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McDowell research cited in Bloomberg article on financial cold war

 Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, argues that that the more the U.S. wields its unmatched financial power, the less it may have left.

August 18, 2020

See related: China, Foreign Policy, United States

Khalil weighs in on Trump's Israel-UAE deal in USA Today

Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history and expert in Middle East affairs, says he views the announcement of the deal as an attempt to boost Trump and [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu, who both face intense political headwinds over their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other matters.

August 14, 2020

See related: International Agreements, Middle East & North Africa, U.S. Elections, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States

Lovely speaks to China Daily about US techno-nationalism

Mary Lovely was interviewed by China Daily for the article, "'Techno-nationalism' unlikely to succeed: experts."
July 31, 2020

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

Lovely comments on Barr's speech on pro-China policies in Washington Post

July 20, 2020

See related: China, Economic Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States

McCormick discusses the Mexican president's US visit with Associated Press, CNN

July 11, 2020

See related: Latin America & the Caribbean, U.S. Elections, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States

Steinberg op-ed on US-Japan relations published in Nikkei Asian Review

"If the U.S., under Trump or a successor, continues to take Japan's support for granted while ignoring Japan's interests, the U.S. grand strategy for the Indo-Pacific, which depends so heavily on allied support for bases and operations, could become increasingly untenable," writes University Professor James Steinberg.

June 13, 2019

See related: East Asia, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. National Security, United States

Boroujerdi discusses Japanese PM's visit to Iran in ThinkProgress

Mehrzad Boroujerdi was interviewed for the ThinkProgress article "Japanese PM’s visit to Iran might cool tensions between Tehran and Washington." According to Boroujerdi, the meeting between the Japanese prime minister and Iran essentially constitutes indirect talks between Iran and the United States. "That is the main reason for the trip regardless of what each side says," Borourjerdi said
June 13, 2019

See related: East Asia, Foreign Policy, Middle East & North Africa

Model UN team named distinguished delegation at conference in DC

A Syracuse University/Maxwell team participating in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in November was named a “Distinguished Delegation” for its portrayal of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Thirteen students majoring in international relations participated as delegates in this academic conference, which drew approximately 1,000 college and university students from over three dozen countries to our nation’s capital for a simulation of global diplomacy.  
December 3, 2018

See related: Foreign Policy, International Governmental Organizations, Model U.N.

Miriam Elman speaks to WAER about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, was interviewed for the WAER story "S.U. Israeli-Palestinian Expert: U.S. Embassy Opening in Jerusalem 'Corrects Diplomatic Anomaly'." Elman says the militant group Hamas is trying to manipulate public opinion by aggravating the situation in Gaza and linking it to the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem
May 17, 2018

See related: Foreign Policy, Middle East & North Africa

It All Started Here: The Very First Model League of Nations Assembly (Model UN) Was Held at Maxwell

Almost a century ago, a Maxwell faculty member turned a top-of-the-head idea into a student exercise in diplomacy—and basically invented Model UN.

May 15, 2018

See related: Centennial, Foreign Policy, International Governmental Organizations, Model U.N.

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