Maxwell School News and Commentary

"The E.U. must therefore promise to enforce political autonomy for the North after reunification—by, for instance, threatening to impose sanctions on the Cypriot government if it fails to live up to the deal," writes Kristy Buzard, assistant professor of economics, on the reunification of the Republic of Cyprus with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

“Many aspects of the speech and the points that Secretary Kerry was trying to give as a framework for peace contradict what was stated in the U.N. Security Council resolution. There’s quite a bit of discrepancy in these two documents when you look at them,” says Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science.

Sean O’Keefe, University Professor, says what President-elect Donald Trump is doing, by targeting specific federal contracts, is unheard-of, in a Politico article.

"A careful look at conflict-resolution theory suggests that moving the embassy could be a constructive move, pushing Israelis and Palestinians back to negotiations," writes Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, on President Trump's proposal to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.