Public Administration and International Affairs Department News, Media Commentary and Research

Professor Emeritus William Banks was interviewed on Bloomberg Radio's program "Bloomberg Law" about the Senate investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.

Appointing former South Carolina governor David Beasley offers the “best shot possible for the continuation of American contributions,” says Catherine Bertini, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.

Dean David Van Slyke says organizations like the ACLU and Planned Parenthood "run the risk of new donors becoming just one-time donors."

Tom Dennison, worried about low income elderly adults who lose their jobs, wrote "What is disturbing is the number of people who won't be able to buy insurance because the tax credits won't be enough," which is quoted in the Syracuse.com article "GOP Obamacare replacement plan hurts poor, helps middle class in Central New York." 

William C. Banks, director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, says "the CIA needs to share what is known about its vulnerabilities with the companies that are impacted," in response to the documents released by WikiLeaks.

William Banks, professor of practice of public administration and international affars, says gaining access to the evidence to substantiate or refute Trump's wiretap claims will be incredibly difficult because under the law, the president can not access current or previous Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court orders.

Professor Emeritus William C. Banks explains how a special prosecutor gets appointed. The explanation comes after lawmakers demand for a special prosecutor investigation on President Trump associates to Russian operatives.

“The moon program looks more and more like an astounding aberration in the American political context. The space station does show it’s feasible to have a long-term program, but it has to be maintained by a sequence of presidents and a sequence of NASAs. And that’s the dilemma,” says Professor Harry Lambright.

"In response to the climate crisis we face, our leaders must not continue to merely say 'no' to climate policies proposed by others, or to hope, as we have for decades, for an unforeseeable technological breakthrough that will render fossil fuels uneconomical," write eleven scientists and professors from SUNY ESF and Syracuse University.

"Unfortunately, many plans have not made their Annually Required Contributions. Even if they had, many economists predict the required payments are not high enough," writes Minchin Lewis, adjunct professor of public administration and public affairs.

ExecutiveMPA@Syracuse online classes are designed and led by Maxwell School faculty who also teach on campus and are organized to develop the same core leadership, management, and analytical skills as the on-campus program.

Minch Lewis, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs, pointed out this is not the first time the City of Syracuse has gone through government overhaul. “We have to be open-minded and realize this is a historical time and there’s a historic opportunity,” Lewis says.

"If we were willing to make a concession in the South China Sea to get support in North Korea, that might make the South Koreans or Japanese happy — but it certainly wouldn’t make the Vietnamese, the Filipinos, or the Malaysians happy," says University Professor James Steinberg. "I think we have to recognize that we have a range of interests here, and each of these really needs to be dealt with on their own terms."

Minch Lewis, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs, talks about why Governor Cuomo's proposed gondola will be a boost for tourism, as it can add a feature to the tourism industry, provide a connection between the Fairgrounds and Amphitheater, create additional jobs and bring resources to the economy, and give the community another marketing tool supporting other institutions.