Koch Talks to Agence France Presse About Trump, Hero Worshipping
Such hero worship benefits both the mythologized leader and followers, says Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment. “By building up that cult and joining that and being part of that, they get a sense of community.”
See related: Federal, Religion, U.S. Elections, United States
Developing-Country Representation and Public Attitudes toward International Organizations
Taylor Speaks with Spectrum News About the NATO Summit, President Biden
“...NATO member states are aware of it that a Trump presidency might mean quite a shaky time period for the alliance going forward,” says Professor of Political Science Brian Taylor. “President Biden has decades of experience with respect to dealing with NATO member countries and understanding the alliance. And President Trump has a much more negative and hostile attitude towards the alliance.
See related: Government, NATO, U.S. Elections, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
Inflection Points: Pax Americana at a Crossroad
“Inflection Points: Pax Americana at a Crossroad,” authored by Danielle Taana Smith, a senior research associate in the Maxwell African Scholars Union, was published in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.
See related: Global Governance, Government, United States
DeCorse Quoted in The Guardian Article on the First Archaeological Dig of São Tomé and Príncipe
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agriculture, Archaeology, Migration, Trade
Herrold Serves as Keynote Panelist at Civil Society Summit Co-Hosted by USAID, SDC, Partners Global
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, discussed different strategies for civil society under threat and highlighted the need for continued investment in civil society organization resilience as essential to defending democratic principles and achieving social justice.
See related: Global Governance, Non-governmental Organizations, Social Justice
Taylor Weighs In on Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan in Newsweek Article
“The idea of a peace plan for Russia's war against Ukraine sounds nice, but the ideas proposed by two Trump advisers would not be acceptable to either Russia or Ukraine,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
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Hranchak Talks to The National About the Debate, What She Hopes to Hear About Russia and Ukraine
“In general, I'd like to hear answers or comments, not so much about Ukraine, but about Russia, because it's not Ukraine, but Russia, that poses the biggest challenge today,” says Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: Russia, U.S. Elections, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine, United States
Koch Quoted in Newsweek Article on Saudi Arabia’s Global Sports Investments
Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment, says the Saudi monarch-in-waiting “is more concerned about selling these projects to his people than he is in selling them to the West. So, all of these big sports investments have to be carefully positioned as somehow contributing to Saudi national interests.”
See related: Government, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa
Williams Quoted in National Magazine Article on Conscription in Canada
“The U.S. and Canada will do anything possible to avoid a draft,” says Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs. If war breaks out, a coalition force of North American professional military personnel would likely do the fighting, alongside existing European troops, he says.
See related: Canada, International Affairs, National Security, NATO
McCormick Talks to NewsNation About Mexico’s New President, Ability to Deal With Drug Cartels
“When she [Claudia Sheinbaum] comes in, she is inheriting this mess, but she doesn’t necessarily have the charisma that (López Obrador) does,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations. “So it’s going to be a tall ask.”
See related: Crime & Violence, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, National Security
Maxwell at 100: Expanding Views of Citizenship and a Wider World View
The Maxwell School has evolved to meet the needs of an increasingly interconnected world while continuing its focus on citizenship.
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PhD Candidate in Anthropology Receives Newcombe Fellowship for Doctoral Research in India
Nimisha Thakur is one of 22 scholars in the United States to receive the award, which the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation calls the largest and most prestigious award for Ph.D. candidates in the humanities and social sciences addressing questions of ethical and religious values.
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Taylor Discusses the Impact of Ukraine Using Western Weapons Against Russia With Fox News, La Presse
Brian Taylor, professor of political science, says that the authorization given by the U.S. and Germany to Ukrainian strikes on Russian soil with weapons they supply could have an impact on the balance of power on Ukrainian territory.
See related: Conflict, Europe, Government, International Agreements, NATO, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. National Security, United States
Purser Weighs In on the Troubled Housing Market in Syracuse and New York State on WCNY
“We are really dealing with two interrelated issues here. The first being the crisis of affordability, but the other one being the crisis of habitability. So changing the zoning isn't going to address some of the most pressing issues that tenants face in our community and so I think we really need to have a multipronged approach to address the housing crisis,” says Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology.
See related: Housing, New York State, State & Local, Urban Issues
Hranchak Speaks With The National About the Delay in US Military Aid for Ukraine
“Taking advantage of the delay in aid and the fact that the Ukrainians could not respond adequately, the Russians intensified their shelling of our power plants, and today Ukraine is forced to resort to blackouts to preserve electricity,” says Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: Conflict, Congress, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine, United States
George Kallander Discusses His Latest Research on Human-Animal Relations in Shanghai Review of Books
“Human-animal relations is a new lens to help us examine important historical moments and trends. The same theoretical lens that I use to examine a premodern society can be applied to modern history of this region [Korea and Northeast Asia],” says George Kallander, professor of history.
Khalil Talks to the NY Times, WABC-TV About the Crisis in the Middle East
“There are 1.4 million Palestinians now who have been displaced for the second or third time in seven months. ...They're living in camps, disease is rampant, we have famine spreading throughout Gaza, and the reality is unless the international community, led by the United States, steps in and brings a halt to this, we could be looking at a major disaster,” says Osamah Khalil, professor of history.
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From Sovereignty to Mortality: Tenth Decade Awards Support Research Across Disciplines
Funded by gifts from hundreds of individual donors, including a lead gift from long-time Maxwell supporters Gerry and Daphna Cramer, the project has since awarded funds for dozens of faculty-led projects that have explored topics related to citizenship—from labor policy to free speech jurisprudence to climate change.
See related: Centennial, Giving, Grant Awards, School History
Mitra Weighs In on the Issue of Wealth Taxation in India in Al Jazeera Article
Devashish Mitra, professor of economics, says that some wealth distribution “might not be a bad idea.” But, he adds, “it is a politically contentious issue, and there might be political problems in enacting any kind of means to redistribute wealth.’’
See related: Economic Policy, Elections, Government, India