Duke and visiting faculty members have looked at the interaction of the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America and Canada, in terms of culture, national identity and accumulation of power. The project is part of another major component of the new Franklin Center, its Center for International Studies. Two of his scholarly books have been translated into Portugese. This week, Duke's President, Nannerl O. Keohane, received a letter from the U.S. ambassador to Brazil, Anthony Harrington. He's a Duke alumnus, and said the embassy deals every day with the immediate effects of globalization.
Brazil is a multi-racial society, with one of the world's widest income gaps between rich and poor.
It's now confronting many of the social problems that have long hampered its progress. The ambassador was excited by work in the new Franklin Center and encouraged us to study Brazil. Kuniholm is vice-provost of international affairs and development at Duke. He is also a professor of history and public policy in the Sanford Institute. Kuniholm has written several books on topics ranging from the Palestinian situation to U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf, as well as Greek-Turkish relations.