Topic: Law and Politics
Haiti is close to becoming a failed state
Gangs have attacked the airport and jails while the de facto Prime Minister was out of the country.
Imagining potential solutions to Russia-Ukraine conflict
Students in a special University of Miami class are learning how anxieties about national identity, autonomy, and belonging are fueling the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
#FreeZamora: The fight to save press freedom in Guatemala
José Rubén Zamora is a Guatemalan journalist, publisher, and founder of three newspapers who has exposed political corruption in his country for two decades. A University of Miami panel discussed his case, and the state of press freedom in Guatemala and Latin America.
Swamp trip primes students on Everglades restoration
A new five-day immersive course in the School of Law gave students insight into the massive state and federal project.
Excelling in business law and finance
Brian Bros, a sophomore and Foote Fellow, uses his passion to encourage others to pursue a career in business and finance.
No ‘free ride’ for surging OpenAI
A cascade of lawsuits is seeking compensation from OpenAI for culling copyrighted data and information. University experts assess the impact of the pending legal rulings on the fast-rising technology.
‘Just the stats,’ folks
As a Biden-administration appointee, University of Miami criminologist Alex Piquero led the Bureau of Justice Statistics for a year, ramping up the way data on crime are presented.
Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country
A University of Miami expert explains the reasons for the mass exodus during the past decade.
China’s presence and power casts a shadow over Taiwanese elections
Candidates for president of Taiwan must walk a tightrope regarding the country’s China policy. University experts detail the tensions in the high-stakes elections on Saturday.
Weaponizing information: Russia’s continuing form of warfare
Students in a novel class generate strategies to counter Russian state-funded misinformation campaigns that use new technologies to seed fear and disrupt western-style democracies.
Argentina elects far-right president
Javier Milei, an ultra-conservative former television pundit, was elected with 56 percent of the vote. A University Latin American Studies expert weighs in on the outcome.
Balancing innovation and protection on the AI frontier
A recent AI Safety Summit in the United Kingdom and the newly commissioned U.S. Intelligence Safety Institute are critical first steps by governments to explore how to deal with the benefits and threats posed by artificial intelligence as it continues to evolve.
