Political Science
Climate Silence and the 2012 Presidential Campaign
11/02/2012
Though the four debates of the presidential election ignored any talk of policies that could mitigate climate change, Hurricane Sandy’s disastrous path brought the issue front and center during the final week of the campaign.
No Nukes? WikiLeaks Roil the Waters of Statecraft
12/13/2010
The current WikiLeaks saga has many in diplomatic circles either red-faced with embarrassment or laughing up their sleeves at what the cables revealed. International relations expert Lisa Baglione, Ph.D., chair and professor of political science at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, says that in the delicate dance between nuclear proliferation and containment, there is much more at risk than a loss of face.
To Negotiate or to Retaliate: Conflict Resoution in Russia
02/04/2011
Many observers of the recent suicide bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport were surprised that despite the carnage, the airport remained open for business. While some claimed that this response was an example of Russian toughness and stoicism in the face of a crisis, Lisa Baglione, Ph.D., chair and professor of political science at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, believes that something else was at work.
Georgian-Russian Conflict: Redrawing the Map?
09/11/2008
Last month, as Russian tanks rolled into South Ossetia – a small, breakaway region of Georgia located in the Caucasus Mountains – people around the globe were jolted into troubling memories of Soviet-era aggression. The Russians were reacting to the actions of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who ordered his troops into South Ossetia, which had fought for its independence from Georgia in the early 1990s.
Clarence Thomas' "My Grandfather's Son:" Deja Vu All Over Again?
10/05/2007
The first Monday in October means it's back to work for the highest justices of the land, and the U. S. Supreme Court has already accepted 43 cases for the current term.
Gen. Barry McCaffrey, U.S. Army (Ret.) to Lecture on National Security
03/09/2012
<p>PHILADELPHIA (March 9, 2012)–As part of the Karen and Ronald Thomas Lecture Series, Saint Joseph’s Department of Political Science will host a lecture given by retired U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey. Titled “Our National Security Feature: The Five Stories You Need to Know,” it will be held on Thursday, March 15 at 11:30 a.m. at the Cardinal John P. Foley Campus Center, located on the University’s Maguire Campus.</p>
