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Maxwell Experts Weigh a Year of Tariff Turbulence
Hosted by the Moynihan Institute, the cross-disciplinary panel discussed the impact on consumers, supply chains, global credibility and more.
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Murrett Speaks With CBS News, The Hill About the Strait of Hormuz Naval Blockade
“I think the next couple of days would be crucial to see what the [Iranian] response is,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs. “It’s going to be a pretty dicey operation, I think it can be carried out, but the next couple of days are critical in terms of how it’s carried forward,” he says.
Khalil Discusses the War in Iran and Trump’s Legacy With the National News Desk, Spectrum News
“Having been attacked twice in less than a year by the United States and Israel, including the assassinations of a significant number of political, military and religious leaders, Iran is determined to reestablish deterrence,” says Osamah Khali, professor of history.
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Murrett Talks to CBS News and Newsweek About the Iran War
“You do have to look at the economic implications, not just in terms of what it's doing to energy markets, but also our allies—the Gulf states—the tremendous hit that they've taken just as a center of gravity, whether it's tourism, the airlines going through there and also for commerce,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
Expert on the Arabian Peninsula Traces Gulf's Past, Present and Uncertain Future in Maxwell Talk
Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute Daniel Benaim offered a sweeping analysis of America's relationship with the Gulf states.
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Murrett Joins CBS News to Discuss the US-Israeli War With Iran
“There's certainly more potential of retaliation. Having said that, their military capabilities overall, which were already somewhat degraded just based upon attacks that have taken place in the last several months, have been degraded even further,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
Khalil Discusses the Tensions in the Middle East, Negotiations Between the US and Iran With CBS News
“The Iranians have indicated...that they are willing to have a deal. What they want are their rights to enrich uranium that are guaranteed under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), that any country who signed on the the NPT has. But the Trump administration is insisting that there be no enrichment at all,” says Osamah Khalil, professor of history.
Murrett Discusses Trump's Order to Blockade Sanctioned Venezuela Oil Tankers With AP News, CBS News
While the strikes on alleged drug boats have raised questions about the use of military force, Trump’s seizure of the tanker and other actions against sanctioned entities are consistent with past American policy, says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
Pete Buttigieg Driven by ‘Propulsion’—Not ‘Despondency’
The former U.S. Secretary of Transportation joined Professor Jay Golden for a capacity event that covered environmental issues, leadership, democracy and more.
McDowell Piece on the Trump Administration and Global Currency Published by Atlantic Council
"In the great global currency debate, market forces have never been more passé and political forces have never been so prominent," writes Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs Daniel McDowell.
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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.
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Taylor Weighs In on Trump’s Approach to Aiding Ukraine in Newsweek Article
“The good news for Ukraine is that...Trump has finally figured out that Putin is the main obstacle to peace,” says Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
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Offen Quoted in Politico Article on Trump’s Obsession With Maps
It’s a political tactic that has lasted as long as maps have, according to Karl Offen, professor of geography and the environment. “Maps and politics have been wedded from day one,” Offen says. “To name is to claim.”
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Taylor Speaks With CBS News, El País, KTVU and Kyiv Post About Trump, Ukraine and Russia
“Putin isn’t interested in a ceasefire or an agreement, but rather in victory, understood as the subjugation of Ukraine,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science. “The Russian president has faced zero consequences for stalling Trump over the past four months, and from what Trump has said about the conversation, that hasn’t changed one bit.”
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Khalil Speaks With Clarín About Trump’s Meeting With the President of Syria
The meeting between Trump and al-Sharaa “represents a remarkable shift in U.S. policy toward al-Qaeda and its affiliates. More than 23 years after the 9/11 attacks and the declaration of the Global War on Terror, the United States is developing relations with a former leader of the organization who now declares himself a moderate,” says Osamah Khalil, professor of history.
Taylor Speaks With WWL Radio About US-Russia Relations
“There have been a variety of efforts since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 to try and remake the U.S.-Russia relationship...Obviously a lot has happened since then and it hasn't worked out that way and from my point of view, the thing that has broken the relationship most of all has been the Russian war against Ukraine which began in 2014,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science.
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Reeher Talks to CBS New York and WCNY About President Trump’s First 100 Days
“Donald Trump has come in and has had just a blizzard of executive orders and other kinds of actions that have had serious impact in the federal government, the relations between the major branches of government and have had effects that have trickled down into Syracuse,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
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Can Studying in the US Survive Geopolitics? Yingyi Ma Discusses in Brookings Institution Article
“What’s at risk is not just enrollment numbers or university budgets—it’s the future of American innovation and the country’s standing in the world,” says Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology.
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McDowell Discusses the Mar-a-Lago Accord and the US Dollar in Deutsche Welle Interview
Part of the Mar-a-Lago Accord is essentially the goal to reduce U.S. debt service costs by forcing other countries to exchange existing U.S. bonds for 100-year, low- or no-interest bonds. “This is such an unprecedented idea. This is, in my opinion, the most kind of fantastical part of this,” says Daniel McDowell, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs.
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Taylor Speaks with LiveNOW from FOX and UNITED24 About the Latest With Ukraine
“The way the U.S. is going about it is not inclined to make a ceasefire take place and last. All the pressure at the moment seems to be on the Ukrainians to show that they're willing to settle and that they want peace. But the country that started the war is Russia and its Russia that's on the attack,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science.
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