Contact Denise Gee: dgee@smu.edu or (214) 768-7658 Sept. 29, 2015 ‘Art & Power: War, Politics and the Destruction of Ancient Treasures’ Focus of Art, International Security Experts at SMU Tower Center Forum Oct. 1 DALLAS (SMU) — As atrocities are being perpetrated by ISIS militants on some of history’s most irreplaceable treasures and their guardians, a […]
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DALLAS (SMU) — Immigration has rarely been so controversial or prominent a topic as it is today, which makes it all the more challenging to teach it to middle-and high-school students. SMU and the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture are partnering with Humanities Texas and the Texas Historical Commission to present […]
WFAA Originally Posted: September 16, 2015 [youtube]https://youtu.be/onefQdnZi0s[/youtube] SMU’s John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies has formed a strategic academic partnership with the Latino Center for Leadership Development (Latino CLD). The new Latino CLD-SMU Tower Center will identify and implement policy-focused solutions to the Latino community’s most pressing concerns, from educational and economic opportunities, to […]
Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: September 15, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK — Dallas businessman Jorge Baldor said he wants to create a “why not me” effect among a new generation of Hispanics who will take public office and reshape public policy. Toward that mission, the 59-year-old Cuban-born son of a carpenter and teacher is giving $900,000 […]
War on the Rocks Originally Posted: September 14, 2015 Putin may be good at sticking his thumb in America’s eye, but no matter how you cut it, he has led his country down the road of decline. Critics of Vladimir Putin charge him with serious strategic blunders. Russia is paying a high price for annexing Crimea […]
Program announced during Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s historic visit to Mexico DALLAS (SMU) – SMU’s John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies is launching an ambitious new program to research and promote policy-based discussion on the economic, political and social ties between Mexico and Texas. The program is made possible through a $1 million gift […]
Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: September 5, 2015 On first official trip to Mexico, Gov. Abbott must balance politics, diplomacy Arizona, long a hotbed of anti-immigrant sentiment, finally swallowed its pride and sent a delegation to Mexico City, a mission designed to beckon Mexican shoppers north. The 2013 trip was known as the apology tour. […]
Political Violence at a Glance This week the New York Times reported on complaints that the military is altering intelligence estimates in the war against ISIS. According to the Times, civilian analysts in the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) claim that officials in U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) have been “improperly reworking” their conclusions in order to […]
War on the Rocks Originally Posted: August 7, 2015 Vladimir Putin is a bad strategist: He does not understand the relationship between military violence and political objectives. In the last two years, he has all but ruined his aspiration to return Russia to the ranks of the great powers. His ham-fisted annexation of Crimea, along […]
SMU News Originally Posted: July 15, 2015 The White House announced Tuesday, July 14, that the United States and other nations had struck a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear programs in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions. Joshua Rovner, the John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and […]