Maxwell School News and Commentary
Fulbright recipient from Maxwell flourishes in living, learning abroad
Mitra explains how trade spurred growth in Asia at ADBI conference
"There is a mechanism that will distribute gains from trade in a more inclusive way," said Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, "that, over time, will build the support for globalization."
Reeher discusses Gillibrand's comments on Franken, Clinton in The Hill
"She [Senator Kirsten Gillibrand] has been a leading spokesperson in the chamber for women’s issues and women’s rights and it’s not surprising to me at all that she would be one of the first Democrats to call out Sen. Franken and when the conversation inevitably turned to him, President Clinton," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
Bill Smullen speaks with Al-Monitor about US troop training in Iraq
"It needs to be a national effort," says Bill Smullen, director of the national security studies program. "There are a lot of people in civilian clothes who have ill feelings toward Iraqi military and government. It is nationwide. That’s the way they need to think of it—a national effort in all places, all ways and all times."
Reeher discusses Trump's ambassador picks in the Washington Examiner
"In this instance, the negative reaction President Trump has generated throughout the Western World may complicate the situation," says Grant Reeher, director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute. "Being Trump's ambassador, say, in Norway or Denmark, is going to be trickier than in past administrations, requiring greater skill and deftness."
Rubinstein study on health literacy and life history published in Human Organization
Miriam Elman discusses Trump's address on Jerusalem on NPR
"What Trump is trying to get the Palestinian authority to realize is that if they want an independent state and peace, then they are going to have to do it within Israel, whose capital happens to be in Jerusalem," says Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science.
Monnat comments on risks of healthcare mergers in CBS article
Karas Montez explains how the tax plan attacks education in Huffington Post