Ashutosh Varshney writes for The Indian Express, "As India debates the latest border clashes with China, Delhi should keep in mind that China has moved to a security over economics mode, making a Chinese compromise less likely."
2022 In the News
Responsible Statecraft
How the US and China can shape a new East Asian Order, together (written by Chas Freeman)
Ambassador Chas Freeman writes for Responsible Statecraft, "Without explicit support from the United States, Japan is reemerging as an Asian politico-military power."
Ambassador Chas Freeman writes for Responsible Statecraft, "Regional governments have taken note of Washington's reluctance to challenge Russia in Ukraine directly."
Responsible Statecraft
Why Taiwan's dependence on the US is not a safe bet (written by Chas Freeman)
Ambassador Chas Freeman writes for Responsible Statecraft, "Other countries in the region seek to ensure their independence by working with each other — as well as courting US support."
Lyle Goldstein writes for Unherd, "Washington should aim to avoid the mistakes it has made in European security over the last decade and instead strive for a more inclusive architecture for Asia-Pacific security that does not isolate Beijing."
Responsible Statecraft
Refashioning a new East Asian order (written by Chas Freeman)
Ambassador Chas Freeman writes for Responsible Statecraft, "After four centuries, China has emerged as the economic nucleus of its region and a credible contestant for global preeminence."
Daniel Smith comments for Insider, "They have a lot of awareness about what the world has to offer, but great frustration that they can't find it for themselves because of unemployment and other thwarted opportunities to make a living."
The Costs of War Project released a new report titled "Uncompensated Allies: How Contracting Companies and U.S. Government Agencies Failed Third-Country Nationals in Afghanistan," that was cited in NBC News.
The Costs of War project research cited in Common Dreams, estimates that combatants on all sides of the U.S.-led War on Terror have killed as many as 387,000 civilians as of late last year.
Stephen Kinzer writes for the Boston Globe, "Eager to find new sources of oil, we're finally acknowledging two truths: Venezuela does not threaten us, and our efforts to depose its leftist government have failed."
Providence Business News
Enormous turnover among Providence leaders is unchartered territory (comments by Wendy Schiller)
Wendy Schiller comments for Providence Business News, "You want to have people in office making the decisions so voters hold the right people accountable."
Professor James Green provided commentary for USA Today, on the protests following the presidential election in Brazil.
Director of the Annenberg Institute Susanna Loeb discusses strategies for school districts to optimize the impact of online tutoring for Education Week.
Foreign Affairs
The Rewards of Rivalry (co-authored by Jeff Colgan)
Jeff Colgan discusses the competition between the United States and China for Foreign Affairs.
Director of the Annenberg Institute Susanna Loeb offered commentary for Education Week on high-impact tutoring.
Arvind Subramanian explains for Foreign Affairs why the decline of China may represent a real opportunity, does not ordain an Indian economic boom.
Radio Open Source
The Maelstrom of Geopolitics (interview with Chas Freeman)
Senior Fellow Ambassador Chas Freeman on the power dynamics of the US and China for Radio Open Source.
Bloomberg Daybreak Podcast
Bloomberg Daybreak: December 7, 2022 (interview with Wendy Schiller)
Wendy Schiller discusses the midterm election results on this episode of Bloomberg Daybreak Podcast.
Dany Bahar co-authors a piece for Project Syndicate, explaining how restrictions on migrant workers and asylum seekers have exacerbated US labor shortages.
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments on the US-China rivalry for The Daily Caller, "China is doing a response to what we are doing."
Stephen Kinzer writes for the Boston Globe, "It's only a game — except when it's not. That has become clear once again as soccer's World Cup showcases political as well as athletic competition."
Latin America Advisor
What Must Jamaica Do in Order to Subdue Gangs? (interview with Barrymore Bogues)
Barrymore Bogues comments for the Latin America Advisor, "In 1976, the People's National Party (PNP) government's declaration was linked to political violence; now the violence is explicitly criminal activities. Crime is a major issue in Jamaica."
