UW-Madison expertise on North Korea, Supreme Court

May 26, 2009

TO: Editors, news directors
FROM: John Lucas, University Communications, 608-262-8287
RE: TIP/UW-MADISON EXPERTISE ON NORTH KOREA, SUPREME COURT

Issues related to North Korea’s recent nuclear test and President Barack Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor will likely dominate the news during the coming weeks and months. The University of Wisconsin–Madison has numerous experts who can provide expert analysis of the situations. They include:

North Korea:

• Edward Friedman, professor of political science, is an internationally recognized expert on U.S. relations in East Asia, including North and South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Contact Friedman at 608-263-2272, friedman@polisci.wisc.edu.
• Jeremi Suri, a professor of history, is an expert on international relations, 20th century history and communism, and can speak about issues related to the decisions of leaders and institutions, American foreign relations and international history. He can be reached at 608-213-3552 (cell).
• Paul Wilson, an associate professor of engineering physics, is an expert in the technology and policy of global nuclear fuel cycles and nuclear nonproliferation, and can discuss the technologies of nuclear science and engineering and their connection to civilian and noncivilian purposes. Contact Wilson at wilsonp@engr.wisc.edu, 608-263-0807.

Supreme Court:

• Ann Althouse, a professor of law, is a well-known legal scholar who has opined about the pick on her blog, http://althouse.blogspot.com/, as well as the Bloggingheads feature on NYTimes.com. Contact Althouse at 608-262-2444, althouse@wisc.edu.
• Charles Franklin, a professor of political science, is a keen observer of the Obama administration and can provide a political perspective on the selection. Contact Franklin at 608-263-2022, franklin@polisci.wisc.edu.
• Benjamin Marquez, professor of political science, has published extensively on Latinos and American politics and is the former director of the UW–Madison Chicano studies program. He can provide perspective on Sotomayor’s status as the first Latina to be nominated to the court. Contact Marquez at 608-263-2389, bmarquez@wisc.edu.