2023 In the News

Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe, "The United States faces major security challenges from Russia and China. Biden does not want to open a third front by feuding with Latin American countries."

Wendy Schiller shares her predictions for Biden's State of the Union address on Bloomberg.

Senior Fellow J. Brian Atwood writes for The Hill, "The controversy over whether to provide Abrams tanks to Ukraine said as much about the failure of Congressional oversight as it did about NATO politics."

Jeff Colgan, Director of the Climate Solutions Lab, explains why green energy is different in an interview on Harvard's Epicenter Podcast.

Jonathan Collins comments for The Boston Globe, "The interesting thing about participatory budgeting is that the deeper you get into it, the more you quickly realize, it is not about the money."

Wendy Schiller comments for The New York Times on the political intricacies of approving a proposed oil-drilling project in Alaska.

Richard Arenberg comments for The Hill, "We slap the label of 'independent' on anybody and anything that isn't a registered Democrat or Republican."

Poynter cites research from the Costs of War project that estimates the U.S. spent $2.189 trillion more in Afghanistan than the aid given to Ukraine.

Dany Bahar writes for The Forward, "In Israel and around the world we are hurt by these losses, and confused by what they mean."

Lyle Goldstein writes for Responsible Statecraft, "Just like 70 years ago on the peninsula, an armistice would immediately freeze fighting along the present line of contact."

Jonathan Collines writes for Kappan, "Supporting Black institutions is about more than financial investment. How do they fit into larger institutional arrangements? These are the truly pressing questions we need to ask."

Lyle Goldstein comments for Newsweek, "The August 2022 crisis shows that Beijing is quite willing to push the envelope when it comes to pressuring Taipei, for example by shooting missiles directly over the island or sending aircraft across the median line of the Taiwan Strait."

In this AZ Central interview, Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller dissects what to expect from Congress this session.

Lyle Goldstein comments for Foreign Affairs, "For the sake of Ukraine and also global peace and stability, painful compromises with Russia must be made—the sooner the better."

Stephen Kinzer penned this column for The Boston Globe on Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves and his position on the country's high environmental standards.

Wendy Schiller comments for The Guardian, "Abortion is most likely the No 1 internal problem for the Republican party going into '24."

Wendy Schiller comments for The Guardian on the "avalanche" of candidates vying for California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat in Congress.

Jonathan Collins was interviewed by Education Week about the ways that school boards can change routines to build trust with parents.

The Providence Journal notes that Jim Langevin will become a visiting scholar in political science at the University of Rhode Island and a senior fellow at Watson Institute.

Arvind Subramanian comments for Hindustan Times, "If the US breaches the limit, then financial markets panic because trust in the single most trusted borrower in the world — Uncle Sam — is jeopardised. And literally every interest rate in every market in the world is priced off US government bonds (the debt). So, if this market is rattled, the risk is of all global markets being rattled."

Jonathan Collins comments for Education Week, "Political polarization has been growing since the 2000s, and it has engulfed everything in its path, including school boards."

Emily Oster's research on the potential health and environmental hazards of gas stoves is cited in Bloomberg.

The Boston Globe mentions Jim Langevin's position as a senior fellow and how he hopes to give students insights from his experiences in more than three decades in government.

Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments for Daily Caller, "The Chinese have a lot of force they can bring to bear. Not just aircraft and missiles, but they could literally invade these smaller islands."

Emily Oster comments for Los Angeles Times, "If you have a gas stove do you need to replace it tomorrow? No, unless you have some significant respiratory issue."

Emily Oster's research on the potential health and environmental hazards of gas stoves is cited in The New York Times.

Deborah Gordon comments for Chemistry World, on an analysis that shows ExxonMobil scientists had accurately modeled global warming caused by fossil fuels since the late 1970s.

This Bon Appétit article references research by Emily Oster on the potential health and environmental hazards of gas stoves.

MSNBC cites Costs of War research which found that nearly 400,000 civilians have been killed in the combined post-9/11 wars.

Patrick Heller comments for The Christian Science Monitor on the Kerala model of economic and social development.

Stephen Kinzer discusses the profound cost of war — in the forms of human life, your taxpayer dollars, the US economy, and our safety, security, and freedom, in an interview on The Tulsi Gabbard Show.

In an interview with Brown Alumni Magazine, Glenn Loury discusses how he has become an important conservative thinker and a public intellectual not afraid to change his own mind.

Wendy Schiller offered commentary on the rioting in the Brazilian capital and the new U.S. legislative session for Bloomberg Daybreak Podcast.

James Green comments for The Wall Street Journal, "His supporters in Congress will distance themselves from him because of the damage, even though he claims he was not responsible."

Wendy Schiller comments for Providence Business News on Representative Seth Magaziner's new post in Congress.

Wendy Schiller is interviewed about Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and the Republican Party on Detroit Today.

Wendy Schiller comments for NBC 10 News, "[The deal] shows division in the Republican Party and the House and when you are the majority party, you do not want that kind of public fight over just electing your leader."

Mark Blyth on how the economy is ultimately a mirror of our accomplishments, advances, fears, and mistakes for On The Media Podcast.

Wendy Schiller discusses McKee's goals for his first full term as governor in an interview with PBS's A Lively Experiment.

J. Brian Atwood writes for The Hill, "The president of Mexico retains his popularity, but the Mexican people appreciate the multiparty system that has evolved. They want an accountable government."

Lyle Goldstein comments for Responsible Statecraft, "To the credit of the Ukrainian commanders, they have managed to create some interesting tactics here."

Wendy Schiller tells Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast that the GOP appears to be in disarray after 20 Republicans voted against Kevin McCarthy's bid for House speaker.