KINGSTON, R.I. 鈥� Oct. 10, 2024 鈥� International security expert/scholar will discuss the military鈥檚 role in democracy at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Tuesday, Oct. 22. Brooks is a professor of political science at Marquette University in Milwaukee, a former senior fellow at West Point鈥檚 Modern War Institute, and a senior associate in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
Brooks鈥� research focuses on contentious politics, U.S. civil-military relations, and international security and political violence around the world, including in the Middle East. A frequent podcast guest, she has been interviewed by Politico, Reuters, The Economist, Voice of America, the Washington Post, Boston Globe, and U.S. News and World Report with her work cited in the New York Times and Newsweek. She is the author of Shaping Strategy and co-editor of Reconsidering American Civil-Military Relations and Creating Military Power.
Hosted by the University鈥檚 Honors Program, this year鈥檚 colloquium series, 鈥淒emocracy in Peril,鈥� examines threats to democracy at home and abroad.
Colloquium coordinators say this year鈥檚 lecture series is not only about the 2024 presidential election.
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Brooks will speak at 7 p.m. at Edwards Hall on the Kingston Campus. Her talk will also be (livestream links will be available the night of each event on the colloquium website).
The Colloquium will continue Oct. 29 with scientist and historian Naomi Oreskes discussing 鈥淲hy Disinformation Matters.鈥�
This year鈥檚 colloquium has drawn wide interest across the 溏心vlog免费B站 campus, with several complementary events, from a program for faculty on to a campus art exhibit on 鈥楾he Politics of Personality鈥� and a humanities talk by Pulitzer Prize finalist Alex Keyssar on on Oct. 23.
The 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium is free and open to the public. Lectures are held most Tuesday evenings through Nov. 12 and prior talks can be viewed . Visit the Honors Colloquium for details and register to get updates and reminders or by emailing urihonors@etal.uri.edu.