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Watson Institute Interim Director Wendy Schiller offered commentary in this article. Schiller said the issue of abortion could decide the election "precisely because it is so close" and that political observers in 2022 "vastly underestimated the importance of abortion rights in drawing voters to the polls, especially younger women, and that issue helped Democrats win key Senate races."
Newsweek cites research from the Costs of War project, reporting that U.S. spending on Israeli and related military operations in the region has reached $22.6 billion in the year following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel.
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Zoom the World: American elections (interview with Michael Kennedy)

In an interview with Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych, Michael Kennedy discussed the implications of Kamala Harris's nomination, the dynamics of the U.S. election, contrasting visions of the state, and the influence of regional, gender, and Palestinian American politics.