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Alums discuss ROK-Japan-U.S. anti-submarine warfare in op-ed on RCD
"Secretary Mattis’ trip to the region to reassure Tokyo and Seoul of the U.S.’s enduring commitment to its allies and the successful meetings between President Trump and Prime Minister Abe represent steps in the right direction," writes Jane Chung ’16 M.P.A./M.A. (IR) and Ph.D. candidate in political science, Erik French ’12 M.A. (PSc).
Mitra op-ed on effects of demonetisation in India in The Quint
The best case scenario for the long-term effects of demonetisation, therefore, is that there is no effect at all," writes Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.
Faricy op-ed on Trump's tax policy proposals in Washington Post
"The release of two pages from President Trump’s 2005 tax returns didn’t show much. But they did show just how much Trump—and other super-rich Americans—would benefit from his proposed tax plan," says Christopher Faricy, associate professor of political science.
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Khalil op-ed on academia, US foreign policy published in The National
Dennison discusses replacement of Obamacare on Syracuse.com
Tom Dennison, worried about low income elderly adults who lose their jobs, wrote "What is disturbing is the number of people who won't be able to buy insurance because the tax credits won't be enough," which is quoted in the Syracuse.com article "GOP Obamacare replacement plan hurts poor, helps middle class in Central New York."
Elman quoted on Israeli boycott measure in Inside Higher Ed
Mitra's research on offshoring cited in Huffington Post article
A research paper by Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, found that “temporary shocks like the Y2K problem can have permanent effects, i.e., they can permanently raise the extent of offshoring in an industry.”
Banks talks to CNN, Bloomberg about surveillance of presidents, people
William C. Banks, director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, says "the CIA needs to share what is known about its vulnerabilities with the companies that are impacted," in response to the documents released by WikiLeaks.
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O'Keefe discusses commercial space flights, NASA in LA Times
According to University Professor Sean O'Keefe, NASA’s role as a “development catalyst” has been part of the agency’s objectives since its earliest days.
Banks weighs in on Trump's wiretap claims, FISA in CNY Central article
William Banks, professor of practice of public administration and international affars, says gaining access to the evidence to substantiate or refute Trump's wiretap claims will be incredibly difficult because under the law, the president can not access current or previous Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court orders.
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