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McCormick comments on violence ahead of Mexico elections in Al Jazeera

"There’s always been violence with elections and electoral cycles especially at the mayoral level where you really see things get heated, but this time it feels like it’s way more than ordinary," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.

May 27, 2021

McCormick discusses US-Mexico immigration in Al Jazeera article

Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, says Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is likely to request more U.S. funding than under previous arrangements with Trump to respond to the situation.

March 15, 2021

Keck weighs in on Trump impeachment in Al Jazeera

Thomas Keck, Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics, was quoted in the Al Jazeera article, "'Toothless tiger': Impeachment could bar Trump from future office."

January 11, 2021

See related: Federal, United States

McCormick quoted in Al Jazeera article on release of General Cienfuegos

"All in all, freeing Cienfuegos without any charges or penalties showcases that his arrest was a complete debacle for both the DEA and DOJ [Department of Justice]," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.

November 24, 2020

McCormick discusses violence in Mexico with Al Jazeera, Reuters

"Everything he (Lopez Obrador) has put into place in terms of security has either been amateur or just very papered over in terms of political rhetoric," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.

July 1, 2020

Bhan discusses the new domicile law for Kashmir with Al Jazeera

June 16, 2020

See related: India, Law

McDowell speaks to Al Jazeera about IMF bailouts due to COVID-19

Daniel McDowell was interviewed by Al Jazeera about IMF debt and bailouts for "More than 90 countries request IMF bailout."

May 26, 2020

Jok discusses South Sudan's latest peace deal with Al Jazeera

"This government will be a mere postponement of conflict if it gives a blind eye to the corruption and grand theft that has created a ghastly and deadly form of inequality in South Sudan since 2005," writes Jok Madut Jok, professor of anthropology.

February 25, 2020

See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Conflict

Keck explains role of chief justice in impeachment trial in Al Jazeera

"Impeachment of a U.S. president is an unusual circumstance," says Tom Keck, Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics. "(The chief justice) is there to oversee a trial, which is something that should be well within his comfort zone. But it's a trial conducted by elected partisan officials. It's not a court, the U.S. Senate."

January 17, 2020

See related: Congress, SCOTUS, United States

Bhan weighs in on call for Israel model in Kashmir in Al Jazeera

December 5, 2019

See related: Conflict, South Asia

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