McCormick quoted in Al Jazeera article on release of General Cienfuegos
"All in all, freeing Cienfuegos without any charges or penalties showcases that his arrest was a complete debacle for both the DEA and DOJ [Department of Justice]," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Crime & Violence, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean
McCormick speaks to Associated Press, Reuters about US case against Gen. Cienfuegos
"Following through on prosecuting Cienfuegos would have compromised intelligence gathering and joint military operations for years to come, which is part of the reason why the original arrest was so scandalous," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Crime & Violence, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, Law, United States
Los Angeles Review of Books reviews Lasch-Quinn's new book Ars Vitae
"She writes in a way that makes her readers better thinkers, more reflective and self-aware, and she does so by showing the development of her own thinking—who her influences are, the sources from which she draws her wisdom, and how philosophy informs her understanding of herself, the culture, and the world in which she lives," reads a review of Professor Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn's book, "Ars Vitae: The Fate of Inwardness and the Return of the Ancient Arts of Living."
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Terrell remembers literary scholar Ruth Klüger in Syracuse.com
Writer and literary scholar Ruth Klüger died October 5, 2020. "She reminds us that making a more humane and tolerant world requires accountability and unmovable courage in criticism," writes Robert Terrell, assistant professor of history.
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Bennett, Gadarian quoted in New York Times on voters' fear for our democracy
Professor Emeritus David Bennett expresses concern that Americans view President Trump as a president who has "taken a pickax to the tent poles of democratic institutions." According to Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, one of the ways the President's strategy has been ineffective "is telling people not to be worried about something that is in fact worrisome."
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
McCormick discusses post-election US-Mexico relations with Associated Press, CNN
If Biden wins the presidential election, "it's a return back to normalcy, the status quo, the way in which we knew politics to work across the border," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Latin America & the Caribbean, U.S. Elections, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
Thompson discusses impact of Trump's health with CNY Central, KPCC
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Thompson quoted in Associated Press article on Trump's response to COVID-19
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Allport discusses his forthcoming book with BBC History Extra
Alan Allport, associate professor of history, was interviewed for a two-part feature on History Extra, the BBC's History podcast, about his forthcoming book "Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1938-1941" (Penguin Random House, November 2020).
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Scholars join faculty for 2020-21; new chairs announced
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McCormick discusses Mexico's handling of COVID-19 with CBC News
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Thompson discusses progress, role of women in politics on WAER
"We still haven't elected a woman on the national ticket in either party," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. "I think we still have a long way to go before we can talk about equality. But what we're talking about is progress."
See related: Gender and Sex, State & Local, U.S. Elections, United States
Thompson discusses local congressional races with CNY Central
"There is always higher turnout in a presidential election year, but what that will mean in any given district is less clear," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science.
See related: Congress, New York State, State & Local, U.S. Elections
Khalil weighs in on Trump's Israel-UAE deal in USA Today
Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history and expert in Middle East affairs, says he views the announcement of the deal as an attempt to boost Trump and [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu, who both face intense political headwinds over their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other matters.
Faulkner speaks to Syracuse.com about women’s rights movement in Central New York
See related: Civil Rights, Gender and Sex, New York State