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Boroujerdi discusses Europe's trade vehicle with Iran in ThinkProgress
INSTEX is a a new channel with Iran intended to provide a means for the European parties to comply with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal, of which the United States is no longer a party. "Based on the reservations expressed by major corporations, I doubt that too many big European firms would be willing to deal with Iran through this channel," said Mehrzad Boroujerdi, professor of political science.
Who Makes the Rules?
That will be just one question considered when a new Syracuse University institute, housed at Maxwell, addresses the policy issues and social impacts associated with drones, self-driving cars, and other autonomous systems.
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WP 213 Testing for Shifts in a Time Trend Panel Data Model
Faricy quoted in TIME article on the American Family Act
Generally, people find workers and taxpayers to be deserving of government benefits,” says Christopher Faricy, associate professor of political science.
Gueorguiev discusses shutdown, China trade talks in Washington Examiner
"What the shutdown reveals is that the Trump administration does not have a very specific game plan for what it wants," says Dimitar Gueorguiev, assistant professor of political science. "So what it is going to do is to give the Chinese negotiators reason to pause and wonder whether any sort of deal they reach would credibly exist in the future."
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Lovely weighs in on renewed US-China trade talks in Wall Street Journal
"More tariffs and failure to get a deal will ultimately seem to people like further failure of the government," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
Joe Reilly named chief technology innovation officer for Canton & Co
Maxwell alumnus Joe Reilly ’11 MPH is the new chief technology innovation officer for Canton & Company. In his new role, he will direct the company’s efforts to connect clients with healthcare technologies that improve operational efficiency and long-term growth.
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Monnat quoted in US News article on the opioid epidemic
"Opioids are a symptom and a symbol of far deeper issues in the U.S.," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. She points to deteriorating economic conditions, a lack of investment in schools, a quick-fix culture and a toxic mix of "pain, despair, disconnection and lack of opportunity" as upstream problems that have fed into the nation's current drug crisis.