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Election 2008

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A God of War?
Presidential Faith and U.S. Foreign Policy

March 28, 2008


If God told President Bush to invade Iraq, what would he tell President McCain or Obama to do? USC’s Lyn Boyd-Judson explores the relationship between the kind of faith in the Oval Office, and American policy abroad.

Oil Prices: Going Up...

March 14, 2008

Record high gas prices may boost the Democrats’ chances, and force candidates
to make oil a major campaign issue, USC professors say.

For U.S. Foreign Policy, Self-Interest Is Morality

February 15, 2008

A strategy of selfishness may be America’s best bet, and it could stave off war with Iran, says USC international relations professor Patrick James.

The Internet, al Qaeda's True Voice

January 18, 2008

Philip Seib PhotoWith its focus on bin Laden's videos, the media misses copious Internet content that has more to say to the al Qaeda faithful and more to teach us about fighting terrorism, says USC's Philip Seib.

How Does the U.S. Election Affect Latin America?

January 11, 2008

Abraham Lowenthal PhotoGolden silence: Our foreign policy may improve if certain issues aren’t discussed on the campaign trail, argues scholar Abraham Lowenthal.

Opinion: The Trouble with Iran

December 14, 2007

Meshkati PhotoInstead of blindly following the bankrupt policy of more sanctions, the West must acknowledge Iran's security and status needs and find a way to reintegrate it into the mainstream of the international community, says Naj Meshkati of the Viterbi School.

Middle East Conflict: Sources Available

December 7, 2007

From USC Experts: An eyewitness in Lebanon; Iraq, Arab-Israeli conflict and Middle East politics; and the nuclear situation in Iran.

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