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Boroujerdi quoted in National Interest article on Iran's IRGC
"Before the war the IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] militiamen were nothing more than bodyguards to the clerics," says Professor Mehrzad Boroujerdi. "Their performance in the war gave them a seat at the proverbial power table." Boroujerdi was interviewed for the National Interest article "Iran's Most Powerful Weapon Against America: Meet the IRGC."
7/8/2019

Reeher comments on Jordan's proposed gun legislation in Jerusalem Post
Grant Reeher was interviewed for the Jerusalem Post article "Jordan Pushes Bill to Limit Firearm Ownership." "It does seem that the media coverage of the mass shootings in the US does inform some of the thinking and the responses of leaders elsewhere when they have a mass shooting incident in their own country," Reeher said. They do not want to become "like the US" in this regard.
7/8/2019

Veterans Program for Politics featured on Connecting Vets radio
Steve Lux, director of executive education, and Nick Armstrong '08 MPA/'14 PhD (SSc), IVMF senior director of research and policy, discussed Maxwell's new training program — Veterans Program for Politics and Civic Engagement — on the Connecting Vets Eye on Veterans radio program. "The idea is to energize veterans at all kinds of levels to participate in political life," says Lux.
7/1/2019

Lovely discusses possible outcomes of Trump-Xi meeting on Bloomberg
Mary Lovely was interviewed on Bloomberg's Surveillance podcast about the possible outcomes of the forthcoming meeting between President Trump and President Xi. "We're looking at politics here so he [President Trump] may be looking for some gigantic sign that he has won, that he as somehow brought the Chinese to the table in a way that no one else could," says Lovely.
6/26/2019

Taylor discusses Putinism on CNAS podcast
Brian Taylor, author of The Code of Putinism (Oxford University Press, 2018), was a guest on the Center for a New American Security podcast Brussels Sprouts. Taylor says that Putinism is less an ideology than a code for staying in Vladimir Putin’s good graces, administering authority over the largest country on earth, and maintaining a grip on power in a nation whose economy continues to stagnate.
6/25/2019

Monnat publishes study on impact of economic factors on opioid crisis
"Using Census Data to Understand County-Level Differences in Overall Drug Mortality and Opioid-Related Mortality by Opioid Type," co-authored by Shannon Monnat, was published in the American Journal of Public Health. The authors concluded that various economic factors, including concentrations of specific occupations and industries, are important to explaining the geography of the U.S. opioid overdose crisis.
6/25/2019

Reeher weighs in on Gillibrand's legislative victories in PolitiFact
Grant Reeher was interviewed for the PolitiFact article "Gillibrand claims legislative victories in Trump era." According to Reeher, it can be difficult to measure how much a lawmaker worked behind the scenes to advance legislation, because the paper trail isn’t always clear.
6/25/2019

Lovely comments on multilateral trade, G20 summit in Japan Times
The U.S. shift away from multilateralism may continue beyond the Trump presidency, says Professor Mary Lovely. It isn’t clear how much support there is within the Democratic Party for a return to multilateralism and a support for free trade. Lovely was interviewed for the Japan Times article "Can the G20 summit pave a path for the future of multilateral trade?"
6/25/2019

Boroujerdi op-ed on US-Iran tensions published in US News
In his article titled "The U.S. and Iran Are Stirring a Recipe for Conflict," published in U.S. News & World Report, Professor Mehrzad Boroujerdi illustrates Iran’s point of view concerning the escalating tension with the U.S. "If the White House game plan was based on the premise that imposing more robust sanctions would cause a popular uprising by the Iranian people to bring down the regime, it badly miscalculated," writes Boroujerdi.
6/25/2019

Maxwell alum appointed Beverly Hills city clerk
Huma Ahmed '16 EMPA/CAS (Conflict Resolution) moved to Syracuse in summer 2015 for Maxwell’s Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) and Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Conflict Resolution programs. In May, The Beverly Hills City Council unanimously elected her city clerk, effective July 1, 2019. She expects her Maxwell skills and network once again to guide her in a new role.
6/25/2019

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

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