Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Carriere discusses denuclearization in USA Today article
Fred Carriere, research professor of political science, says that one of the major impediments to getting countries to denuclearize, whether the U.S., North Korea or Iran, is that "everybody always wants everything up front, with the promise that good things will follow later on, but few will ever be able to accept this strategy."
See related: Defense & Security, East Asia, Middle East & North Africa, United States
Jackson cited in Slate article on capitalizing white
"We don’t need any more mechanisms to make whiteness more visible," says Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science.
See related: Media & Journalism, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Yingyi Ma quoted in BBC article on Chinese students in the US
Chinese students in the U.S. are now "politicised and marginalised at an unprecedented level," as Washington is sending "very unfriendly signals," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology.
See related: China, U.S. Elections, United States
Montez-led study linking state policies to life expectancy in the Los Angeles Times
See related: Longevity, Political Parties, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Lovely speaks to China Daily about US techno-nationalism
See related: China, Economic Policy, Foreign Policy, United States
Baker comments on call for Trump to use Defense Production Act in NY Times
"What the federal government—the president or secretaries possessing delegated authority—have not done yet is use the D.P.A. [Defense Production Act] to create a permanent, sustainable, redundant, domestic supply chain for all things pandemic: testing, swabs, N95 masks, etc.," says Jamie Baker, director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law and professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: COVID-19, Defense & Security, Federal, United States
White quoted in NY Times Magazine article on Black WWII veterans, racism
See related: Black, United States, Veterans
Gadarian discusses the politics behind face masks on You Are Not So Smart podcast
Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, explains that face masks, during the COVID-19 pandemic, became politicized and that we need to prevent a similar reaction when it comes time to convince the public they should get vaccinated for a similar public health crisis.
See related: COVID-19, Political Parties, United States
Popp comments on green stimulus, economic crisis in MIT Technology Review
"What’s really important right now is getting money out quickly, and Congress can’t even do that," says David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs. "I worry about tacking on green stimulus, or anything else that slows down the process. We can worry about financing the green transition six months from now."
See related: Climate Change, Congress, Economic Policy, United States
London talks to Military.com about study on vets with TBI, alcohol use
See related: Mental Health, United States, Veterans