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de Nevers Discusses Greenland-US Relations, Usha Vance’s Visit in Nexstar Article
“I think there are plenty of people in Greenland who would like to have good and close ties with the United States. But that doesn’t mean they want to be part of the United States. They want independence,” says Renée de Nevers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.
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Taylor Talks to CBS News, CNN About the Presidential Phone Calls and the Russia-Ukraine War
“If you look at what the Kremlin put out, based upon the phone call between presidents Trump and Putin, their characterization of it was much more sober and it was clear that Putin reiterated his constant talking points about the need to get to what he calls the ‘root causes’ of the conflict,” says Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: Conflict, Federal, Global Governance, International Agreements, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Hranchak Reflects on Impact of Ukraine War on Her Academic Work, Activism in Scholars at Risk Piece
February marked the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a critical moment of instability and uncertainty for many scholars forced to seek new homes and academic communities abroad. Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute, reflects on the impact of the war on her academic work and activism.
See related: Conflict, International Affairs, Media & Journalism, Russia, Ukraine
Williams Quoted in Newsweek Article on Greenland’s Election and What It Means for Trump
Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, says that cooperation in Greenland between the U.S. and founding NATO member Denmark is likely to continue but security in that part of the North Atlantic will remain a concern for Trump.
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Taylor Speaks with LiveNOW from FOX and UNITED24 About the Latest With Ukraine
“The way the U.S. is going about it is not inclined to make a ceasefire take place and last. All the pressure at the moment seems to be on the Ukrainians to show that they're willing to settle and that they want peace. But the country that started the war is Russia and its Russia that's on the attack,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science.
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Gender and Social Class Dynamics in Intergenerational Financial Transfers Among Older Adults
“Gender and Social Class Dynamics in Intergenerational Financial Transfers Among Older Adults: National Trends Over Two Decades in Sweden,” co-authored by Professor and Chair of Sociology Merril Silverstein, was published in Ageing & Society.
See related: Europe, Gender and Sex, Parenting & Family
Murrett Talks to LiveNOW from FOX, Newsweek About Zelensky's Meetings With Trump, European Allies
“The talks in United Kingdom…represent a pivotal inflection point for the alliance of nations that support Ukraine, and for the prospects for a ceasefire in the months ahead,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Federal, International Affairs, International Agreements, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine, United States
Moynihan Institute’s Event on Russia-Ukraine War Featured in CNY Central, Syracuse.com Articles
Three Ukrainian experts, Maria Avdeeva, Eurasia fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute; Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute; and Mariana Semenyshyn, visiting Fulbright scholar in the Moynihan Institute, shared their views on the course of the war.
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Taylor Speaks With NPR LA’s ‘AirTalk’ About the Rising Tensions Between Ukraine and Trump
“One thing I would call attention to is that President Trump and Russian President Putin had an hour and a half long conversation last week. And since that conversation Trump has repeated multiple Putin talking points about the war,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science.
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Patchy Internalization: Transnational Migration and Local Buildings in the Bosnian Borderland
“Patchy Internalization: Transnational Migration and Local Buildings in the Bosnian Borderland,” authored by Associate Professor of Anthropology Azra Hromadžić, was published in Society.
See related: Europe, Infrastructure, Migration