Public Administration and International Affairs Department News, Media Commentary and Research
Murrett Joins CBS News to Discuss the US-Israeli War With Iran
“There's certainly more potential of retaliation. Having said that, their military capabilities overall, which were already somewhat degraded just based upon attacks that have taken place in the last several months, have been degraded even further,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
Rising Waters, Falling Taxes: The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Property Tax Assessments in NYC
Co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, the study was published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.
See related: Housing, Natural Disasters, New York City, State & Local Government, Taxation
Woodard and Murrett Provide Refugee, Military Perspective on the Russia-Ukraine War in WAER Article
“This EU-level response is being replaced by individual country responses, which is withdrawing support,” says Lauren Woodard, assistant professor of anthropology. “In Poland, where many people live, the Polish government this month announced that they would not be extending that temporary protection status to Ukrainians.”
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine
Why the US Must Measure Food Insecurity in Old Age
The article, co-authored by Maxwell professors Madonna Harrington Meyer and Colleen Heflin, was published in The Milbank Quarterly.
See related: Aging, Food Security, Nutrition, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Turning Crisis Into Community: Policy Studies Alumna Feeds Millions
Jaclinn Tanney’s food enterprise has donated 4 million meals while creating opportunity for its largely immigrant workforce.
Are the Kids Alright? Maxwell Expert Panel Examines Youth Mental Health
The public event in Washington, D.C., capped a day-long gathering that included conversations on research findings and meeting with lawmakers.
See related: Children, Adolescents, Mental Health, United States
Reforming Primary Elections: Voters, Campaigns, and the Future of Congressional Politics
Maxwell School alumnus and Assistant Teaching Professor Richard Barton ’15 M.A. (PSc) has co-edited a book that examines how primary elections have changed over the past decade and why they often yield extreme or unpopular candidates.
See related: Political Parties, State & Local Government, U.S. Elections, United States
Murrett Talks to Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal and 570 WSYR About US-Iran Tensions
“Defining our mission objectives will be key for any use of force again Iran, that is, one which can credibly lead to meeting a strategic end state,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
Heflin Discusses USDA Sec. Rollins’s Three-Dollar Meal Claim With The Bulwark
“I was very confused,” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, about Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’s three-dollar meal claim. “USDA has several established meal plans that they estimate the cost of each month. And none of those comes out to $3.”
See related: Federal Government, Food Security, Nutrition, United States
Himmelreich Talks to Syracuse.com About the AI Policy Minor and AI in Teaching
See related: Artificial Intelligence, New York State, U.S. Education
O’Keefe Talks With MS NOW About Senator Mark Kelly's Lawsuit Against Secretary Pete Hegseth
“It is a very fine line, but it's a special obligation that public servants carry, particularly those in uniform, to follow through in this manner and to do so in a way that they understand precisely why what they're being asked to do is lawful in prosecuting the national interest of the United States,” says University Professor Emeritus Sean O'Keefe.
See related: Government, Law, United States
Heflin Discusses SNAP Work Requirements, Food Insecurity Data in Mother Jones Article
Around half of early retirements between the ages of 55 and 65 are the result of health issues or difficulties maintaining employment, often compounded by challenging state processes to seek exemption from it, says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs. “It’s really important for states to be thinking about the administrative burden.”
See related: Federal Government, Food Security, Labor, Nutrition, State & Local Government, United States
Murrett Speaks With CBS News About US-Iran Relations
“This was a level of killings and suppression which is different in scale from anything we've seen in the last few years of protest movements...and it hasn't really solved any of the underlying problems that exist in Iran, nor the anger that so many of their people have against the regime,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa, United States
Williams Talks to Christian Science Monitor About Greenland’s Strategic Importance, Security
“At one point, we had over a dozen ..military bases across the country, and that was because Greenland was pretty important in terms of defense against subs and any sort of attack from the north,” says Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Europe, Federal Government, International Affairs, National Security, NATO, United States
Colleen Heflin Examines Impact of Changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program
The Maxwell professor and fellow researchers are supported by the University of Wisconsin and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
See related: Child & Elder Care, Economic Policy, Grant Awards, Labor, United States
Williams Speaks With Newsweek About Trump’s Intention to Acquire Greenland
“Denmark cannot legally sell Greenland to the United States. The Greenlanders would need a vote on what they wanted to do, and they have expressed no desire to join the US in any form of state or territory,” says Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Europe, Federal Government, International Affairs, NATO, United States
Heflin Discusses Food Insecurity on WCNY’S ‘CONNECT NY’
“I think it's important to note that while poverty is a really significant risk factor for food insecurity, there are more people that live above the poverty line, actually, who are food insecure. It is the working poor. It's people that actually earn too much to potentially qualify for SNAP,” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Food Security, New York State, Nutrition, State & Local Government
Strengthening Snap’s Ability to Address Old Age Food Insecurity
The article, published in Contexts, was co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, and University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer.
See related: Aging, Food Security, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Himmelreich Talks to Central Current About Flock Safety Keeping Syracuse Drivers’ ‘Anonymized’ Data
“The images that these cameras capture have a lot of information. Even when you anonymize them by throwing away metadata, you can figure out where the image was taken,” says Johannes Himmelreich, associate professor of public administration and international affairs. “After all, you still see the street and everything around the car. So, I doubt that the anonymization is robust.”
See related: Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, New York State, State & Local Government
Murrett Discusses Trump's Order to Blockade Sanctioned Venezuela Oil Tankers With AP News, CBS News
While the strikes on alleged drug boats have raised questions about the use of military force, Trump’s seizure of the tanker and other actions against sanctioned entities are consistent with past American policy, says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.