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In Memoriam: Remembering Professor Emeritus G. Matthew Bonham

He taught at the University of California, Berkeley and American University before joining the faculty of Syracuse University, where he taught for 25 years.
August 22, 2019

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McDowell op-ed on Lagarde's tenure as IMF director published in World Politics Review

"Thanks to Christine Lagarde’s leadership, her successor will inherit a stronger institution and far less tumultuous conditions. Yet her tenure in Washington was not without controversy. She also leaves her replacement with some major challenges, including preparing for the next financial crisis and keeping the peace between the IMF’s two most important member states," writes Associate Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell.

August 20, 2019

See related: Economic Policy, International Governmental Organizations, Washington, D.C.

Taylor comments on the Moscow pro-democracy protests in Vox article

August 14, 2019

See related: Conflict, Government, Russia, Social Justice

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