About the blog & authors

Security Sweep connects researchers affiliated with the Ridgway Center and Ford Institute with policy-makers, citizens, journalists, and scholars interested in sharing views on topics spanning the "security continuum." For more about the blog and its authors, click here.

Recent Posts

• Karl Rove Fields Questions on Cold War Rhetoric from Pittsburgh Students
• Question for Karl Rove about Negotiations with Iran
• Question for Karl Rove about the Bush Library
• Question for Karl Rove about Iran’s Nuclear Program
• Question for Karl Rove about the Spread of Nuclear Knowledge
• Question for Karl Rove about Cold War Rhetoric

Categories

• Chalk Talk
• Child Soldiering
• Climate Crisis
• Immigration, Integration and Security
• Intelligence
• Nuclear Proliferation
• Preventive War
• Public Argument
• Spotlight Issue
• Uncategorized
• Videos

Archives

• March 2008
• February 2008
• January 2008
• December 2007
• November 2007
• October 2007

Links

• Arms Control Wonk
• Duck of Minerva
• Faster, Please! (Ledeen)
• Foriegn Policy Passport
• Intel Dump
• Laura Rozen
• New Security Beat
• Sic Semper Tyrannis
• Strategic Security Blog
• The Washington Note

Chalk Talk

What's happening in our classrooms

• Question for Karl Rove about Negotiations with Iran

  This question was generated by student Group E in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.

  In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]

• Question for Karl Rove about the Bush Library

  This question was generated by student Group C in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.

  In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]

• Question for Karl Rove about Iran’s Nuclear Program

  This question was generated by student Group F in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.

  In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]

More Chalk Talk

Recent Videos

• Karl Rove Fields Questions on Cold War Rhetoric from Pittsburgh Students
• Cold War Perino-ia
• Wargo on Child Soldiers
• Recycling vs. Reloading

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Recent Comments

• Anonymous: There is one interesting study that was reported in 2006 in an issue of “Science News.” The...
• Anonymous: There may be certain factors in recycling where the energy savings do not outweigh the spent energy needed...
• Anonymous: I agree that Hilary’s ‘red phone’ ad is comparable to LBJ’s ‘daisy ad,’ but I also feel that...
• Anon: I was in Group A and I wanted to comment on Mr. Rove’s answer to the question involving the 1953 coup. I...
• Ray: Hilary Clinton’s ad is most definitely comparable to LBJ’s “Daisy” ad because both provoke thoughts of...