Charles Johnson

A former Research Intern with the Politics & Society Institute and senior at the University of Kansas (KU), where he is majoring in international studies, history, political science, and religious studies. These studies have centered genocide in the Middle East, culminating in Johnson’s history thesis, Holy War and Harems: American Media Discourse on Middle East Genocide, and a forthcoming international studies thesis on American identity and genocide. Johnson has published articles for the Atlantic Council’s MENA Source and the Jordanian Politics & Society Institute on US foreign policy and issues related to genocide in Iraq, Syria, and Palestine. Prior to his internships with PSI and the Atlantic Council, Johnson interned with the Druze Studies Project; the Council on International Educational Exchange in Morocco; and the Office of US Representative Sharice Davids.

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What does a Harris candidacy mean for US-Israel relations?

21/08/2024

After President Biden’s late July decision to end his presidential bid and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, speculation over the presumptive Democratic nominee’s policy platform and possible differences with the sitting president arose almost immediately. Many political commentators have predicted that Harris’ foreign policy will not diverge much from Biden’s foreign policy platform, continuing support for Ukraine and challenging China’s…