Last week, President Donald Trump’s administration made a deal with Turkey to suspend its military operations in northeast Syria for five days. After the deal was made, President Donald Trump claimed previous administrations had tried to make this deal for “10 years” or “15 years.” Middle eastern affairs and foreign policy experts such as Dr. David … [Read more...] about Fact checking Trump’s claim about his Turkey deal
Protests have been taking place in Hong Kong in recent weeks against a controversial extradition bill cobbled together by Hong Kong authorities with the support of Beijing. Some analyses of what’s going on have tried to link the Hong Kong experience to Taiwan. Dr. Dennis Hickey, distinguished professor of political science at Missouri State University, writes in The … [Read more...] about The crisis in Hong Kong is not the same as Taiwan’s
Missouri State University has established transfer agreements with both public law schools in Missouri: University of Missouri-Columbia and University of Missouri-Kansas City. Qualified Missouri State students will have a one-year head start on attending law school and will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor (JD) degree in six years, rather than the usual … [Read more...] about Missouri State establishes agreements with Mizzou, UMKC law schools
Taiwan is closely following the recent protests in Hong Kong. The protests may be bolstering the confidence of Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen as she continues to resist Beijing’s pressure for political unification and win a second term in next year’s elections. Dr. Dennis Hickey, distinguished professor of political science at Missouri State University, … [Read more...] about Are protests in Hong Kong positive for Taiwanese leader?
Halle Herbert works hard to be an inclusive leader. A political science student at Missouri State University, Herbert uses the public affairs mission to drive her work as an inclusive excellence leadership scholar and aspiring public administrator. Her goal of inclusivity is what she believes landed her a seat as the Missouri representative in the Henry Clay Statesmanship … [Read more...] about Halle goes to Washington