Dan Morgan-Russell

Dan Morgan-Russell

Dan Morgan-Russell is an International Relations/Global Economy major at the University of Southern California. Dan is spending the Spring 2015 semester studying in Washington, DC, where he works as a research assistant at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. Prior to studying in DC, Dan interned at USC Shoah Foundation, which works to prevent genocide through education. Dan also served three semesters as the executive producer of Platforum, a nightly talk show at USC, where he oversaw 160 episodes devoted to international relations and domestic politics, as well as sports, entertainment, and campus affairs. Dan also wrote about international relations and domestic policy for two USC news publications, The Daily Trojan and Neon Tommy. Dan is primarily focused on the interaction between security and economics, preventing genocide, countering insurgencies, and the changing efficacy of governmental organizations. During his free time, Dan also runs the eponymous Dan Morgan-Russell Consulting firm, which helps scripted media writers create realistic international policy for their artistic works. Dan is also an award-winning bread baker, having baked for over a decade.

Voices from the Globe Episode 1: The South China Sea

In the pilot episode of Voices from the Globe, host and executive producer Dan Morgan-Russell discusses conflicts in the South China Sea with guests Nathaniel Haas and James L. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/232844702″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]IMAGE: The USS Teddy Roosevelt operating ...

Preemptively Arming the Enemy

There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide distribution. That’s one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: how do we arm the other eleven?                         ...

The Correspondents Weigh-In: Disaster in Nepal

Kenneth Lee Just a week before the tragic earthquake in Nepal, a group of earthquake specialists gathered in the capital, Kathmandu, to discuss how to prepare the region for the impending “big one”. For decades, experts have warned that the ...

The Correspondents Weigh-In: Iran Nuclear Agreement

Biz Peabody While the parameters reached yesterday qualify only as “an understanding” to what will hopefully become a fully-fledged agreement within the next three months, and while this understanding currently holds for only 15 years, it is remarkable that such ...