Hostages of Credit: The Imprisonment of Debtors in the Khedival Period
Omar Cheta, assistant professor of history, contributed a chapter titled “Hostages of Credit: The Imprisonment of Debtors in the Khedival Period” to the book “The Oxford Handbook of Modern Egyptian History” (Oxford Academci, 2024).
See related: Law, Middle East & North Africa
Yingyi Ma Article on the Threat US Security Policies Pose to AI Leadership Published by Brookings
“Immigrants, notably those from the Chinese community, have been instrumental in driving innovation in AI and America’s broader high-tech industry, which suffers from a domestic ‘talent crisis.’ Addressing this challenge demands more favorable immigration policies...and a reduction in the hostility faced by Chinese scientists,” writes Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology.
See related: Autonomous Systems, China, Education, Government, International Affairs, U.S. Immigration, United States
Peacebuilding Through Cooperation in Health Care and Public Health Between Israel and Palestine
“Peacebuilding Through Cooperation in Health Care and Public Health Between Israel and Palestine,” co-authored by Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Robert Rubinstein, was published in the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice.
Natalie Koch Speaks on ‘Arid Empire’ for Arizona State Library
The Maxwell School professor’s recent book is relevant as the state grapples with controversy over a Saudi dairy company’s farming.
See related: Agriculture, Middle East & North Africa, United States, Water
Khalil Weighs In on Sen. Schumer’s Plea for Israel to Forge a Ceasefire, Mideast Crisis on WABC-TV
“It is unprecedented in part because of who Senator Schumer is. He’s not only the Senate majority leader, he’s a democrat, but he’s also the highest-ranking Jewish official, the first Jewish Senate majority leader. So there’s a number of aspects here that are really important to and that add weight to what he’s saying,” says Osamah Khalil, professor of history.
Taylor Provides an Update on Russia's War with Ukraine on Campbell Conversations
“In general, not a huge amount of change,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science. “Russia is on the front foot now because Ukraine is running out of ammunition, especially artillery. And this has to do with the hold up on the U.S. military assistance package in the U.S. Congress over the last half year.”
See related: Conflict, Congress, Government, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine
Williams Weighs In on McConnell’s Diminishing Power in the Senate in McClatchy DC Article
“He [Mitch McConnell] is basically a dead duck. The last of a dying breed,” says Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Congress, Political Parties, United States
The Russian Threat and the Consolidation of the West
"The Russian threat and the consolidation of the West: How populism and EU-skepticism shape party support for Ukraine," co-authored by Seth Jolly, associate professor and chair of political science, was published in European Union Politics.
See related: Conflict, Europe, International Affairs, Political Parties, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Sultana Piece on Collaborating to Advance Water Justice Published in Nature
“Globally, safe water access for all can be achieved only by involving Indigenous and local communities in water governance and climate planning. People are not voiceless, they simply remain unheard. The way forward is through listening,” says Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Climate Change, Water
Hranchak Weighs In on Pope Francis’s ‘White Flag’ Comment About Ukraine in GlobalSecurity Article
"Unfortunately, the end of the war in Ukraine at the expense of Ukraine does not automatically mean either peace or an end of human losses," says Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
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Taylor Discusses Putin and Russia’s Presidential Election With CBS News, Newsweek, Al Jazeera
“Really, we have 24 years of watching Putin build an increasingly repressive, authoritarian state. So the main purpose of elections like this in an authoritarian country is to show everyone that Putin is forever, there is no alternative to Putin, there's no point in resisting his state,” says Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: Elections, Government, International Affairs, Russia
In New Book, Khalil Explores Post-Vietnam Failures in US Domestic and Foreign Policies
Osamah Khalil, professor of history and chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program, has written “A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden” (Harvard University Press, 2024).
See related: Conflict, Defense & Security, Government, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
9 Projects Awarded MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Racial Wealth Gap Grants
The awards are funded by a 2022 MetLife Foundation grant that supports research and community programming over three years to examine the racial wealth gap’s root causes and ideas that may resolve its economic and social inequalities, says Kendall Phillips, Lender Center interim director.
See related: Defense & Security, Economic Policy, Housing, Income, Infrastructure, Race & Ethnicity, State & Local, U.S. Education, United States
Koch Speaks With Freakonomics Radio About Why Arizona Grows Feed for Cows in Saudi Arabia
"What makes Arizona special is that when you have this desert land, you can grow alfalfa at an incredibly fast rate because of the amount of sunshine. So, as long as you have plentiful water, you can just grow," says Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Agriculture, Middle East & North Africa, United States, Water
Jess Hogbin Awarded the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Fellowship
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Taylor Speaks With Fox, Newsweek, WWL Radio About the Ongoing War in Ukraine
"I thought the Russian invasion two years ago would have been more successful. I thought Russia would have managed to seize and hold more territory than they did. ...That’s because Russia fought worse than I thought they would and Ukraine has fought much better," says Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: Conflict, Government, Russia, U.S. Elections, Ukraine
Koch Discusses Saudi Arabia’s Investment in Sports in El País Article
“These investments try to connect with as many young Arabs who have an interest in sports,” says Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment. “It is part of the construction of a new identity, one that goes beyond the concept of being the epicenter of the Sunni Muslim world.”
See related: Economic Policy, Government, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa
Taylor Speaks With Forbes and WABC About the Death of Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny
"We don’t know every detail about the circumstances of his death today, but it is 100 percent fair to say that Alexei Navalny was killed by Vladimir Putin and the Russian state," says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
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Why Don't South Asians in the US Count As “Asian”? Factors Shaping Anti-South Asian Racism in the US
"Why Don't South Asians in the U.S. Count As 'Asian'?: Global and Local Factors Shaping Anti-South Asian Racism in the United States," co-authored by Professor of Sociology Prema Kurien, was published in Sociological Inquiry.
See related: Race & Ethnicity, South Asia, United States
Pandemic Journaling Project makes new home at Syracuse University
A repository of data detailing the deeply personal experiences of more than 1,800 people living during the COVID pandemic will be available to researchers for the first time on Feb. 15.
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