by Tarek KAI | Mar 24, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Democracy, Journalism, Political Coverage, Politics
Tea was already ready when I reached Terry Wolkerstorfer’s home in St. Paul on that windy but sunny afternoon. It was a few hours before an awaited match of his favorite football team, the Minnesota United FC, also known as the Loons. On the wall facing us in his...
by Tarek KAI | Mar 16, 2023 | American Presidency, Democracy, Political Coverage
Since the Feb. 24, 2022, I cannot remember one single day where the ongoing war in Ukraine did not cross my mind. It was no surprise to me to hear again about Ukraine, even in Minneapolis, where I met with Pavel Gavrilyuk, a Ukrainian-born professor of Theology at St....
by Alexander Uggla | Mar 15, 2023 | American Presidency, Democracy, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage, Presidential Election
The defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News might open a Pandora’s box of media scrutiny in the United States. Academics fear it could start new lawsuits calling other media organizations’ integrity and editorial decision-making processes into question. At first...
by Bridget Rollason | Mar 10, 2023 | American Presidency, Democracy, Journalism, Political Coverage, Politics, Presidential Election
@bridgerollo #minnesota #stpaul #uspolitics #minneapolis #worldpressinstitute ♬ original sound - Bridget Rollason Minnesota has not voted for a Republican President since 1972, it’s an outlier compared to its neighbors. But why is more liberal than the surrounding red...
by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | May 16, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Policy, Political Coverage, Politics, WPI Activities
China believes democracy is in decline and the era of a unipolar world order dominated by the United States is all but over. In that context, one wonders where the world is headed, and if we are going to see a war involving China and the United States. Michael McFaul,...
by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | May 14, 2022 | Nuclear Threats and Security, Policy, Political Coverage, Politics, WPI Activities
Are the sanctions, which have not deterred Vladimir Putin thus far, likely to be effective in Russia? Michael McFaul, an American academic and diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to Russia (2012-14), believes it might lead to the end of Putinism in the long...