When he intervenes abroad, the Russian president tends to use proxies or mercenaries, to minimize the impact on public opinion By Samuel A. Greene and Graeme B. Robertson The two-hour virtual summit between President Biden and Vladimir Putin, held Tuesday in … Read more
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni, published the first week of each month. Featured book: Market Power Politics: War, Institutions and Strategic Delay in World Politics (Oxford University Press, February … Read more
Statement on the Board of Trustees Decision Regarding Prof. Nikole Hannah-Jones May 27, 2021 The undersigned members of the UNC Political Science Department denounce the actions by the Board of Trustees (BOT) resulting in the appointment of Nikole Hannah-Jones to … Read more
At the bottom of the contested waters lies a supply of the rare earth minerals crucial to China’s tech ambitions. https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/chinas-deep-sea-motivation-for-claiming-sovereignty-over-the-south-china-sea/ GUEST AUTHORS: Mark Crescenzi and Stephen Gent Mark Crescenzi and Stephen Gent are professors of political science at the … Read more
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The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee in Political Science condemns the attacks on Asian Americans on March 16 in Atlanta, as well as the numerous other attacks against Asian Americans over the past year. These planned attacks are tragic, terrifying, painful, … Read more
By Frank R. Baumgartner and Christian Caron Feb. 4, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. EST Virginia may be about to eliminate the death penalty, which would remove the state with the greatest historical use of the punishment from the execution business. Simultaneously, President Biden is … Read more
By: Samuel A. Greene and Graeme B. Robertson Washington Post, 1.27.201 https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/01/27/putin-opposition-protests-navalny-russia-repression/
President Trump’s tweets questioning the U.S. election’s legitimacy are effective in shaping his supporters’ beliefs on that topic, while his tweets boosted his detractors’ confidence in elections, according to research conducted by UNC Political Science Professor Timothy Ryan (continued via … Read more
