2002 alumni, Dr. Kamran Bokhari, recently sat down with Jacob Shapiro for a discussion of current events in the Muslim world on the Perch Pod. Their conversation included a recap of the Muslim-Turkey diplomatic spat, depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, freedom of speech, and Turkey's political use of Islam. To listen to the conversation, go to Perch … [Read more...] about Current Events and Politics in the Muslim World
Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Dr. Dennis V. Hickey, was interviewed recently by Global Times reporter, Lu Yuanzhi. They discussed how the U.S. has played its cards between "strategic ambiguity" and "strategic clarity" in its policy toward Taiwan. To read the full interview, see Global Times. … [Read more...] about Dr. Dennis Hickey – In the News
Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Dr. Dennis Hickey, recently responded to a proposal to send U.S. troops to Taiwan in China-US Focus. Rather than deterring the People's Republic of China, Dr. Hickey argues that basing US troops in Taiwan would be "unwise and unnecessary" To read his full commentary, see Entrapment. … [Read more...] about Returning American Troops to Taiwan Will Only Entrap the US
Congratulations to 2009 alumna, Astghik Angaladian, on her promotion to Director of Marketing at Outlook Amusements. … [Read more...] about Astghik Angaladian Promoted
Brent Maxwell - 2004 Political Science, 2007 Master of International Affairs and Administration My story with Missouri State starts when it was Southwest Missouri State College. My parents went to school there, both majoring in Education. I came to Missouri State intending on following in their footsteps and was focusing on History Education, until I took PLS 101 with Dr. … [Read more...] about An Update From Brent Maxwell