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McDowell Speaks With Marketplace About Europeans Selling Off US Treasurys

“Any mass sale of Treasurys like that would likely cause severe disruptions that not only impact the U.S., it would also impact European banks and the entire global economy,” says Daniel McDowell, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs.

January 27, 2026

Griffiths Comments on the US’s Ability to Acquire Greenland in La Presse Article

“The executive power is less hampered than we normally see, but that doesn't mean that there are no constraints,” says Ryan Griffiths, professor of political science.

January 21, 2026

Williams Talks to Christian Science Monitor About Greenland’s Strategic Importance, Security

“At one point, we had over a dozen ..military bases across the country, and that was because Greenland was pretty important in terms of defense against subs and any sort of attack from the north,” says Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.

January 20, 2026

Williams Speaks With Newsweek About Trump’s Intention to Acquire Greenland

“Denmark cannot legally sell Greenland to the United States. The Greenlanders would need a vote on what they wanted to do, and they have expressed no desire to join the US in any form of state or territory,” says Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.

January 12, 2026

Allport’s ‘Advance Britannia’ Reviewed by the New York Times

“Allport is a fluid writer, a conjurer with the rare ability to sustain a gripping narrative without resorting to Vaseline-lensed sentimentality. He overturns one piece of conventional wisdom after another—quarrelsome, occasionally, to a fault,” says New York Times reviewer Kevin Peraino.

January 8, 2026

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Allport Article on Persistent Myths about France’s Maginot Line Published in Foreign Policy

“Contrary to a lot of modern assumptions, it [the Maginot Line] was never expected to defeat a German attack by itself. The point of the Maginot Line was not to stop the boche in their tracks, but to channel any future westward offensive away from the French industrial heartland and toward the Low Countries, particularly Belgium,” writes Alan Allport, professor of history.

December 23, 2025

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Taylor Quoted in LA Times Article on Europe’s Alarm Over Trump’s Approach to Ukraine

“If the U.S. stops even doing that—and it would be quite a radical policy change if the U.S. is unwilling even to sell weapons to European countries—then Europe will have to continue on the path it is already on, which is to bolster its own defense production capacity,” says Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

December 15, 2025

Murrett Speaks With CBS News About Russia's Position on the Peace Proposal With Ukraine

“I think the big resistance that will probably come out of the Kremlin will have to do with some of what they always describe as the underlying conditions, which is security guarantees for Ukraine, but some way precluding them from joining the NATO alliance, and also some ambiguous language regarding their joing the European Union,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
December 8, 2025

Taylor Discusses the Talks Between Top US Officials and Ukrainian Delegation on LiveNOW from FOX

“I think the fundamental problem remains, that Vladimir Putin wants to subjugate and control Ukraine and Ukraine wants to stay independent and sovereign and make its own political choices. So it's really hard to see a meaningful deal coming out of this,” says Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Insititute of Global Affairs. 

December 1, 2025

Public Health Alumnus Says Syracuse Provided ‘A Road Map to Continue to Learn’

Alejandro Parra took advantage of many experiential learning opportunities, the most recent of which was an internship with the Council of Europe’s Biomedical Division in the spring of 2025.

November 24, 2025

Allport’s Book ‘Advance Britannia’ Reviewed in the London Sunday Times

“There is no silly sensationalism in this book, merely sound storytelling and measured judgments. The author writes of ‘that particular German approach to war-making in the first half of the 20th century—tactical ingenuity in the service of strategic vacuity,’ writes Max Hastings, book critic for The Sunday Times.

November 10, 2025

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Thompson Article on Pope Leo XIV Published in American Catholic Studies

“As a person who has lived on three continents and traveled extensively through three more, and as someone who has thought deeply about the implications of gospel values for both church and world, Leo is well aware that all that he says and does will be examined and parsed for their repercussions,” says Margaret Susan Thompson, professor of history and political science.

October 30, 2025

Taylor Weighs In on the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Russian Demographics

“Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine is greatly damaging Russia’s future, with the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the front and the emigration of some of Russia’s best and brightest young people,” says Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs. 

October 10, 2025

Terrell Quoted in HISTORY Article on the Origins of Oktoberfest

“Bavaria is a very agrarian place, even more so at that time,” says Robert Terrell, associate professor of history. Even today nearly half of Bavaria’s land remains devoted to agriculture, and every four years, the Bavarian Central Agricultural Fair coincides with Oktoberfest. 

October 3, 2025

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Taylor Speaks With CBS News About Poland Shooting Down Russian Drones in Its Airspace

“Poland is a NATO member state. The United States is a member of this alliance and Poland is asking for consultations among the alliance. Several other countries sent aircraft to help down some of the drones. So this is at least a potential escalation here in the war beyond the Russia-Ukraine war,” says Brian Taylor, professor of politcal science.

September 10, 2025

Goodman Speaks to Newsweek About the Challenges Facing France’s Government

“Those positioning themselves to run for president will likely not want to premiership, lest their reputations be tarnished in the lead-up to the vote. Any prime minister is unlikely to gain a majority in parliament,” says John Goodman, assistant professor of political science by courtesy appointment and director of Syracuse University Strasbourg.

September 8, 2025

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A Summer of Scholarly Pursuits: Lauren Woodard Explores the Politics of Migration

Woodard, assistant professor of anthropology, recently traveled to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and to major cities in South Korea to examine the war’s impact on migration patterns throughout Europe and Asia.

August 27, 2025

Taylor Speaks With CBS News, LiveNOW from FOX About Putin, Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine

“He [Putin] continues to launch missle and drone attacks, and military attacks continue along the front line. So Putin is really betting on a military solution, not a political one, despite all of the talks that took place over the last week,” says Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

August 26, 2025

Taylor Weighs In on the Presidential Summit Between Russa and the US in Los Angeles Times Article

“This will be the first U.S.-Russia summit brought about by sheer ignorance and incompetence: The U.S. president and his chosen envoy mistook a Russian demand for a concession,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

August 18, 2025

Williams Quoted in Los Angeles Times Article on the Challenges Trumps Faces in Gaza and Ukraine

Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, says that Trump has advocated for a ceasefire in Ukraine “at the expense of other strategic priorities such as stability in Europe and punishment of Russia through increased aid to Ukraine.”

August 12, 2025

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