Research Colloquium Department of Politics
We are glad to invite you to the research colloquium hosted by the department of politics at the John F. Kennedy-Institute during the winter term 2013/14.
Tuesday, January 7th, Miriam Koch, (U Potsdam), will be presenting on: „The Role of Interest Groups in US Foreign Policy with Iran„.
The colloquium takes place from 6-8 p.m. in room 201 at the JFK-Institute.
Most Underreported Stories 2013
The people over at Moyers and Company have introduced the end-of-year tradition on asking prominent writers, journalists and social scientists what stories were chronically underreported throughout the year. Among the topics: Climate Change, the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act or negotiations on major, global trade agreements such as the TPP.
In the spirit of this tradition, I want to use this forum to pass some of the suggestions on, since it might serve as inspiration for future research/paper/theses. Feel free to comment, in case you would like to add to the list. Which stories do you think the press (US or European) failed to pick up in 2013?
Op-ed on Iran’s nuclear program
Dealing with a Nuclear Iran: Focusing on ‚Known Unknowns‘ (Still) Makes for Poor Policy
As the U.S. and Iran entered into a new round of negotiations on trade sanctions and Iran’s nuclear program, Western voters and policy elites would do well to admit that they might simply not be adequately informed to articulate well-founded political preferences on the subject. A basic policy recommendation is obvious: Do not demand or enact policies on the basis of what is not known but focus on first establishing what could be and what actually is known.
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