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McDowell examines how Biden will handle trade in World Politics Review

"While there is some room for Biden to maneuver when it comes to tariffs and other measures, the apparent durability of a Trumpian approach to trade signals that a new era in U.S. trade policy has not only arrived, it plans to stay awhile," writes Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science.

December 16, 2020

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Morgan quoted in Vox article on Brexit negotiations

Glyn Morgan was interviewed in Vox article, "Brexit talks enter the final stage — maybe."
December 8, 2020

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Thompson discusses the possibility of Trump resigning with WPIX-11

President Donald Trump could resign shortly before his term ends on Jan. 20 at which point Vice President Mike Pence would assume office and could issue a pardon. "This would certainly be legal, if questionably ethical, especially if there were a prior agreement between Pence and Trump," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. "You’ll recall that Ford pardoned Nixon under similar circumstances, though Ford denied throughout his life that there had been any agreement between him and Nixon." Read
December 2, 2020

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