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Lovely discusses possible outcomes of Trump-Xi meeting on Bloomberg
"We're looking at politics here so he [President Trump] may be looking for some gigantic sign that he has won, that he as somehow brought the Chinese to the table in a way that no one else could," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "And I think that's where the danger lies because that's what the Chinese are not going to want to give him."
See related: China, Economic Policy, Federal, Government, United States
Taylor discusses Putinism on CNAS podcast
See related: Economic Policy, Government, Russia
Reeher weighs in on Gillibrand's legislative victories in PolitiFact
According to Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, it can be difficult to measure how much a lawmaker worked behind the scenes to advance legislation, because the paper trail isn’t always clear.
See related: Congress, New York State, State & Local
Lovely comments on multilateral trade, G20 summit in Japan Times
See related: Economic Policy, Political Parties, Trade, United States
Boroujerdi op-ed on US-Iran tensions published in US News
"If the White House game plan was based on the premise that imposing more robust sanctions would cause a popular uprising by the Iranian people to bring down the regime, it badly miscalculated," writes Professor of Political Science Mehrzad Boroujerdi. "Instead, the nuclear withdrawal convinced Tehran that ill will should beget ill will."
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Boroujerdi weighs in on US-Iran tensions in Washington Times
"The Iranians do have an appetite for negotiating, but I think what is holding things up right now—and that’s the part that the Trump administration perhaps is not really comprehending—is they have to save face," says Professor of Political Science Mehrzad Boroujerdi.
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Bifulco comments on Florida charter school report in San Francisco Chronicle
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Banks weighs in on Trump accepting foreign help during campaign in Associated Press
According to William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, information received from a foreign entity could be a little murky under the law, but if someone determined the information was of value, it would be unlawful.
See related: Federal, International Affairs, U.S. Elections, United States
Steinberg op-ed on US-Japan relations published in Nikkei Asian Review
"If the U.S., under Trump or a successor, continues to take Japan's support for granted while ignoring Japan's interests, the U.S. grand strategy for the Indo-Pacific, which depends so heavily on allied support for bases and operations, could become increasingly untenable," writes University Professor James Steinberg.
See related: East Asia, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. National Security, United States
Boroujerdi discusses Japanese PM's visit to Iran in ThinkProgress
See related: East Asia, Foreign Policy, Middle East & North Africa