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Does Crisis Lending Help China Win Friends and Influence People?

David A. Steinberg, Selim Erdem Aytaç, Daniel McDowell

The article, co-authored by Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs Daniel McDowell, was published in World Development.

April 13, 2026

See related: China, Economic Policy

Khalil Quoted in Clarín Article on the Middle East Ceasefire

Osamah Khalil, professor of history, predicts that “if an agreement is reached based on the Iranian proposal, especially the lifting of sanctions and guarantees against future attacks, Tehran will emerge from this war battered but victorious, just the opposite of what Trump and Netanyahu claimed would happen.”
April 13, 2026

McDowell Discusses the Petrodollar Era and Currency Debasement With DW News, Financial Times

“There is an instrumental reason to start warning people about currency debasement, even if you don’t deep down think it’s real, if you profit from this,” says Daniel McDowell, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs.

April 8, 2026

The Wall Street Journal Reviews Allport’s ‘Advance Britannia’

“The book is a story about what happened to the common citizen, and the common soldier. It is a splendid example of how to do a fully rounded work on a people at total war, of how to use a vast mix of sources, and to keep the story going,” writes reviewer Paul Kennedy, Dilworth Professor of History at Yale University.

April 6, 2026

See related: Conflict, Europe

Koch Talks to Washington Post About Saudi Arabia’s Record Donation to the Smithsonian National Zoo

“An easy way to show that you are waving the Saudi flag in an appropriate way and in a way that supports the country and its investments and its interests is by doing that in D.C. in particular,” says Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment.

April 3, 2026

Herrold Cited in Boston Globe Article on Reviving In-Person Engagement Skills

Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, along with Khaldoun AbouAssi from American University, report that locally based supportive groups strengthen the civic skills that sustain free societies.

March 25, 2026

Pirate Gold Provides New Insights Into West African Trade Using pXRF and SEM EDS Analysis

Tobias B. Skowronek, Brandon Clifford, Christopher R. DeCorse

Co-authored by Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Christopher DeCorse, the article was published in Heritage Science.

March 24, 2026

McDowell Speaks With Newsweek About the Economic Impact of the War in Iran

Daniel McDowell, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs, says he is concerned the conflict could “result in renewed attacks from the White House on the independence of the Federal Reserve. As oil prices rise and put upward pressure on prices, this makes it less likely that the Fed will cut rates, something President Trump has been demanding for his entire second presidency.”

March 19, 2026

Khalil Discusses the War in Iran and Trump’s Legacy With the National News Desk, Spectrum News

“Having been attacked twice in less than a year by the United States and Israel, including the assassinations of a significant number of political, military and religious leaders, Iran is determined to reestablish deterrence,” says Osamah Khali, professor of history.

March 18, 2026

Expert on the Arabian Peninsula Traces Gulf's Past, Present and Uncertain Future in Maxwell Talk

Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute Daniel Benaim offered a sweeping analysis of America's relationship with the Gulf states. 

March 13, 2026

Williams Discusses Iran’s Denial of a Second Strike on Turkey With DW News

“It's always possible that it could be a rogue missile, however, the Iranians have struck all across the region so rather than isolating their attacks to just U.S. targets and Israeli targets who are conducting the military operations against them, it looks like they've targeted purposefully Turkey as well as all members of the Gulf Cooperation Council,” says Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.

March 12, 2026

McCormick Speaks With Reuters About Mexico’s Security Chief Omar Garcia Harfuch

Omar Garcia Harfuch, Mexico's security chief helped lead the operation that killed the drug lord known as “El Mencho,” comes from a long line of Mexican top brass. “Garcia Harfuch was sort of destined to follow in his father and grandfather’s footsteps,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.

March 9, 2026

Monarch Quoted in WGRZ Article on the Economic Impact of the Conflict in the Middle East

“It's true that there's a direct feedback into the gasoline prices that people face at the pump. But it's such an important commodity for all of the other production that goes on in our economy,” says Ryan Monarch, associate professor of economics.

March 6, 2026

Mitra Weighs In on the US Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling in Hindustan Times Article

“A prudent approach for India is to let uncertainties arising out of the SCOTUS ruling resolve themselves to the extent possible before finalizing the trade deal,” says Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.

March 5, 2026

Leading Expert on Ukrainian Politics Discusses Russo-Ukrainian War and Prospects for Peace

Oxana Shevel’s lecture reflects the Maxwell School’s ongoing scholarship, policy engagement and support for those affected by the conflict. 

March 2, 2026

Taylor Speaks With Fox4, the LAist on the Fourth Anniversary of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

The war likely won't end anytime soon, says Brian Taylor, professor of political science. “The simple reason is [Russian President] Vladimir Putin is not interested in a deal, he wants to control Ukraine and Ukraine wants to remain free and independent and sovereign. And there's no real overlap between those two positions at this point,” Taylor says.

February 27, 2026

Rising Waters, Falling Taxes: The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Property Tax Assessments in NYC

Wei Guo, Qing Miao, Yusun Kim, Yilin Hou

Co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, the study was published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

February 26, 2026

Khalil Discusses the Tensions in the Middle East, Negotiations Between the US and Iran With CBS News

“The Iranians have indicated...that they are willing to have a deal. What they want are their rights to enrich uranium that are guaranteed under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), that any country who signed on the the NPT has. But the Trump administration is insisting that there be no enrichment at all,” says Osamah Khalil, professor of history.

February 26, 2026

McCormick Talks to Bloomberg, CBC News About the Death of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel Leader

The death of El Mencho may trigger a much wider onslaught of violence, says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations. “He was a key leader of one of the most violent criminal groups in Mexico. As with the captures or killings of other drug cartel kingpins, we are likely to see violence in response to the sudden power vacuum.”

February 25, 2026

Woodard and Murrett Provide Refugee, Military Perspective on the Russia-Ukraine War in WAER Article

“This EU-level response is being replaced by individual country responses, which is withdrawing support,” says Lauren Woodard, assistant professor of anthropology. “In Poland, where many people live, the Polish government this month announced that they would not be extending that temporary protection status to Ukrainians.”

February 25, 2026

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