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Darcie Draudt teaches Star Trek and Diplomacy Intersession class
Intersession 2020
Interstellar diplomacy
Published Jan 24, 2020
Students analyze the ways in which the 24th century tactics of the Starfleet Command provide a useful lens for understanding international relations today
Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels
Daniels discusses how colleges can better support liberal democracy
Published Jan 10, 2020
Universities play a vital role in fostering democracy and educating citizens, he says, yet many have failed in these essential responsibilities in recent years
Barbara Mikulski
Q+A
Barbara Mikulski reflects on 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment
Published Jan 10, 2020
The women's suffrage movement was a 'scrappy, hard-won fight,' but it was not without its flaws, says the former U.S. senator, who is now a Homewood Professor of Public Policy at JHU
Hahrie Han
SNF Agora Institute
Collective action in divided times
Published Jan 10, 2020
SNF Agora Institute hosts conference in partnership with Cincinnati megachurch to explore issues of civic engagement, democratic participation
Qassim Suleimani's grave
Commentary
Suleimani assassination 'pulverizes' U.S. influence in Middle East
Published Jan 6, 2020
JHU experts on the Middle East, international relations, and political science discuss the role Qassim Suleimani played in Iran's military and the potential fallout from his assassination by U.S. drone strike
Helicopter dropping dollar bills
Health spending
Taken for a ride
Published Jan 2, 2020
Study suggests that patients are overpaying for air ambulance services because of a market failure within the industry
Photo of House of Representatives
Commentary
Contemporary politics hearken to past threats to U.S. democracy
Published Dec 20, 2019
Political scientist Robert Lieberman says the political conditions that have threatened democracy in the past are alive and well today
Yasmene Mumby
Helping her hometown
Published Winter 2019
Baltimore native Yasmene Mumby is inspiring action for social impact in her hometown / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of a robot
Plays well with humans
Published Winter 2019 Video
In the not-too-distant future, robots might assist us at home, school, hospitals, and workplaces. Roboticists and ethicists want to ensure they do so effectively, and help rather than hurt—even if it's just our feelings. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of pregnant women behind bars
The invisible women
Published Winter 2019 Video
A growing number of women are incarcerated in the U.S., thousands of whom give birth behind bars. Carolyn Sufrin aims to improve the standards of care for this underseen, understudied population. There's a lot we don't know. / Johns Hopkins Magazine