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Murrett Discusses ‘New Phase’ in the US-Iran War With CBS News and Newsweek
“I think we're in a tit-for-tat right now, which it actually represents a new phase of the conflict between the United States and Iran. Certainly, we're on our fifth consecutive day of strikes, which seem to be getting more aggressive on both sides,” 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
Heflin Article Urging States to Measure Food Insecurity Published in Health Affairs Forefront
As they prepare to field the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 2027, states can secure the important data necessary to guide policy and resource choices related to food security, writes Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
Reeher Discusses Graham Platner, Impact on on Midterm Elections in Newsweek Article
“The situation certainly makes it much harder for any replacement to defeat Collins, and therefore it makes it one seat harder to retake the Senate,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Congress, U.S. Elections, United States
McDowell Research Cited in Bloomberg Article on US Dollar Dominance
“The role of politics in shaping the global currency hierarchy is seen as secondary to…baseline economic fundamentals,” wrote Daniel McDowell, professor of political science, for the Atlantic Council’s Geoeconomics Center. But that’s changing. “In the great global currency debate, market forces have never been more passé and political forces have never been so prominent.”
See related: Economic Policy, Federal Government, International Affairs, United States
Demobilization by Policy Paradoxes
The article, authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Selina Gallo-Cruz, was published in the Journal of Political Power.
See related: State & Local Government, Sustainability, United States
Taylor Speaks to War & Politics 24, WWL Radio About Putin and the State of the War in Ukraine
“I think his strategy now is the same as it's really been from the very beginning, which is to try and figure out how to subjugate Ukraine. And that's the goal he's been after. And he's using really most of the means at his disposal to try and achieve that. If you look at his recent interviews, he does not want to concede at all that Russia is facing any serious problems,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science.
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine
McCormick Quoted in CS Monitor Article on Venezuela Earthquakes, Implications and Trump
“This disaster throws a wrench in the White House and State Department plan for securing and stabilizing the circum-Caribbean region that includes Venezuela,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
How the Declaration Still Shapes America: Maxwell Experts on USA’s 250th
On the “’Cuse Conversations” podcast, Syracuse University faculty break down the ideals behind the nation’s founding and what 250 years of democracy reveal about the U.S. today.
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Heflin Discusses SNAP Payment Errors in Newsweek Article
Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, says it is important to note that “since a large portion of these errors are outside the control of the agencies [because they have to work with the information that clients provide], it will be difficult to bring down these errors without needlessly burdening all SNAP recipients.”
See related: Economic Policy, Federal Government, Food Security, Nutrition, United States
Yingyi Ma Speaks With Rest of World About Chinese Universities Prioritizing New Majors in AI
“In China, the response is more centralized and top-down,” says Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology. “AI is being built into national education planning and new majors. In the U.S., the response is more decentralized. Individual universities, schools, departments and faculty variability is huge.”
See related: Artificial Intelligence, China, Education, Government
Maxwell School Releases Free Public Lecture Series Marking America’s 250th Anniversary
The inaugural flight, titled Foundations and comprised of four lectures examining the origins of the U.S. republic, is available on Maxwell’s YouTube channel. The remaining nine lectures to be released in the days ahead in three additional flights titled: Shaping a Nation, Issues in Focus and Modern Challenges.
See related: Federal Government, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
State Policy Contexts and Disability Risks Among Midlife Working-Age Latino Adults in the US
Co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Marc Garcia, the article was published in Population Research and Policy Review.
See related: Disability, LatinX, State & Local Government, United States
Faulkner Quoted in USA Today Article on Americans’ Mood As the US Celebrates Its 250th Anniversary
“This might be a time of thinking about liberty, equality, the pursuit of happiness,” says Carol Faulkner, professor of history. But in some ways this time is different, she says. “It's much more partisan. It's really much more about a divisive president than the 1876 or the 1976 commemorations.”
See related: Government, United States
Lopoo Speaks to Stateline About Changes to the Title X Program to Promote Childbearing
Leonard Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs, says the federal government could help families achieve their family planning goals by expanding pregnancy prevention and infertility treatments at all income levels.
Taming the Careerists: The Politics of Foreign Policy Implementation
Minju Kim, assistant professor of political science, has written Taming the Careerists: The Politics of Foreign Policy Implementation (Cambridge University Press, 2026). The book asks how the design of employment contracts, specifically, the features that strengthen or weaken job protections, shapes bureaucratic behavior and, in turn, American foreign policy.
See related: Economic Policy, Federal Government, Foreign Policy, International Affairs, Labor
Reeher Weighs In on How Age is Shaping Trump’s Presidency in Newsweek Article
Trump’s age is a “peripheral issue” when it comes to evaluating his presidency, says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. “Concerns about the administration are not about cognitive decline but rather WHAT he IS doing, in terms of policy, funding and rhetoric,” he says.
See related: Aging, Federal Government, Mental Health, United States
A Full-Circle Semester: Kennedy King Interns for the Same Congressperson Who Inspired Her
The rising senior grew up in the California congressional district where she would later intern—an opportunity made possible by Maxwell in Washington.
See related: Congress, Internships, Student Experience, Washington, D.C.
Griffiths Quoted in New York Times Article on Secession and Movements to Redraw State Lines
Separatism is “in the zeitgeist,” says Ryan Griffiths, professor of political science and author of The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work (Oxford University Press, 2025).
See related: Government, Political Parties, United States
Excerpt From Lopoo’s New Book ‘Wanting Children’ Published in ARC Magazine
In the book, Leonard M. Lopoo, professor, chair and associate dean of public administration and international affairs, traces how America’s first reproductive policies were shaped by eugenicists focused on limiting births among lower-income and minority populations.
See related: Government, Parenting & Family, United States
Khalil Explains a Potential Peace Deal Between the US and Iran on News4JAX
“I think this idea that the Iranians are going to turn uranium over is really posturing. They're not going to turn the uranium over. What they may be willing to do is actually downgrade the uranium to a certain level under UN or international auspices and the United States is going to have to agree to that,” says Osamah Khalil, chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program.