Dr. Stephen Schwalbe
Faculty Member, Public Administration at American Public University

There is a debate among political scholars as to which type of lobbying is more effective – direct or indirect. Before addressing this question, let me provide some background on lobbying.

Lobbyists are knowledgeable people, many of them lawyers. They meet with advocates and other organizations on Capitol Hill to support specific legislation.

By Dr. Stephen Schwalbe
Guest Contributor, In Homeland Security

As President Obama enters the final two years of his eight-year presidency, he does so with an opposing 114th Congress, where both chambers have a Republican Party majority.

In this special podcast for In Homeland Security, we talk to two retired United States Air Force Colonels, Dr. Bob Ditch and Dr. Stephen Schwalbe about the daunting implications of a Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

By Dr. Stephen Schwalbe
Faculty Member, Political Science at American Public University
Guest Contributor

For decades, there has been a gray area between the president and Congress: the authorization to deploy American military forces in combat abroad. Looking at the history of this issue may offer insight into a path toward resolution.

By Dr. Stephen Schwalbe
Special Guest Contributor
Program Director, Political Science at American Public University

A visit to China has been on our bucket list of places to visit for close to 20 years now.

By Dr. Stephen Schwalbe
Special Guest Contributor
Program Director, Political Science at American Public University

George Washington warned of the dangers of political parties in his 1796 farewell address, affirming that: “the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.”

By Dr. Stephen Schwalbe
Program Director, Political Science at American Public University

Kim Jong-un is the dynastic president of North Korea, following in the footsteps of his father, Kim, Jong-Il and his grandfather, Kim, Il-sung.

By Dr. Stephen Schwalbe
Program Director, Political Science at American Public University

In March 2014, Putin and Russia completed the annexation of Crimea without military conflict. In March 2014, Putin and Russia completed the annexation of Crimea without military conflict. Putin claimed ethnic Russian people were being threatened by people within Ukraine

Dr. Stephen Schwalbe, Program Director, Political Science, American Military UniversitySpecial to In Homeland Security The common perception is that…