Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Murrett Quoted in Christian Science Monitor Article on Balloons and National Security
“There are just a lot more things in the atmosphere we have to worry about,” says retired Vice Adm. Robert Murrett, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: China, International Affairs, U.S. National Security, United States
Gueorguiev Talks to NewsRadio 570 WSYR About the Chinese Spy Balloon, Impact on US-China Relations
"A bizarre situation with this balloon, in particular, is best understood as an attempt to kind of clarify what the terms of engagement are," says Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science. "And what you’ve seen over the past couple of days is that surveillance aircraft at a certain level of altitude are now probably more likely to happen and are more at risk of being shot dow," he says.
See related: China, Conflict, International Affairs, U.S. National Security, United States
Gueorgueiv Quoted in Politico Article on China’s New Ambassador to the US
With [Chinese President] Xi now signaling a shift to less rancorous bilateral ties, “I expect [Xie Feng, China's new ambassador to the U.S.] to be more kumbaya-ish,” says Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science and expert on Chinese elite politics.
See related: China, Foreign Policy, Global Governance, International Affairs
Daly Discusses the Protests in China on CNN
"This is the first time since Tiananmen that there have been national protests—they’re not really nation-wide, they’re in about 16 different provinces—about one issue," says Robert Daly, adjunct professor in the Maxwell-in-Washington program.
See related: China, COVID-19, Government
Yingyi Ma Quoted in South China Morning Post Article on China Sending Students to US Universities
Chinese students do not necessarily come to the U.S. because they love America or are interested in it, Ma tells South China Morning Post. "They want to get American degrees," she says, and use them to get better jobs back home.
See related: China, Education, United States
Murrett Quoted in International Business Times Article on North Korea and China Challenging Japan
"China and North Korea will need to calibrate future actions, and not underestimate Japan's willingness to assert its presence throughout the region," Robert Murrett, professor of practice of practice of public administration and international affairs, tells International Business Times.
See related: China, East Asia, International Affairs
McDowell Talks to BBC World News About China’s Push to Internationalize the Yuan
"It hasn't reached the potential that I think many folks thought it might have, especially given China's overall economic size and role in world trade," Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, tells BBC World News.
See related: China, Economic Policy
Trade liberalization and poverty reduction
"Trade liberalization and poverty reduction," authored by Professor of Economics Devashish Mitra, was published in IZA World of Labor.
Gueorguiev Quoted in Politico Article on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Rise to Power
“He always kind of played the background, gave credit to the people around him and never really took credit for himself,” says Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science, of President Xi's early positions in the Chinese Communist Party.
See related: China, Government, International Affairs
Lovely Speaks with The New York Times About US Manufacturing Jobs
Professor Emerita of Economics Mary Lovely was quoted in the New York Times article, "Factory Jobs Are Booming Like It’s the 1970s."
See related: China, COVID-19, Labor, United States