Adaptation Starts Here
By the Mediterranean City Climate Change Consortium (MC-4) Advisory Board Subnational governments—cities, counties, and states in the U.S. and around the world—have an essential role to play in reducing greenhouse … Read more
Philippine President Presented with Honorary Degree
On Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III became the first sitting head of state to receive an honorary degree from Loyola Marymount University, receiving an Doctor … Read more
Los Angeles: The Global City of the 21st Century
In the 19th Century, London was the global city. In the 20th Century, New York became the global city. In the 21st Century, that honor, and responsibility, goes to Los … Read more
Refugees: Out of the Fire, Into the Frying Pan?
By Kerstin Fisk Between January and December 2014, the worldwide number of refugees grewby nearly 2.7 million—the second largest single-year surge the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has on record. End-of-year … Read more
President Benigno Aquino III interviewed by WPI@LMU President Michael Genovese
Michael A. Genovese, WPI@LMU President, sat down for a one-on-one interview with Philippines’ President Benigno Aquino III before Aquino received an honorary degree from the university.
Diplomacy and the 2016 Presidential Election
On February 9, 2016, LMU celebrated the launch of the World Policy Institute at Loyola Marymount University (WPI@LMU). A distinguished panel discussion included four former U.S. ambassadors: Alan Blinken, Christopher … Read more
The Age of the Imperial Executive
by Michael A. Genovese The age of the imperial executive is upon us. Across the globe, executives rise as legislatures decline in power. “Presidentialism,” once seen as the solution to our … Read more
The West’s Growing Democratic Distemper
Western democracies are increasingly plagued by a contagion of anger, fear, and political backlash. The middle class, so often seen as the backbone of stability for societies, is threatening to … Read more
Putin the Peacenik?
The Russian intervention in Syria may actually be a positive step toward an end to the nightmare that the Syrian civil war has become. To see why what has been … Read more
Dispatches From a Fading Empire
The earthquake was barely felt and hardly noticed outside of England. On May 7, 2015, the British Conservative Party shocked everyone, including themselves, and won an absolute majority of Parliamentary … Read more