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Bhan Discusses the Himalayan Community of Brogpa in VICE Article

May 5, 2022

Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology and Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, was quoted in the VICE article, "This ‘Aryan’ Community’s ‘Exotic’ Clothes and Polyamorous Marriages Mask Other Truths."

See related: South Asia , Race & Ethnicity , Marriage

For Doctoral Student, Afghanistan Is an Elusive Home

December 20, 2021

See related: Afghanistan , Population and Place , Identity , Security and Conflict , International Affairs , Refugees , Population Studies , Race & Ethnicity

Anger, Despair and Seeds of Hope

December 17, 2021

Maxwell alumni wonder whether the changes they worked for in Afghanistan will endure after the ‘heartbreaking’ U.S. withdrawal.

See related: Afghanistan , Human Rights , Security and Conflict , International Affairs , Diplomacy , Immigration , Gender and Sex , Inequality

Mitra Discusses Impact of US-China Trade Conflict on India in Economic Times

December 16, 2021
"US-China trade conflict: Geopolitics alone may not help Indian manufacturers," written by Professor Devashish Mitra was published in the Economic Times.

See related: Trade , China , India , International Economics

For Humphrey Alumnus Nicolas Pichay, All the World’s a Stage

November 24, 2021
Nicolas Pichay's Humphrey year research informs “Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan,” a musical he wrote about a 16th-century Filipino hero. The show, presented Oct. 24 at Manila Metropolitan Theater, was part of the Philippines' commemoration of the 1521 Battle of Mactan and the arrival of Christianity in the country. The indigenous leader Lapulapu, a symbol of Filipino resistance, is remembered for defeating the forces of Ferdinand Magellan, who was killed in the battle.

See related: Student Experiences , East Asia , South Asia

Jacobson Speaks to CBS News, DW, WAER about the Afghanistan Withdrawal

September 29, 2021
Top Pentagon leaders testified publicly before lawmakers for the first time since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Mark Jacobson, assistant dean for Washington Programs, spoke with CBS News, Deutsche Welle and WAER about their testimony and the aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

See related: Afghanistan , Veterans , Government , Congress , International Affairs , Diplomacy , Security and Conflict , Refugees

Jacobson Piece on Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan Published in TIME

September 14, 2021
"The U.S. Turned Away Jewish Refugees in 1939. We Must Not Repeat History With Afghans Fleeing the Taliban," co-authored by Assistant Dean of Washington Programs Mark Jacobson, was published in TIME. 

See related: Afghanistan , Refugees , Government , Human Rights , International Affairs , Diplomacy , Security and Conflict

Williams discusses impact of Afghanistan withdrawal on NATO in Atlantic Council blog

September 3, 2021
"Why the US failure in Afghanistan won’t break NATO," authored by Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Michael John Williams, was published in the Atlantic Council's New Atlanticist blog.

See related: National & International Security Policy , NATO , Afghanistan

Jacobson speaks with HuffPost, VOA, Washington Post about evacuations in Afghanistan

September 3, 2021
Maxwell's Assistant Dean of Washington Programs Mark Jacobson discusses the failures of the evacuations from Afghanistan with HuffPost, Voice of America and the Washington Post.

See related: Peace, Security & Conflict , National & International Security Policy , Government , International Affairs , Afghanistan , Immigration & Citizenship

Jacobson discusses crisis at Kabul airport with MSNBC, CBS News, Bloomberg

August 26, 2021

See related: Peace, Security & Conflict , National & International Security Policy , Government , International Affairs , Afghanistan

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