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Q&A with Intercultural Communication Professor

Dr. Gary Weaver is teaching the Intercultural Communication course for our International Relations Online program. Each year, Dr. Gary Weaver gives over 100 keynote addresses, lectures, training seminars, and workshops to various universities, nonprofit groups, government agencies, professional organizations and business groups in the U.S. and...

Europol’s Rob Wainwright – how safe are we?

In the aftermath of Osama Bin Laden’s death and in the perspective of the on-going crises in Northern Africa, Ali Sheikholeslami of Euronews talked to the director of Europol about security:

A Powerful Voice for Libyan Women

Meet Alaa Murabit a 22-year old doctor, a self-described ‘accidental activist’, and the Founder and President of the Voice of Libyan Women. The VLW is an NGO based in Tripoli, with branch offices in Zawia and Misrata, that focuses on the political

Japan Is Back -- A Conversation With Shinzo Abe

Japan's prime minister speaks openly about the mistakes he made in his first term, Abenomics, Japan's wartime record (and his own controversial statements on that history), and the bitter Senkaku/Diaoyu Island dispute with China.

Amid the Crisis, the EU Adds Another Member

Despite the European Union's ongoing difficulties, some countries remain committed to joining its ranks. In fact, the bloc all but added its newest member, Croatia, on May 16, when the German parliament approved the Balkan country's accession. Croatia will not become an official member until July 1, but its membership is virtually assured.

Indonesia's Rising Religious Intolerance

The majority of Indonesian Muslims remain moderate, and are appalled by rising intolerance. But three factors are undermining religious freedom: the silence and passivity of the majority, growing radicalization, and the weakness of the government at every level.

China offers India a "handshake across the Himalayas"

India and China will study new ways to ease tensions on their ill-defined border after an army standoff in the Himalayas, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday on his first official foreign trip.

Role Reversal: Pakistan Fears Terrorists From Afghanistan .

Pakistani military officials in this remote region say there is a new catalyst for the violence: the withdrawal of U.S. forces across the border in eastern Afghanistan. Pakistani leaders are concerned that the looming end to more than a decade of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan is emboldening the Pakistani Taliban, who have been...