Texas Standard Originally Posted: April 25, 2016 It’s hard to talk about the issue of immigration without getting mired into the politics or the rhetoric of the hour. But hard data is often missing from the conversation. Is there a way to understand immigration through the lens of economic data? Perhaps there is. Pia Orrenius […]
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Sophomore Diana Cates delivered a heartfelt speech about her road to SMU and desire to serve. She was featured during SMU’s Campaign Finale and Founders’ Day Weekend Celebration. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWghwQHU3Fg[/youtube]
SMU Political Science Professor James Hollifield, director of the Tower Center for Political Studies and a public policy fellow at the Wilson Center, talks about the migration crisis affecting Europe in the wake of the war in Syria and turmoil in the Middle East. [youtube]https://youtu.be/zMWJhg9kH5M[/youtube]
SMU News Originally Posted: April 12 , 2016 DALLAS (SMU) – SMU will expand its study of the important relationship between Texas and its cross-border neighbor by establishing the Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center. The center will be part of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies in Dedman College and will work in collaboration […]
War on the Rocks Originally Posted: April 12, 2016 Forty years ago an intense controversy gripped the intelligence community over estimates of the Soviet strategic threat. Hardliners outside the community had complained that intelligence analysts were routinely underestimating Soviet capabilities and intentions because they relied on social science models that assumed rationality and reduced threat assessment […]
SMU NEWS Contact Denise Gee: dgee@smu.edu or 214-768-7658 Originally Posted: April 7, 2016 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY EXPERT TO FOCUS ON POST-WAR PEACE-BUILDING DURING SMU TOWER CENTER TALK APRIL 12 DALLAS (SMU) – How does a war-torn country begin to re-establish peace after its people are left with damaged landscapes, psyches and international relationships? World-renowned national security […]
SMU News Originally Posted: March 22, 2016 DALLAS (SMU) – Joshua Rovner, international policy and national security expert at Southern Methodist University, says that if ISIS is to blame for the Brussels attacks, as it has claimed, the action may be an attempt to reclaim lost ground. “ISIS has already claimed responsibility for this morning’s […]
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Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: March 11, 2016 Once upon a time, Mexico and the U.S. were friendly neighbors. They even talked about forming an imaginary North American community with a free flow of labor and trade. Occasionally, the two neighbors might have a diplomatic dust-up. But they remained committed to an economic and political […]
Event: Monday, March 14, 2016 (5:30 PM – 7:30 PM) Location: Hughes-Trigg Student Center (map) Immigration is one of the most contentious policy issues in American politics. News coverage on the issue is both extensive and diverse. Join us as we discuss the dynamics of immigration in the news with Julian Aguilar, a Reporter for […]