible strategy or objective.
Upcoming events feature bipartisan panels on courts, elections, national service and America’s political future.
USC Dornsife scholars with deep knowledge of the embattled region, including one who experienced bombing in Kyiv this summer, spell out the long-term effects of the conflict and how they would advise Putin and Zelenskyy.
Trump’s efforts haven’t sunk global efforts to fight climate change — instead, new leaders are stepping up and working together, even within the US.
Negotiations are possible between the US and Iran, but they will neither be easy nor likely to produce more than limited outcomes.
Nonproliferation experts believe Iraq’s nuclear program went underground after Israel destroyed its reactor just outside Baghdad.
The prevailing politics of resentment echo the colonial period in the US, a time when grievances ignited anger and violence.
A USC Dornsife political science professor explores how immigration policy design — not simply messaging — can win support across political divides.
Distinguished Professor of History, Anthropology, and Economics Peter Mancall discusses the deep roots of grievance in American politics.
