The Costs of War Project analysis cited in Forbes points out that Pentagon spending has never tracked precisely with inflation.
2022 In the News
The Boston Globe
How to rewrite a constitution (written by Stephen Kinzer)
Chilean President Gabriel Boric supports a new proposed draft of the country's constitution, Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe.
The Republican Party "realizes that abortion rights is a much stronger mobilizing force in the 2022 midterms among Democrats and independents than they anticipated," Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller comments for The Sun.
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein discusses Biden's conversaion with Xi Jinping about nuclear strategy and crisis management for The New York Times.
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller offered commentary for HuffPost on Tuesday's primary election in Rhode Island.
"It is clear that drones would have a very large role in any Chinese campaign to conquer Taiwan," Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments for The New York Times.
Professor of Economics John Friedman comments for Forbes on the lingering practices and policies that prevent students from accessing a great public education.
Professor Jonathan Collins offered commentary for Education Week on the Texas State Board of Education's decision to delay the revision process of the state's K-12 social studies standards until 2025.
"Modi's India is still an electoral democracy but the loner Hindu nationalists remain in power, the weaker it'll become as a liberal democracy," Professor Ashutosh Varshney writes for The Print.
Professor of Economics Emily Oster explains to The Boston Globe, that that no amount of training or investment in virtual education would make it an adequate replacement for an in-person classroom.
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller comments for The Philadelphia Inquirer on John Fetterman's ability to be a senator after his stroke.
Foreign Policy Magazine
Brazil's Presidential Race Heats Up (comments by James N. Green)
Professor James N. Green provided commentary for Foreign Policy Magazine on the current presidential election cycle in Brazil.
In an interview with The New Yorker, Director of the Annenberg Institute Susanna Loeb discusses the biggest takeaways on the low test results of the National Assessment of Education Progress report released last week.
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller provided commentary for The Guardian on the advantages Republicans have at the midterm elections in House districts.
Director of the Annenberg Institute Susanna Loeb offered commentary for the New York Times on concerns over the low test results of the 2021 National Assessment of Educational Progress, which may reflect a long-term impact among lower-achieving students.
The New York Times
School Is for Social Mobility (written by John Friedman)
In this opinion piece for the New York Times, Chair of Economics John Friedman argues that big data and education reforms can help shape children's trajectories long-term.
"It's a mistake to think that because it's a bad candidate, the people who choose to get out the door to vote will not select the bad candidate," Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller comments for The New Statesman.
The Christian Science Monitor
What China is – and isn't – learning from military drills near Taiwan (comments by Lyle Goldstein)
Visiting Professor of International and Public Affairs Lyle Goldstein offered commentary on what's needed to calm tensions in the Taiwan Strait for The Christian Science Monitor.
Associate Professor Dany Bahar explains how some remittances that would have gone to Ukrainians in Ukraine are now going elsewhere for NPR's Marketplace podcast.
Professor Michael Kennedy comments for Clarín, "while Trump can dominate the Republican base, that does not mean that his candidates will do well in the general election." (Originally published in Spanish)
The Daily Star article co-authored by Arvind Subramanian explains how disruptions in the economy will most likely transform the global trading system, rather than shrink it, with the impact varying across the countries.
America Adapts
2022 Mid-Year Adaptation (interview with Jeff Colgan)
On an episode of the America Adapts podcast, Jess Colgan discusses a new resource from the Climate Solutions Lab that allows you to search climate course syllabi, or upload your own for others to access.
HistoryNet article discusses David Kertzer's book "The Pope at War" and the newly released Vatican archives that cast Pius XII's wartime leadership in a damning light.
The Indian Express
India@75: The waning (written by Ashutosh Varshney)
In an article for The Indian Express, Director of the Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia Ashutosh Varshney explains how national integration and commitment to democracy have been weakening in India.
"These contracts show the shadowy 'camo economy' at work in Afghanistan," Heidi Peltier comments for Common Dreams.
"There are a lot of people at Brown putting this problem front and center, because climate change is the great global challenge of our time," Director of the Climate Solutions Lab Jeff Colgan comments for ECO Magazine.
The Financial Times
We should beware patronising the marginalised (comments by Glenn Loury)
"Being the subject of such deference as the minority [means] all the moral agency in that situation goes to the powerful observer, who either can or cannot elect to be an ally," Glenn Loury comments for the Financial Times.
"Sri Lanka's proximity to India means that China's dealings with the island often come under close scrutiny," Lyle Goldstein comments for the New York Times
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein breaks down the "three lessons from China's recent exercises around the self-governing island" in his article for Defense One.
Senior Fellow Timothy Edgar explains that targeting Americans for surveillance generally requires a warrant from the special Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, in recent Newsweek article.
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller discusses the latest news on classified documents the FBI uncovered in a search of Donald Trump's Florida residence for Bloomberg.
Recent TIME article cites that around 69,000 Afghan security forces died and thousands more were wounded since the war in Afghanistan began in 2001 according to estimates by the Costs of War project.
Senior Fellow Edward-Issac Dovere write about President Biden's string of legislative wins in an article for CNN Politics.
In a recent New York Times article, Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein explains the visit by delegation "may contribute to the escalation cycle we have been witnessing over the last five years."
Wendy Schiller explains why Republicans' defense of Trump should not necessarily be taken at face value as the midterms approach for The Guardian.
In this co-authored opinion piece for The Asset, Senior Fellow Arvind Subramanian describes how the 2008 global financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have dimmed China's economic prospects while brightening India's.
Utterly Moderate Podcast
Hitler and The Pope (interview with David Kertzer)
On this episode of Utterly Moderate podcast, Professor of Italian Studies David Kertzer discusses his newest book "The Pope at War."
Wendy Schiller discusses Rhode Island politics and how the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago will affect midterm elections in a recent interview on PBS.
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein explains that the increased activity likely represents the "new normal," for a recent article in Stars and Stripes.
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller discusses the potential outcomes of the 2022 midterm elections on Bloomberg TV.
Global Connections
What Is The Future of Our Energy Supply? (interview with Deborah Gordon)
Senior Fellow Deborah Gordon joins Robert Siegel on Global Connections to discuss many factors in the uncertain future of our energy supply.
National Geographic cites an estimate by the Costs of War project that more than 46,000 civilians also had been killed since the start of the war in 2001.
Professor Margaret Weir interviewed for a recent study by WalletHub on States with the Most Underprivileged Children.
The Washington Post cites an estimate by the Costs of War project that as of April 2021, more than 71,000 Afghan and Pakistani civilians had died because of the war.
Ambassador Chas Freeman shares his thoughts on current US-China relations for The World.
Responsible Statecraft cites a paper from Costs of War project that states, Pentagon contracts amounting to around $37 billion went to contractors who are not identifiable in publicly available contracting databases.
In an interview with WDET Detroit's NPR Station, Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller explains why she does not believe DCCC donors want their money spent in Republican primaries.
Professor of Political Science Wendy J. Schiller offered commentary on the FBI raid at Donald Trump's Florida residence at Mar-a-Lago and how it could affect upcoming elections for Bloomberg.