2026 In the News

John Eason tells the Los Angeles Times that a prison town's economic fortune hinges more on when the facility was built than where, with early gains in income and home values fading within about a decade.

In the Chicago Tribune,Lyle Goldstein writes that Trump should build on the "constructive stability" framework established with China at their prior summit.

Lyle Goldstein wrote in RealClearDefense that the U.S. should reduce troop levels in South Korea while maintaining a narrower alliance focused on deterring North Korean nuclear first use.

Mark Blyth joined RTE's "The Business" podcast to discuss President Donald Trump's visit to Ireland.

Lyle Goldstein told the South China Morning Post the US Navy is overstretched, particularly its surface forces, straining resources amid the US-Iran war and prompting the Pentagon to offload some missions to the Coast Guard.

In the Christian Science Monitor, John Friedman said the new tax is unlikely to solve the state's housing crisis and that low-income housing tax credits "do not substantially increase the supply of low-income housing."

In Mother Jones, Jeff Colgan called the US-Venezuela oil deal "petro-imperialism," a direct seizure of another country's resources under threat of force.

Lyle Goldstein told the South China Morning Post that spreading the anti-submarine mission across more platforms could be valuable, given the limited number of specialized aircraft like the P-8.

In an article for The Print, Ashutosh Varshney writes that Hindu nationalism seeks Hindu supremacy through the subordination of Muslims rather than their expulsion or extermination.

Lyle Goldstein told The New York Times that expanded use of the Northern Sea Route will strengthen ties between China and Russia.

A recent CNN article cites research from the Climate Solutions Lab finding the Iran war has cost U.S. consumers an extra $100.9 billion in gasoline and diesel expenses since late February, or about $770 per household.

In a recent USA Today article, Lyle Goldstein said Trump's skepticism toward alliances is pushing the world toward a "complex multipolarity" rather than a single new order.

In a CNN article, Climate Solutions Lab research cites $97 billion in extra gas and diesel costs for Americans, or over $740 per household, since the Iran war began.

Lyle Goldstein told Stars and Stripes that China has spent more than two decades developing military laser technology and may be cooperating with Russia as both countries advance drone capabilities.

In Defense News, Lyle Goldstein examines a Chinese military assessment of the proposed Trump-class battleship, highlighting concerns over its cost, technological risks, vulnerability and potential impact on U.S. naval strategy and shipbuilding.

Jeff Colgan told the Financial Times that Americans are feeling the pinch of higher gas and diesel prices and predicted voters will render their verdict on it in November.

This opinion piece includes a mention of research by John Friedman showing that children from families in the top 1% of the income distribution are more than twice as likely to attend an Ivy Plus institution.

In an article that ranks Brown No. 25 among U.S. universities, John N. Friedman argues that universities should focus on career advancement and economic outcomes for their students.

This opinion piece references the Costs of War Project, which found that at least one-third of the more than $14 trillion in total Pentagon spending from 2001 to 2020 went to private contractors.

This story cites findings from the Costs of War project that U.S. boat strike campaigns in Venezuela, the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific have cost $4.7 billion.

This article cites research from The Costs of War project.

Robert Blair offered commentary for this article on U.S. deportations to Liberia.

Research by the Costs of War project is cited in this article on U.S. attempts at regime change in the Middle East.

Lyle Goldstein offered commentary for this article on how the war in Iran affects U.S. efforts to deter China.

This article references the book "Big House on the Prairie" by John Eason and cites research from the Justice Policy Lab, which Eason directs.

Jeff Colgan, director of the Climate Solutions Lab at Brown, provided commentary in this article.

In this op-ed, Lyle Goldstein argues that Secretary of State Marco Rubio's claim that Iran instituting tolls in the Strait of Hormuz will lead China to do the same in Asian waters is misleading.

Video interview with Lyle Goldstein on the message sent by President Trump's announcement that the U.S. would substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea.

This article references previous commentary from Lyle Goldstein.

In this op-ed, in response to a speech by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Stephen Kinzer argues that anti-imperialism should not be conflated with communism or anarchism.

This opinion piece by David Cicilline, a senior fellow in international and public affairs at the Watson School, mentions that the Annenberg Institute worked with the Rhode Island Foundation’s Blue Ribbon Commission to facilitate the development of recommendations for improving the state’s school funding formula.

Dany Bahar provided commentary in this article.

This book review focuses on Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies Omer Bartov’s book, “Israel: What Went Wrong?”

Lyle Goldstein offered commentary for this op-ed on military academy reform.

John N. Friedman offers commentary in this article on colleges moving away from COVID-era test-optional policies.

Dany Bahar offered commentary in this fact check on President Trump's claim that the U.S. is making hundreds of billions in revenue from Venezuelan oil.

Jeff Colgan offered commentary for this article on the cost of the Iran war. The Climate Solutions Lab's Iran War Energy Cost Tracker is also cited.

This piece includes a review of the book “Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress — and How to Bring it Back” by Marc J. Dunkelman.

This piece cites data from the Iran War Energy Cost Tracker, created by researchers at the Climate Solutions Lab.

Lyle Goldstein discussed in the South China Morning Post how China's military modernization is rapidly closing the gap with the United States.

In this op-ed, Lyle Goldstein and Vitaly Kozyrev argue that polar development could bring Asia and Europe closer together, enhancing global stability.

Marc Dunkelman discussed on the How to Really Run a City podcast why government struggles to deliver results and how rebalancing authority could improve governance.

Marc Dunkelman is a guest on this podcast episode.

Lyle Goldstein told the South China Morning Post that China's latest hypersonic missile deployment makes U.S. naval operations near Taiwan even more difficult.

A recent CNN article cites data from the Iran War Energy Cost Tracker, created by a research team at the Watson School’s Climate Solutions Lab.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan discussed how markets are interpreting the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady and the risks of supply-driven inflation.

Lyle Goldstein offers commentary in this article on Trump's options regarding the war in Iran.

In ThePrint, Ashutosh Varshney wrote that recent student protests challenged the BJP's control of the political narrative and temporarily expanded space for democratic dissent in India.