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Yale Establishes Kissinger Archives and the Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy

By Guest PostSeptember 2, 2011Politicscharles b johnson, charles hill, China, donald kagan, henry a kissinger, jackson institute for global affairs, james levinhson, john lewis gaddis, johnson center for the study of american diplomacy, jonathan spence, kissinger archives, nicholas f brady, paul kennedy, richard c levin, secretary of state, us foreign policy, White House, yale, yale faculty, yale students

Former secretary of state Henry A. Kissinger gave an address before Yale faculty, students and World Fellows during a ceremony to celebrate the establishment of the Kissinger archives and the Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy.

The archives extend well beyond Kissinger’s years in the White House and span the nearly 40 years since he left public service. Kissinger’s papers will serve as the foundation for the newly created Johnson Center, made possible by generous contributions from Charles B. Johnson ’54 B.A. and Nicholas F. Brady ’52 B.A. The Center will be located within the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale. (more…)

Irene Highlights Critical Roles of Government, Public

By Guest PostAugust 30, 2011Environment, Politicsdealing with disaster, natural disasters, public perception, public response, roles of government

EAST LANSING, Mich. — As Tropical Storm Irene shows, dealing with natural disasters is a two-way street: Both the government and the public play a critical role in curtailing the effects, according to a Michigan State University political scientist. (more…)

Marcus Garvey Movement Owes Large Debt to Caribbean Expats, UCLA Historian Finds

By Guest PostAugust 20, 2011Politicscaribbean diaspora, caribbean expatriates, caribbean expats influence, garvey movement, garveyism diaspora impact, marcus garvey movement

Conventional wisdom has long held that Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association, which advocated racial self-help and the unity of the African diaspora, grew out of the heady political and cultural environment of the Harlem Renaissance and benefited African Americans above all other black people. Any Caribbean role, according to this view, was separate and incidental to the primary legacy bequeathed to American race relations by the charismatic Jamaica native. (more…)

Survey: Killing of Bin Laden Worsened Americans’ Views of U.S. Muslims

By Guest PostJuly 21, 2011Politicsal qaeda, americans, anti muslim feelings, bin laden, death of osama bin laden, erik nisbet, evangelical christians, islam, make america a more dangerous place to live, media coverage, michelle ortiz, muslim americans, muslims, political liberals, terrorism, terrorist attack, terrorist organization, united states, united states today, us military campaign, yasamin miller

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Instead of calming fears, the death of Osama bin Laden actually led more Americans to feel threatened by Muslims living in the United States, according to a new nationwide survey.

In the weeks following the U.S. military campaign that killed bin Laden, the head of the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, American attitudes toward Muslim Americans took a significant negative shift, results showed. (more…)

People often Talk About Politics on Blogs Geared Toward Other Topics

By Guest PostJuly 16, 2011Culture, Media, Politicsamericans, barcelona, blog posts, blogger, international conference on weblogs and social media, internet, national science foundation, paul resnick, personal diaries, political communication, political content, political discourse, political polarization, political websites, sean munson, university of michigan, Yahoo

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A full 25 percent of blog posts about politics occur on sites that are primarily about something else, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Information. And when authors post about politics, their readers reply and engage with the political content of the posts.

The researchers say they have uncovered a significant repository of political discourse that is largely being ignored. They will present their findings July 19 at the International Conference on Weblogs and Social Media in Barcelona. (more…)

Some Russians Still Live in The USSR

By PravdaJuly 9, 2011Culture, Politics666, antonina pronina, article 28, citizens, city of sverdlovsk, constitution of the russian federation, hammer and sickle, igor bukker, nostalgic, number of the beast, pravda, religious feelings, rubles, russian citizenship, russian federation, russian passport, soviet passport, soviet passport people, ussr, vladivostok

The Soviet passport stopped its existence seven years ago. Nevertheless, about 5,000 residents of the city of Sverdlovsk live in a non-existent country. They refuse to exchange their ID for a Russian passport. What is the reason behind such absurd situations? Do those people feel nostalgic about the erstwhile superpower or are they stuck-in-the-mud kind of people? What can be done about such citizens who can not even be referred to as citizens?

A local news agency says that many of those “Soviet passport people” ask officers of migration services to glue in new photos in their invalid passports. Some others decide not to exchange their Soviet passports for Russian ones in order not to pay the state duty of 1,000 rubles ($30). There are people who say that the new passport insults their religious feelings. (more…)

Civil War Troops Fought the Weather 150 Years Ago During Battle

By Guest PostJuly 4, 2011Environment, Politicsatmospheric conditions, battle of carthage, boonville, british admiralty, captain nathaniel lyon, carthage, civil war, civil war battle, confederate victory, coon creek, european observations, franz siegel, french navy, heavy rain, lupo and madden, mike madden, missouri, thunderstorms, tony lupo, torrential rains, union force, union troops, university of missouri, weather, wet gunpowder

*MU meteorologists say weather played a key role in union defeat*

COLUMBIA, Mo. — One hundred fifty years ago, two armies battled each other and the weather in Missouri’s first significant Civil War battle. While the battle’s course is familiar to historians, virtually no scientific data exists about the atmospheric conditions that influenced the fighting. In a project that blends history, sleuthing and modern weather analysis, Tony Lupo, professor and chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Missouri, and Mike Madden, a meteorology student, have scientifically examined the heavy rains that hampered the union forces, eventually leading to a costly defeat. (more…)

Alina Kabaeva Rules Russia’s Politics

By PravdaJune 25, 2011Politicsalina kabaeva, attorney general, barbara boxer, big politics, dancer from morocco, eric golub, evil tongues, indian clubs, kabaeva, karima el mahroug, moscow korrespondent newspaper, norah o donnell, olympic champion, oprah winfrey, phil donahue, rhythmical gymnasts, ruby, russian woman, sex scandal, sexiest women in politics, Silvio Berlusconi, state duma, steadman graham, tamara holder, tina fey, vladimir putin, washington times communities, world

No matter what evil tongues may say, a fact remains a fact. Alina Kabaeva bid farewell to her ribbons, hula-hoops and Indian clubs to conquer politics. Her achievements in politics continue to grow at an impressive pace. For example, Kabaeva, formerly one of world’s most prominent rhythmical gymnasts, has recently been listed as one of world’s sexiest women in politics.

The idea to make the list of most attractive women in politics belongs to US-based journalist Eric Golub. The journalist made a curious list indeed. He did not rate the members of his list from the point of view of their physical attraction. Mr. Golub divided them into three groups: centrist, leftist and rightist female politicians. As a result, 30 women from different countries of the world found themselves in Mr. Golub’s melting pot. (more…)

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