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Zoli speaks to local media about the death of Qassam Soleimani
According to Corri Zoli, research assistant professor of political science and counterterrorism expert, the death of Soleimani is perhaps more significant than the targeting of bin Laden and al Baghdadi. While those were household names, Zoli says Soleimani had even greater military reach throughout the region. Zoli was interviewed by several local media outlets regarding the death of Qassam Soleimani.

Radcliffe explores the fairness of the impeachment process in the Hill
"If any Senate Republicans harbor doubts about [Mitch] McConnell’s position, then, recalling their oath to 'support and defend the Constitution,' they must ask themselves: Did the framers of the Constitution intend senators to be impartial jurors in impeachment trials?," writes Dana Radcliffe. " His article, "Should President Trump receive a fair trial? Mitch McConnell, meet Alexander Hamilton," was published in the Hill.

Burman offers his view on Trump's tax cuts in Wall Street Journal
"We borrowed a lot of money to give tax cuts to big corporations and rich people in not the most effective way," says Leonard Burman. "The real concern is the growing debt and the possibility that interest rates won’t stay low forever—and I don’t think they will." Burman was interviewed for the Wall Street Journal article "Two Views on How Trump’s Tax Cuts Have Worked Out."

Former long-time PA professor “Bunny” Jump has passed away
The Maxwell School recently learned of the death of Bernard “Bunny” Jump, long-time faculty member and former chair of the then-Department of Public Administration. Jump passed away on August 21, 2019, in Ohio, at the age of 81.

Wilcoxen weighs in on EPA regulatory rollbacks in Washington Post
Peter Wilcoxen was interviewed for the Washington Post article "EPA’s scientific advisers warn its regulatory rollbacks clash with established science." "The reports are important because they scrutinize whether in fact EPA was using the best available science or not," says Wilcoxen, who is a member of the EPA's Science Advisory Board. "You could end up establishing a regulation for huge sectors of the economy based on incorrect information."

Reeher op-ed on new VPPCE program published in USA Today
"What immediately struck me and stayed with me throughout the program was the genuine support the veterans offered each other, despite their political differences," says Professor Grant Reeher. His article, "How do we reduce political polarization? America's veterans can show us the way," was published in USA Today.

Griffiths article on secession movements published in Washington Post
"60 or so secessionist movements around the world want independence in 2020. Guess which one might succeed," written by Ryan Griffiths, was published in the Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog. Griffiths examines how Bougainville has gotten so far in its movement to gain independence when so many other aspiring nations have failed. He also discusses what's next for Bougainville, and what you need to know about the road to independence.

Khalil comments on death of Iran Gen. Soleimani in USA Today, LA Times
The killings of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Deputy Chairman of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units, "were a dangerous and ill-advised escalation by the United States," Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history and Middle East expert, told USA Today. Khalil also spoke with the Los Angeles Times and Australia's ABC radio.

Lovely quoted in Quartz article on USMCA
"I don’t know what the lesson here is in getting a free trade agreement passed, because president Trump did not," says Professor Mary Lovely. "One way to get a trade agreement passed is just to throw out free trade." Lovely was interviewed for the Quartz article "How the USMCA sets the stage for the future of trade."

Reeher comments on impeachment vote in Democrat & Chronicle
"The fact that this in the end became such a strict party line vote, I think it’s going to reinforce the divisions that already exist," says Professor Grant Reeher. He was interviewed for the Democrat & Chronicle article "Impeachment vote stirs dissension for NY House Democrats in swing districts."

Jok discusses the link between violence and corruption in the Citizen
"One thing that has not been clearly delineated about violence in South Sudan is the role of corruption as a most insidious driver of the ghastly inequities that have now come to characterize the young state as one of the most unequal societies in Africa," writes Jok Madut Jok. His article "South Sudanese may disagree on what fuels conflict but agree graft is at the root of it all," was published in the Citizen.

McDowell examines affect of financial sanctions on US dollar in WPR
In his piece titled "How ‘Sanctions Overreach’ Could Undermine the U.S. Dollar’s Dominance," Daniel McDowell takes a look at how US financial sanctions affect the appeal of the US dollar as an international currency, how affected countries are looking for ways to "de-dollarize," and why finding those strategies will be difficult. The article was published in World Politics Review.

Ma explains why Chinese students study abroad in Washington Post piece
"China’s education system produces stellar test scores. So why do 600,000 students go abroad each year to study?," written by Yingyi Ma, was published in the Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog. Ma suggests that Chinese students are motivated to study abroad because of disappointment with the Chinese education system, which they assert “stifles creativity” and “entails hellish hours of studying.”

Banks comments on FISA reform in USA Today
"All the politics that surrounded the headlines of this story would rear their ugly head again," says Professor Emeritus William C. Banks. "It could end up with more amendments to FISA that do more harm than good." Banks was interviewed for the USA Today story "A report on FBI surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser shows dysfunction, not political bias. That's still a problem."

Lovely discusses the US-China trade deal with AP, BBC, CNN, PBS, WSJ
"A ceasefire now raises the likelihood that the two sides can find lasting solutions to the problems identified in the US investigation of China's unfair practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property and innovation," writes Professor Mary Lovely. Her article "A trade war ceasefire is just what America's economy needs," was published in CNN Business Perspectives. Lovely also spoke with many major news outlets regarding the trade deal.

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