Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Banks Piece on Drones Making Wars Deadlier Published in The Globe and Mail
"Drones have been a feature of war for several decades, but today’s conflicts such as the Israel-Hamas war and the Ukraine war show how the technology is changing modern combat. Ever more powerful drones have become cheaper and easier to fabricate and deploy," writes William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Defense & Security, Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Terrorism & Extremism, Ukraine
Murrett Quoted in Newsweek Article on Putin's Latest Black Sea Ploy
"Ukrainian forces have continued to mount attacks on Russian ships and port facilities in waters adjacent to Ukraine, in Crimea and beyond," says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs. Several damaging attacks on Russian Black Sea fleet bases in recent months have "provided strong incentive to Moscow to seek a safer harbor in the Abkhazia region," he says.
See related: Conflict, Defense & Security, Russia, Ukraine
Khalil Discusses US Support for Israel in Newsweek and Vox Articles
“As this continues over the next few weeks, you’re going to see even greater distance between the U.S. and its allies, and the U.S. and Israel increasingly isolated,” says Osamah Khalil, professor of history and chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program.
Ukrainian Students Find Refuge in a Community with a History of Supporting Those Impacted by War
Nearly two years after the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukrainian students find refuge in a community of scholars with a long history of supporting those impacted by war.
See related: Conflict, Global Governance, Law, Migration, Refugees, Russia, Student Experience, Ukraine
Khalil Weighs In on Trump’s Statement on Abraham Accords, Peace in the Middle East in PolitiFact
"The Abraham Accords did not achieve peace in the Middle East or help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," says Osamah Khalil, professor of history.
See related: Conflict, International Agreements, Middle East & North Africa
Alumna Strives to Keep Her Longtime Home in the Forefront
Before attending the Maxwell School to pursue an MPA, Linh Nguyen supported Ukraine’s work to rebuild Mariupol following Russia’s 2014 attacks.
Banks Discusses the Insurrection Act, Trump’s Proposed Use of the Military in AP Article
“There is a big thumb on the scale in favor of the president’s interpretation of whether the order is lawful,” says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs. “You’d have a really big row to hoe and you would have a big fuss inside the military if you chose not to follow a presidential order.”
See related: Federal, U.S. National Security, United States
Alumnus Dmytro Kuchirka Hopes to Return to Ukraine ‘to Make Life Better’ and Help Rebuild
He was in his senior year at the Maxwell School when the Russian invasion began.
Williams Weighs In on Continuing Support for Ukraine in Atlantic Council, NY Times Articles
“Cutting off aid to Ukraine, as some in Congress propose, would undermine the immediate war effort in Europe and diminish the deterrent power of U.S. military force globally,” says Michael John Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Congress, Federal, Global Governance, NATO, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine, United States
Khalil Talks to Al Jazeera About the US Proposing the Palestinian Authority Should Rule Over Gaza
“At several different levels, this is just a pure pipe dream,” Osamah Khalil, professor of history, says of handing Gaza to the Palestinian Authority. Khalil says the Biden administration is facing mounting pressure over its support for Israel, due to the atrocities it is accused of committing in Gaza.
See related: Conflict, Foreign Policy, Government, Middle East & North Africa, United States