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UVA Scholar Says 50 Years Later, Vietnam War Still Shapes US Policy

Marc Selverstone, Gerald L. Baliles Professor and director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs, said the fall of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, in April 1975 was a long time in coming.

Marc Selverstone

'It is unprecedented': How executive orders became a major feature of Trump’s return to office

“It is unprecedented. Not that other presidents haven’t used executive orders, but that does distinguish, again, this presidency in the volume of the orders and the content of the orders,” said Perry, a professor at the University of Virginia.

Barbara Perry

A Completely Unserious Pentagon

Eliot and Eric welcome Eliot's former Harvard student, Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut's 4th Congressional District and Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. They discuss the latest news about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Signal chats that included his wife, brother and personal attorney and which featured operational details of impending attacks on Houthi terrorists in Yemen.

Eric Edelman

PBS NewsHour correspondent speaks on bringing humanity to international conflict

The Miller Center hosted Nick Schifrin, PBS NewsHour foreign affairs and defense correspondent, to join William Antholis, Miller Center director and CEO, in discussing the United States’ role on the global stage.

William Antholis

Trump's 100 Days

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers and UVA’s Barbara Perry compare President Trump’s first 100 days in office with his previous term and those of presidents past.

Barbara Perry

America in the world: A journalist's view

PBS NewsHour Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent Nick Schifrin joins Miller Center Director and CEO William Antholis to discuss shifts in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs. Schifrin leads the NewsHour’s daily foreign coverage, reporting from Ukraine, Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Crimea, Afghanistan, and other places around the world.

William Antholis