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Jacobson discusses US withdrawal from Afghanistan in The Conversation

In "The US withdraws from Afghanistan after 20 years of war: 4 questions about this historic moment," published by The Conversation, Assistant Dean for Washington Programs Mark Jacobson offers both personal and professional perspectives on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
July 15, 2021

See related: Afghanistan, International Affairs, United States

Mazur cited in Conversation article on fake science

According to Professor Allan Mazur, conspiracy theories are, by definition, resistant to evidence or data that might prove them false.

March 10, 2020

See related: Media & Journalism, United States

Taylor discusses Putin, US-Russia relations in the Conversation

"Current poor relations between Russia and the West are due to a fundamental mismatch in outlooks between Putin and his close associates and most Western leaders," says Brian Taylor, professor and chair of political science.

July 24, 2018

Green article on harvesting rain, hurricanes published in Conversation

Cecilia A. Green & Farah Nibbs
July 18, 2018

See related: Latin America & the Caribbean

Barkun quoted in article on apocalyptic thinking in The Conversation

Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science, was cited in the Conversation article, "The end of the world is coming – just not this Saturday." Barkun calls the mix of biblical literalism, geopolitics, and astrology “improvisational millennialism” – an attempt to reduce the cacophony of world events into a single comprehensive narrative of higher meaning.
September 25, 2017

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