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Miriam Elman speaks to WAER about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
See related: Foreign Policy, Middle East & North Africa
Lovely featured in Bloomberg article on impact of US tariffs on China
"The proposed tariffs will hit bilateral trade in fast-growing, knowledge-based sectors the hardest," say Mary Lovely, professor of economics, and Yang Liang, a Ph.D. candidate in economics. "Rather than hitting the administration’s intended target—Chinese firms that may have unfairly obtained American technology—the proposed tariffs would actually inflict damage on U.S. high-technology sectors."
Monnat research on deaths of despair cited in Atlantic article
Lerner Chair Shannon Monnat's research found that the Rust Belt counties that put Trump over the top were those that lost the most people in recent years to deaths of despair—those due to alcohol, drugs, and suicide.
Andersen discusses Gina Haspel, NY-22, Eric Schneiderman on WCNY
Kristi Andersen, professor emeritus of political science, discussed Gina Haspel, President Trump's nominee for director of the CIA, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney and New York's 22nd congressional district, and the resignation of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
Monnat weighs in on efforts to combat drug overdoses in ConvergenceRI
"We must tackle root causes, which... drive suicide, alcohol-related deaths and more," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
Ebner weighs in on claim that likens Trump to Mussolini in PolitiFact
"The term the regime used for land reclamation was ‘bonifica,’" says Michael Ebner, associate professor of history. "In English, it might be translated as ‘reclamation,’ as in land reclamation, but was also used more generally by the regime for reclaiming the race or the state."
Steinberg discusses US-North Korea relations in Voice of America
"What we have seen so far is a fairly responsible attitude from the government here that seems to understand that there is a danger that the North Korea strategy is to drive a wedge between the United States and South Korea," says University Professor James Steinberg.
Murrett discusses the US-North Korea summit with Fox News
"These talks have the ability to reduce security tensions in East Asia and present an opportunity for the U.S. to reinforce the strong links with South Korea, Japan and even China," says Robert Murrett, deputy director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism.
Lovely comments on EU, US trade agreement in Financial Times