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Support for Democracy—but also Strongmen—Is Rising in Latin America
September 08, 2026
This finding comes from the 2026 Pulse of Democracy, published this month by Vanderbilt University’s Center for Global Democracy with the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
National Catholic Register
Catholics, Can We Discuss the ‘Nod of Peace’?
September 08, 2026
Tim O’Malley, a professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame and academic director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, told the Register that in the U.S. bishops thought handshaking would be most consistent with our local customs.
The Independent
OPINION | Company ordered to pay $5.6 million after breaking little-known driving law
September 08, 2026
Richard Marcantonio is an Assistant Professor of Environment, Peace, and Global Affairs at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.
The New York Times
Iran’s Attacks Keep the Strait of Hormuz in a Lethal Stalemate
September 06, 2026
“The strait is neither fully closed nor fully opened,” said Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and an expert on conflict in the waterway. “Iran can’t close it completely, and the U.S. can’t open it completely.”
International Business Times
International Business Times: Strait of Hormuz remains in ‘deadly stalemate’ as Iranian attacks continue six months into war
September 06, 2026
Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and an expert on conflict in the strait, said the current standoff reflects a rough balance of power between the two sides, neither of which has been able to fully impose its will on the waterway.
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