Senior Fellow Arvind Subramanian wrote an opinion piece for The Daily Star advocating for competitive technological progress as a tool to fight climate change.
Omer Bartov comments for Vox on the misappropriation of the writings of Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl.
Jonathan Collins writes for Kappan, "Should schools even have policing? It's a crucial question because the answers that swarm before us remind us that school policing is a political tool."
Bloomberg Daybreak Podcast
Bloomberg Daybreak: November 28, 2022 (interview with Wendy Schiller)
Wendy Schiller discusses China unrest and the global impact for Bloomberg Daybreak podcast.
Global Village Space
The mockery of Muslim rights in India (comments by Ashutosh Varshney)
Ashutosh Varshney comments for Global Village Space, "The longer Hindu nationalists are in power, the greater the change will be to Muslims' status and the harder it will be to reverse such changes."
The Washington Post article references a study of state test scores by Professor of Economics Emily Oster.
Senior Fellow E. Isaac Dovere makes predictions about the 2024 presidential election in a piece written for CNN.
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller comments for The Guardian, "He starts out in a weaker position than he did in 2016 in that voters are very familiar with the Trump show both in government and out of government."
Bloomberg Daybreak Podcast
Bloomberg Daybreak: November 18, 2022 (interview with Wendy Schiller)
On Bloomberg Daybreak podcast, Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller discusses Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down as U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The Costs of War research cited in Common Dreams, "Unmanned aerial drone and other airstrikes by U.S. forces also continue in nations including Afghanistan, Somalia, and Syria during the 21-year, open-ended War on Terror—in which more than 387,000 civilians have been killed."
Director of the Annenberg Institute Susanna Loeb comments for EdSource that tutoring, either online or in-person, is the best way to accelerate student learning.
In a recent piece for Counter Punch the Costs of War project's report cited, 9.2 million Iraqis were internally displaced or refugees abroad, as of 2021, all because of a war based on lies.
Wendy Schiller comments on the fight to raise the debt ceiling for BuzzFeed News, "That's the single biggest thing that affects everybody's lives. It affects everybody's retirement, it affects Social Security, it affects every bond issued by the federal government."
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments for Foreign Affairs, "It would be reckless to adopt this policy of 'strategic clarity.' In fact, this move away from 'strategic ambiguity' might well spark the war that it is aiming to prevent."
Tyler Jost offered comments for Vox, on the upcoming meeting between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein explains for The Spectator that US-China relations, "will require a robust follow-up and a determination on both sides to break with the new tendencies toward vitriolic critiques and ever-escalating competitions in all domains."
Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe, "While brave young women are being shot by polic in Iran, their compatriots in America are being attacked for even suggesting negotiations with the regime."
Jeffrey Colgan comments for The Japan Times, on the impact of the midterm election results for President Joe Biden's climate policies.
Senior Fellow Ambassador Chas Freeman explains for Responsible Statecraft, how world's leaders, including Washington, have lost their grip on the Middle East.
In this TV interview with WJAR, Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller discusses the 2022 midterm election results.
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller provided commentary for The Daily Telegraph on President Joe Biden's approval rating.
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller comments for The Boston Globe, "the national Republican Party has become literally unpalatable to independent voters in New England."
The Providence Journal
5 takeaways from the 2022 RI Election results (comments by Wendy Schiller)
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller comments for The Providence Journal on what Republicans need to do to convince voters that they would be better off under Republicans than Democrats.
Director of the Taubman Center Wendy Schiller interviewed on The Public's Radio about midterm election results in Rhode Island.
Director of Climate Solutions Lab Jeff Colgan comments for Grist, "It's really been remarkable how much climate change has risen on the political agenda."
Professor of Economics Emily Oster discussed understanding the nuances of choice-making in parenthood during an interview for The Atlantic podcast How to Build a Happy Life.
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