The Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, a memorial to our thirty-third President, awards merit-based scholarships to college students planning careers in public service.
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Facing battlefield setbacks, this week Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the partial mobilization of up to 300,000 reservists. Most analysts see this as a move to buy breathing space for his exhausted military — as well as appease critics in Russia who think the invasion has moved too slowly in Ukraine.
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Prof Michael Herron and Prof Nyhan testified before New Hampshire's Special Committee on Voter Confidence on Tuesday at the Keene Public Library, alongside Charles Stewart of MIT. During the meeting, the panel of experts described factors that can affect voters' perceptions, and suggested a few transparency-related tweaks. Read the full story HERE!
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The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on July 8 sparked a wave of commentaries on his legacy. Many analysts linked his political rise to a supposed surge in Japanese nationalism, pointing to increasing defense budgets and retrenched denialism regarding abuses committed by Imperial Japan before and during World War II.
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Scholars say East and West view the last Soviet leader differently.
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