Politics

As the United States exerts growing pressure on Mexico, USC Dornsife political scientist Pamela Starr, author of The Making of Mexico, explains what Americans often misunderstand about the country next door and why the relationship matters.

Faculty

In a Problems Without Passports course, Wayne Glass of international relations leads a group of undergraduates to Washington, D.C., to study nonproliferation and weapons of mass destruction.

Alumni

USC Dornsife international relations alumna Brittany Berns '08 has led an effort in Benin, Africa, to fund and construct a school building in the village of Toucountouna. She also launched a scholarship program called Rising Stars to help young women there achieve their education goals. She’s just getting started.