Maxwell School News and Faculty Media, Opinion and Analysis

Boroujerdi discusses Japanese PM's visit to Iran in ThinkProgress

Mehrzad Boroujerdi was interviewed for the ThinkProgress article "Japanese PM’s visit to Iran might cool tensions between Tehran and Washington." According to Boroujerdi, the meeting between the Japanese prime minister and Iran essentially constitutes indirect talks between Iran and the United States. "That is the main reason for the trip regardless of what each side says," Borourjerdi said

June 13, 2019

Elise Roberts awarded grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation

Roberts is a Ph.D. candidate in political science who focuses on comparative politics and international relations. The Foundation is supporting her dissertation research, which examines the effect of foreign aid in post-conflict states and the processes of conflict relapse, as part of their mission to support scholars and organizations that promote international security and domestic public policy.

April 23, 2019

On 70th anniversary of NATO, Murrett discusses its impact in US News

"The alliance has had overwhelming positive influence and maintained its relevance," writes Robert Murrett, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.

April 4, 2019

See related: NATO, United States

Lovely discusses President Xi Jinping's visit to France on Bloomberg

According to Mary Lovely, professor of economics, China's leadership is "looking for friends everywhere." And with France being an important player in Europe, "they're also looking to continue to diversify their portfolio in terms of where they do business and how they do business," she says.

March 26, 2019

See related: China, Europe, International Affairs

Model UN team named distinguished delegation at conference in DC

A Syracuse University/Maxwell team participating in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in November was named a “Distinguished Delegation” for its portrayal of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Thirteen students majoring in international relations participated as delegates in this academic conference, which drew approximately 1,000 college and university students from over three dozen countries to our nation’s capital for a simulation of global diplomacy.

December 3, 2018

Miriam Elman speaks to WAER about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, was interviewed for the WAER story "S.U. Israeli-Palestinian Expert: U.S. Embassy Opening in Jerusalem 'Corrects Diplomatic Anomaly'." Elman says the militant group Hamas is trying to manipulate public opinion by aggravating the situation in Gaza and linking it to the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem

May 17, 2018

It All Started Here: The Very First Model League of Nations Assembly (Model UN) Was Held at Maxwell

Almost a century ago, a Maxwell faculty member turned a top-of-the-head idea into a student exercise in diplomacy—and basically invented Model UN.

May 15, 2018

Lili Dalton ’16, US Department of State

January 1, 2017

See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Foreign Policy

Global NATO and the Catastrophic Failure in Libya

Horace G. Campbell

December 31, 2013

See related: NATO

Migration and National Identity in South Africa, 1860-2010

Audie Klotz