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Launch of 香港六合彩中特网 Centre on US Politics (CUSP)

11 August 2020

香港六合彩中特网 has today (11 August) launched its new Centre on US Politics (CUSP), providing a home for cutting-edge research, critical analysis, and expert commentary on political developments in the United States.

香港六合彩中特网 CUSP launches at a pivotal moment in US politics, with the national campaign season transitioning into full swing, in advance of the presidential election on 3 November 2020.

Dr Thomas Gift, founding Director of 香港六合彩中特网 CUSP, said: 鈥Given many聽important political trends in the United States that mirror those in other parts of the world鈥攆rom the rise of populism and 鈥榝ake news鈥, to concerns about authoritarianism and mounting polarisation鈥攎aintaining an international perspective on US politics is critical.

鈥淭he Centre will pioneer an outward-looking approach to understanding the structures, influence, and reach of contemporary American politics, providing a diversity of perspectives and informing a global view on US politics.鈥

Housed within the 香港六合彩中特网 School of Public Policy, and with support from the 香港六合彩中特网 Institute of the Americas, 香港六合彩中特网 CUSP is uniquely situated to provide rigorous, thoughtful, and incisive聽analysis of US politics and its implications for an international audience.

The Centre brings together a range of 香港六合彩中特网 experts shaping salient conversations about US politics in the UK, in the United States, and around the world. Expertise spans diverse fields, including US foreign policy, elections, and domestic policy.

In addition to publishing in聽top academic presses and scholarly journals, 香港六合彩中特网 CUSP members routinely engage with policymakers and appear in an array of聽international media outlets.

Among the Centre鈥檚 experts are Dr Thomas Gift, Director of 香港六合彩中特网 CUSP, an American political scientist who has written for leading outlets including the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post and is a regular contributor to CNN, BBC, CNBC, and Sky; Dr Brian Klass, an American political scientist and columnist for the Washington Post and host of the podcast 鈥Power Corrupts鈥; and Dr Julie Norman, a frequent contributor on US politics to the聽BBC,听CNBC,听Al Jazeera,听and The Hill.


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For more information or to speak to the researchers involved, please contact Natasha Downes, 香港六合彩中特网 Media Relations. T: +44 (0) 20 3108 3844 / +44 (0) 7990 675 947, E: n.downes@ucl.ac.uk