2022 In the News

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.

"As long as Israel has no long-term strategy to deal with the dire situation in Gaza, or with the Palestinians more generally, we will continue to see periodic fighting," Dany Bahar writes for The Forward.

Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe, "Engaging with authoritarian leaders doesn't have to mean endorsing them. And it's better than isolating them."

Lyle Goldstein explains the significance of Taiwan to China's leaders, the risk of nuclear war, and why the US could lose a war with China, in an interview with Jacobin.

Lyle Goldstein comments on China's ongoing military drills around Taiwan in response to Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit, for Newsweek.

Director of the Annenberg Institute Susanna Loeb comments on the forces that intensified the inequities in educational opportunity and achievement during the pandemic for USA Today.

Assistant Professor of China Studies and Political Science, Tyler Jost comments for U.S. News and World Report on how the U.S. position to defend Taiwan in the face of a PRC attack is less credible over time.

"It is no exaggeration to say the future of humanity may depend on a pragmatic U.S.-China relationship," Lyl Goldstein comments for TIME.

Lyle Goldstein comments for The Hill, "I don't think either Beijing or Washington wants a war over Taiwan."

Lyle Goldstein comments in Newsweek, "I must say I am considerably more worried than I was yesterday, things have taken kind of a grim turn."

"Taiwan is not a playground for U.S. politicians," Lyle Goldstein comments for Bloomberg.

Lyle Goldstein discusses possible future repercussions of Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Taiwan in The Guardian.

Lyle Goldstein comments, "this is a very delicate period for Taiwan, and this kind of move would be very foolish," for Responsible Statecraft.

Lyle Goldstein explains how Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan risks inflaming tensions between the US and China further in a piece written for UnHerd.

The Washinton Post reviews "The Pope at War", an assessment of the moral failings of Pope Pius XII during World War II, written by Professor of Italian Studies David Kertzer.

A factsheet co-authored by the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies referenced in The Intercept, which provides an overview of key facts, data, and analysis of issues related to U.S. security cooperation with the Government of Nigeria in the context of ongoing civilian protection, civilian harm, and humanitarian concerns.

Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller shares her perspective on Republican candidate's campaign for Rhode Island governor in The Providence Journal.

Professor of Economics, Emily Oster discusses how she uses her knowledge of health data to help parents think through decisions in interview with TIME.

Stephen Kinzer writes, "Several countries that haven't gone along with the West's sanctions on Russia are beginning to join forces" in The Boston Globe.

On The Media podcast interview with Professor of Economics, Mark Blyth, on how the economy is ultimately a mirror of our accomplishments, advances, fears, and mistakes.

Visiting professor Lyle Goldstein discusses Chinese analysis of Russian urban combat in the siege of Mariupol for his recent piece in Stars and Stripes.

Senior Fellow Deboarh Gordon discusses the wide variety of types of oils and gases and why their differences are significant for climate policy on Resources for the Future podcast.

Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Education Jonathan Collins offers commentary on the politicization of school boards, which could lead to inaction on new hires and student achievement goals for NBC News.

Bloomberg article features searchable map created by the Climate Solutions Lab, which shows estimated job and public health opportunities that come with transitioning away from fossil fuels.

The Costs of War project, cited in Current Affairs, calculates that around 900,000 people have been killed in U.S. post-9/11 war zones.

"The pandemic, and school reopenings in particular, punched the chest of national politics, and education has moved quickly from being local to national to partisan," Jonathan E. Collins comments for Chalkbeat Tennessee.

A study by researchers at the Climate Solutions Lab, cited in Stars and Stripes, showed the largest hub for U.S. troops and military supplies in Europe have relied on Russian natural gas, oil and coal for 30% of their energy needs.

"His announcement to step up military involvement in Europe reflects his choice of war over peace," Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer writes in The Boston Globe.

"She was the first celebrity culture Republican of this version of the party and she paved a pathway for Donald Trump," Wendy Schiller comments in The Guardian.

In an interview with Financial Times, Professor of Economics Emily Oster explains how data can help us to raise children, and why writing about her pregnancy was seen as "weird."

A new interactive map created by the Climate Solutions Lab featured in trends for Politico.

"In Argentina, a demagogue won the presidency by promising to restore past glory. Instead, he destroyed institutions, corrupted the Supreme Court, and left the country deeply polarized," Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe.

Professor of economics, Emily Oster discusses the risks and complications associated with pregnancy for The New York Times.

Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein explains why the newly launched vessel narrows capability gap with US big decks and firmly underscores China's wider naval ambitions in an article for Asia Times.

In this radio segment, Director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy Wendy Schiller discussed the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade.

"Now, democratic renewal not only means fighting for more easily accessible voting procedures but also a push for a legislative codification of the right to abortion," Ashutosh Varshney writes for The Indian Express.

Political Economist Mark Blyth discusses the possibility of a global recession as inflation and interest rates continue to rise, on The Business podcast.

"There has been a marked rise in poisonous rhetoric against Israeli Arabs by right-wing politicians over the past 12 months," Dany Bahar writes for The Forward.

Assistant Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Tyler Jost comments on China's ambitions to retake control of Taiwan, for U.S. News & World Report.

In an interview with Week in China, Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses competing world views of decision-makers in Washington and Beijing and military confrontation in Taiwan as well as the economic damage that could result.

Senior Fellow Arvind Subramanian writes for The Financial Times, "Shocks such as Covid and the Russian invasion of Ukraine command our attention. But it is shifts — that is, major transformations — that will determine the long-run trajectory of the global economy."

On a recent episode of Democracy Paradox podcast, Ashutosh Varshney is interviewed on the history of democracy in India.

Deborah Gordon explains for Brink how gobal climate stability rides on Germany delivering a net-zero energy transition, and how this can be achieved by Germany building new green hydrogen infrastructure and markets.

"In April 2022, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party announced that it will seek to double Japan's defense budget," Lyle Goldstein writes for Real Clear Defense.

Ashutosh Varshney, comments for Nikkei Asia "a fundamental element of Modi's foreign policy has come unstuck."

"More than 3 million Americans occupy a weird space in the world's political geography. That could soon change," Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe.

"Pius XII was afraid of, certainly in the first years of the war, that the Nazis were going to win. And so he felt he had to plan for a Europe that was going to be under Nazi control with their pal Mussolini helping out," David Kertzer in an interview with PBS News Hour on the findings in his new book.

Senior fellow, Stephen Kinzer offered commentary for History, on U.S. intervention in the Caribbean Basin during the early 20th century.