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Murrett Speaks with Politico About House Speaker Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan

Robert Murrett, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs, was quoted in the Politico article, "Pelosi Taiwan trip overrides Chinese military threats."

August 2, 2022

Khalil Discusses Biden’s Trip to the Middle East with USA Today

Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history, spoke to USA Today about President Biden's Middle East trip and politics in the region.

July 15, 2022

Murrett Talks About the G7 and NATO Summits on 570 WSYR

Robert Murrett, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs, was interviewed on 570 WSYR about the G7 and NATO Summit meetings.

July 6, 2022

See related: Foreign Policy, Global Governance, NATO

Murrett Talks to International Business Times About China’s Recent Accusations Regarding US, Taiwan

Robert Murrett, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs, was quoted in the International Business Times article, "China Accuses The US Of Using Taiwan To Divide The Indo-Pacific Region."

June 23, 2022

Williams Weighs in on Looming Stalemate in Ukraine, Expanding Coalition of Nations in New York Times

Michael Williams, associated professor of public administration and international affairs, was quoted in the New York Times article, "Biden Races to Expand Coalition Against Russia but Meets Resistance."

June 14, 2022

Compass Award Honoree ‘Embodies the Maxwell Spirit’

First in a series of profiles of Awards of Excellence recipients is Keome Rowe ’16 M.P.A./M.A. (IR), who is currently serving as deputy cultural affairs officer for the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan.

March 11, 2022

Anger, Despair and Seeds of Hope

Maxwell alumni wonder whether the changes they worked for in Afghanistan will endure after the ‘heartbreaking’ U.S. withdrawal.

December 17, 2021

Herrold Piece on the Summit for Democracy Published in Foreign Policy

President Joe Biden recently held a virtual Summit for Democracy to amplify U.S. commitments to defend democracy. But what can the Biden administration realistically hope to achieve from the summit? Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, says, "A humbler approach is needed in which the United States creates a platform for dialogue about how to shift power to citizens rather than prescribing democracy templates." In their article "When Promoting Democracy, Less Is More," published in Foreign Policy, Herrold and co-author Aseem Prakash recommend three primary reforms.

December 16, 2021

See related: Foreign Policy, Government, United States

Student Spotlight: Rachelly Buzzi Named as a 2022 Pickering Fellow

Rachelly Buzzi ’22, an international relations major, has been named a 2022 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow.

December 8, 2021

Jacobson Speaks to CBS News, DW, WAER about the Afghanistan Withdrawal

Top Pentagon leaders testified publicly before lawmakers for the first time since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Mark Jacobson, assistant dean for Washington Programs, spoke with CBS News, Deutsche Welle and WAER about their testimony and the aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

September 29, 2021

Jacobson Piece on Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan Published in TIME

"The U.S. Turned Away Jewish Refugees in 1939. We Must Not Repeat History With Afghans Fleeing the Taliban," co-authored by Assistant Dean of Washington Programs Mark Jacobson, was published in TIME.

September 14, 2021

Maxwell professor reflects on US policy in Middle East post-9/11

As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, SU News reached out to professor and Middle East expert Osamah Khalil to answer this fundamental question: How effective was America’s post-9/11 strategy in the Middle East? Read Khalil's full response via the SU News website.

September 10, 2021

Campbell speaks to LA Times about assassination of Haiti's president

Read more in the Los Angeles Times article, "Who killed Haiti’s president? Plot thickens as Moise’s guards come under scrutiny."

July 13, 2021

Thompson discusses US-Vatican relationship in The Hill

Read more in The Hill article, "Post-Trump, Biden seeks to restore US relations with Holy See."

July 6, 2021

Reeher quoted in The Hill article on Biden, success of democracies

"Biden does have a challenge," says Professor Grant Reeher. "He is arguing, 'I am here as the American president to be the leading voice.' But then he is subject to people saying, 'Wait a minute, look at what you folks have been going through. Why is it you? Why isn’t it [German Chancellor] Angela Merkel? Or one of the other leaders?'"

June 10, 2021

Khalil weighs in on Biden-Netanyahu relationship in USA Today

May 14, 2021

Steinberg discusses Biden's China policy review in National Interest

In his article, "Brace Yourself for the Outcome of Biden’s China Policy Review," published in the National Interest, University Professor James Steinberg discusses why "there are powerful reasons to sustain the One China policy, but equally powerful reasons to adapt it to meet the realities of today."

May 14, 2021

Banks comments on President Bush's handling of 9/11 attacks in South China Morning Post

"Bush and many others overreacted to 9/11," says Professor Emeritus William Banks. "I blame him and especially (vice-president) Dick Cheney and then (defense secretary) Donald Rumsfeld for the reckless policies," he says. But Bush was "never nativist," and his recent efforts on immigration are not a "whitewashing" of history but appear to be a genuine effort at problem-solving, Banks adds.

April 28, 2021

Jacobson discusses the removal of US troops from Afghanistan on MSNBC

"I just think that he [Biden] has been given, by his team, a false binary choice: either we stay indefinitely with a massive commitment, or we leave," says Mark Jacobson, assistant dean for Washington Programs who served in Afghanistan with both the Army and Navy reserves. "And there's a lot of areas in between, a lot of work we can do that is beyond that binary choice."

April 15, 2021

Lovely speaks to South China Morning Post about the EU's new trade policy

"The new EU trade policy tries to strike a principled balance between the U.S. and China, with clear signals to both that it will set its own course," says Professor Mary Lovely. "Finding a way forward that is both 'open' and 'autonomous' will be difficult, however, as openness brings interdependence," she says.

February 22, 2021

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