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Estévez-Abe Discusses Japan’s Parliamentary Elections With Agence France Presse and The Independent
“Now she [ Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi] doesn't have to worry about any elections until 2028, when the next upper house elections will take place,” says Margarita Estévez-Abe, associate professor of political science. “So the best scenario for Japan is that Takaichi kind of takes a deep breath and focuses on amending the relationship with China.”
See related: East Asia, Elections, Government, International Affairs
Murrett Talks to Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal and 570 WSYR About US-Iran Tensions
“Defining our mission objectives will be key for any use of force again Iran, that is, one which can credibly lead to meeting a strategic end state,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
McDowell Speaks With the AP and The World About the Value of Gold, US Trade Partners and the Dollar
There’s been “a real rupture in the way we think about how the world order, if we want to call it that, functions,” says Daniel McDowell, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs. In moments of instability, he explains, buying gold has historically been a sort of “psychological reaction” for some hoping to find a safe place for their money.
See related: Economic Policy, Federal, International Affairs, Trade, United States
Heflin Discusses USDA Sec. Rollins’s Three-Dollar Meal Claim With The Bulwark
“I was very confused,” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, about Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’s three-dollar meal claim. “USDA has several established meal plans that they estimate the cost of each month. And none of those comes out to $3.”
See related: Federal, Food Security, Nutrition, United States
Wagner Weighs In on the Deployment of the National Guard in on LiveNOW from FOX
“The guard's role in law enforcement is unclear. The guards training in law enforcement across America is minimal at best...The vast majority of these people have absolutely no training or understanding in law enforcement, but they do know what the law of war is, and they're trained in the law of war,” says Alex Wagner, adjunct professor in Maxwell's Washington programs.
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Sultana Discusses Hydro-Coercion and Water Justice in Counterpoint and Daily Star Articles
“For Bangladesh, water is far more than a resource; it is the vital pulse of our ecological resilience and the primary determinant of our human vulnerability. Yet, in the high-stakes geopolitical landscape of South Asia, our rivers are increasingly being reconfigured from lifelines into instruments of hydro-coercion,” writes Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Government, India, South Asia, Water
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.
See related: Economic Policy, Europe, Government, International Affairs, National Security, United States
Bybee Examines the Importance of Civility in Public Discourse on WBUR's ‘Here & Now’
“There is some sense that if they go low and you don't go high, then you end up being reduced to the level of the person you're disagreeing with. I would suggest something different, which is to focus on the real stakes,” says Keith Bybee, professor of political science.
See related: Government, Media & Journalism, United States
O’Keefe Talks With MS NOW About Senator Mark Kelly's Lawsuit Against Secretary Pete Hegseth
“It is a very fine line, but it's a special obligation that public servants carry, particularly those in uniform, to follow through in this manner and to do so in a way that they understand precisely why what they're being asked to do is lawful in prosecuting the national interest of the United States,” says University Professor Emeritus Sean O'Keefe.
See related: Government, Law, United States
Heflin Discusses SNAP Work Requirements, Food Insecurity Data in Mother Jones Article
Around half of early retirements between the ages of 55 and 65 are the result of health issues or difficulties maintaining employment, often compounded by challenging state processes to seek exemption from it, says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs. “It’s really important for states to be thinking about the administrative burden.”
See related: Federal, Food Security, Labor, Nutrition, State & Local, United States
Murrett Speaks With CBS News About US-Iran Relations
“This was a level of killings and suppression which is different in scale from anything we've seen in the last few years of protest movements...and it hasn't really solved any of the underlying problems that exist in Iran, nor the anger that so many of their people have against the regime,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa, United States
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.
See related: Congress, Europe, Federal, International Affairs, National Security, Tariffs, United States
Yingyi Ma Quoted in NY Times Article on Challenges Faced by International Students Under Trump
“The reality is that China’s best and the brightest are not coming but leaving,” says Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology.
See related: China, Federal, International Affairs, U.S. Education, United States
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.
See related: Europe, Federal, International Affairs, National Security, NATO, United States
Monarch Speaks to Newsweek About the DOJ's Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Jerome Powell
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Taylor Quoted in La Presse Article on Reaction of China and Russia on US Operation in Venezuela
“This is the fourth time in a few years that Russia has seen an ally undermined and has to swallow the snake,” says Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: China, Conflict, Government, International Affairs, Latin America & the Caribbean, Russia, United States
Brockway Weighs In on Response to Renee Good’s Death in HuffPost Article
“This is not ideological conservatives versus ideological liberals. This is not even Democrats versus Republicans,” says Mark Brockway, assistant teaching professor of political science. “What it is is something much, much more unwieldy and difficult to understand.”
See related: Crime & Violence, Federal, Media & Journalism, Political Parties, United States
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.
See related: Europe, Federal, International Affairs, NATO, United States
Heflin Discusses Food Insecurity on WCNY’S ‘CONNECT NY’
“I think it's important to note that while poverty is a really significant risk factor for food insecurity, there are more people that live above the poverty line, actually, who are food insecure. It is the working poor. It's people that actually earn too much to potentially qualify for SNAP,” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Food Security, New York State, Nutrition, State & Local
Maxwell School Commemorates US’ 250th Anniversary With Course Offered Free to the Public
Faculty experts will delve into a variety of topics from democracy and women’s voices to immigration in a series of weekly lectures offered in the Spring 2026 semester.
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