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Trump tells women he 'will be your protector' as GOP struggles with outreach to female voters

“This kind of language is just more evidence that Donald Trump is out of touch with American women,” said Jennifer Lawless, chair of the politics department at the University of Virginia. “Not only is the sentiment paternalistic, but the fact that he uttered these words while simultaneously berating women for caring about reproductive rights is stunning.”

Jennifer Lawless

Rudman: Possible, if Difficult, To Get to Ceasefire

Mara Rudman, University of Virginia Professor, discusses ceasefire negotiations and the escalation of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Mara Rudman

Election 2024: The threat of foreign interference

Given the well-documented attempts by Russia, China, and others to influence American elections through false information and “deepfakes,” what should voters expect as we approach the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election cycle? What can the U.S. do to combat the actions of foreign adversaries and ensure election integrity? A panel of experts discusses foreign interference in U.S. elections and the implications for the future of American democracy.

Danielle Citron, Mara Rudman

Why Would You Appoint Someone From Across the Aisle?

In light of the bomb threats, assassination attempts and incendiary rhetoric infusing the current campaign, the winner this November would do well to consider the virtues of making select bipartisan appointments.

Marc Selverstone

The Gulf War: George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Spencer D. Bakich, Professor of International Studies and Director of the National Security Program at the Virginia Military Institute, and Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, to discuss his new book, The Gulf War: George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era. They chat about how Bush fashioned a grand strategy to bring about a New World Order designed to transform international politics by focusing on great power cooperation through the United Nations, how Bush’s strategic beliefs oriented American statecraft in peace and war, and how the war’s outcome exposed faulty assumptions about the international system that underpinned that strategy.

Spencer Bakich

US 'sleepwalking' into WWIII, experts warn nation is underprepared: 'We do not have our Churchill'

Mara Rudman, commissioner and former deputy assistant to the president for National Security Affairs during the Clinton and Obama administrations, pointed to steps China has been taking over the last several decades that have given it an edge over the U.S., including in its technology sectors and relationship building in Latin America, Africa and recently, the Middle East.

Mara Rudman