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Syracuse University Announces the Establishment of New Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
On May 6, 2019, Syracuse University hosted the Symposium on Autonomous Systems Policy, Law, and Governance. The symposium convened faculty, scholars, and experts for a daylong discussion about governance opportunities and challenges prompted by the rapidly developing field of autonomous systems. In his opening remarks, Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud announced the establishment of the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute (ASPI).
6/19/2019

Bifulco comments on Florida charter school report in SF Chronicle
Professor Bob Bifulco recently reviewed the Florida Department of Education's report on charter school performance and found it to be of extremely limited use. His comments were featured in the San Francisco Chronicle article "Florida Report Offers Meager Insight into Charter School Performance."
6/19/2019

Boroujerdi weighs in on US-Iran tensions in Washington Times
"The Iranians do have an appetite for negotiating, but I think what is holding things up right now—and that’s the part that the Trump administration perhaps is not really comprehending—is they have to save face," says Mehrzad Boroujerdi. He was interviewed for the Washington Times article "Mike Pompeo softens U.S. rhetoric on Iran: 'Trump does not want war'."
6/19/2019

IR student Cynthia Wang receives Critical Language Scholarship
Cynthia Wang ’19 BA (IR) has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship and will study Azerbaijani in Azerbaijan. The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American graduate and undergraduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities.
6/18/2019

Banks weighs in on Trump accepting foreign help during campaign in AP
Professor Emeritus William Banks was interviewed by the Associated Press regarding President Trump's assertion that he would be open to accepting a foreign power’s help in his 2020 campaign. According to Banks, information received from a foreign entity could be a little murky under the law, but if someone determined the information was of value, it would be unlawful.
6/17/2019

Steinberg op-ed on US-Japan relations published in Nikkei Asian Review
"Trump, sumo and the limits of strategic flattery," written by University Professor James Steinberg, was published in Nikkei Asian Review. Steinberg examines the long-term implications for U.S.-Japan relations of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's strategy.
6/13/2019

Boroujerdi discusses Japanese PM's visit to Iran in ThinkProgress
Mehrzad Boroujerdi was interviewed for the ThinkProgress article "Japanese PM’s visit to Iran might cool tensions between Tehran and Washington." According to Boroujerdi, the meeting between the Japanese prime minister and Iran essentially constitutes indirect talks between Iran and the United States. "That is the main reason for the trip regardless of what each side says," Borourjerdi said.
6/13/2019

Bifulco quoted in Chalkbeat article on concerns about charter schools
"Typically, at least in the short and even the medium term, public schools can’t cut costs commensurate with the amount of revenue that they’re losing" as students exit for charters, says Associate Dean Bob Bifulco, whose research focuses on charter schools. He was interviewed for the Chalkbeat article "Critics of charter schools say they’re hurting school districts. Are they right?."
6/13/2019

Maxwell School expands connection with Kazakhstan
The Maxwell School Class of 2019 includes eight students from Kazakhstan who earned either dual degrees from the Academy of Public Administration (APA) under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the School’s Executive Master of Public Administration program (EMPA) or Certificates of Advanced Study in Public Administration.
6/13/2019

Reeher weighs in on possible 4th term for Governor Cuomo in Daily Star
Grant Reeher was interviewed for the Daily Star article "Poll shows opposition to 4th term for Cuomo." Governor Cuomo could be facing "the fatigue factor," with more voters now looking to "change the dialogue and change the players" at the statehouse, says Reeher. "Voters develop sets of norms and expectations about the length of term in office and those can be very powerful."
6/12/2019

Lopoo discusses govt policies to increase US fertility rate in Medium
Len Lopoo was interviewed for the Medium article "Don’t Freak Out About American Fertility." According to Lopoo, the big limitation of many interventions is simply that the effects they produce — and, in the United States, the financial and in-kind benefits involved — are generally small. Such programs may have particularly limited effects on women who are delaying childbearing for professional reasons.
6/11/2019

Steinberg quoted in Foreign Policy article on legacy of World War II
"Lacking historical memories of the consequences of these quasi-isolationist/offshore balancing policies, we are heading down the track of repeating those tragic mistakes," says University Professor James Steinberg. He was interviewed for the Foreign Policy article "D-Day’s Dying Legacy."
6/11/2019

Batalgi publishes study on successful exporting, foreign ownership
"Contagious exporting and foreign ownership: Evidence from firms in Shanghai using a Bayesian spatial bivariate probit model," co-authored by Badi Baltagi, was published in Regional Science and Urban Economics. The authors illustrate at the micro level that exporting and foreign ownership decisions are affected by the decisions of other firms in a certain geographical neighborhood.
6/11/2019

Thorson discusses belief echoes on WCNY's Capitol Pressroom
In the era of fake news, why do people hold onto beliefs that have been proven false? New research by Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science, shines a light on these “belief echoes” and how they can be broken. She recently discussed the topic on WCNY's Capitol Pressroom.
6/11/2019

Reeher comments on upcoming Democratic debates in The Hill
"It sets up an incentive for candidates to get some attention by throwing out something that will get the media’s attention,” Grant Reeher says about the crowded Democratic field. "Definitely, they are all going to have arrows in their quiver." Reeher was interviewed for The Hill article "The Memo: 2020 Democrats jockey for position as reckoning looms."
6/10/2019

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