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McDowell Talks to Foreign Policy About De-Dollarization

May 23, 2023

“To me, de-dollarization just means a government’s ability to reduce its dependence or reliance on the dollar,” says Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science. “I think the key thing here is to try to distinguish or separate the concept of de-dollarization from the end of dollar dominance. I don’t think those two things have to go together.”

See related: China, Economic Policy, Government, International Affairs

Taylor Weighs in on Putin’s State of Mind in Foreign Policy and Riddle Articles

March 9, 2022

Professor Brian Taylor was quoted in the Foreign Policy article, "Has Putin Lost the Plot?" He also authored an article, "Has Putin Lost It?" that was published by Riddle.

See related: International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine

Herrold Piece on the Summit for Democracy Published in Foreign Policy

December 16, 2021
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.

See related: Foreign Policy, Government, United States

Williams Piece on Handling of Russian Cyberattacks Published in Foreign Policy

November 11, 2021
According to Associate Professor Michael John Williams, the U.S. needs a new legal doctrine to handle state-tolerated attacks. Read more in his piece, "Make Russia Take Responsibility for Its Cybercriminals," published in Foreign Policy.

See related: Cybersecurity, International Affairs, Russia

Jacobson weighs in on the firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper in Foreign Policy

November 10, 2020

See related: Federal, U.S. Elections, U.S. National Security, United States

Barkun quoted in Foreign Policy article on QAnon

October 13, 2020

See related: Media & Journalism, U.S. Elections, United States

Barkun quoted in Foreign Policy article on QAnon movement

July 15, 2020

See related: Government, Media & Journalism, United States

Barkun weighs in on irrational fears of coronavirus in Foreign Policy

March 11, 2020

Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science, says the unseen, mysterious nature of coronavirus makes it especially scary—and especially ripe for all kinds of imagined explanations and antidotes.

See related: COVID-19, United States

Lovely discusses the US-China trade deal with Associated Press, BBC, CNN, PBS, Wall Street Journal

December 16, 2019

See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States

Lovely discusses US-China tariff rollback in Associated Press, South China Morning Post

November 8, 2019

"We can be cautiously optimistic here,” Professor of Economics Mary Lovely says about potential tariff rollbacks. "The signals that are coming out are moving in the right direction for a deal."

See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States

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