John N. Friedman and his Opportunity Insights co-director, Raj Chetty, authored this article announcing TIME's new World's Top Universities of 2026 rankings. Brown was ranked No. 42 globally.
2026 In the News
U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings
Why the US and South Korea will not jointly construct nuclear submarines (written by Lyle Goldstein)
In this op-ed in USNI Proceedings, Lyle Goldstein explains why a proposed partnership between the U.S. and South Korea to build nuclear submarines is not moving forward.
Omer Bartov provided commentary in this article.
In this op-ed for The Print, Ashutosh Varshney analyzes how the global order is changing and what India should do regarding economic issues.
U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings
Russian and Chinese Threats to Greenland and the New Arctic Sea Routes Are Low (written by Lyle Goldstein)
In this op-ed in USNI Proceedings, Lyle Goldstein argues that while China-Russia cooperation in the maritime domain warrants monitoring, the naval threat to the Arctic and Greenland posed by this quasi-alliance is minimal.
In this article in The Guardian on power struggles within the Chinese military, Lyle Goldstein noted that China recently unveiled powerful new weapons and still has the capability to make a move against Taiwan.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
How aid groups are dealing with slashed USAID funding (commentary by Jennifer Hadden)
Jennifer Hadden offered commentary on U.S. foreign aid cuts to NGOs.
Mark Blyth offered commentary on the emergence of BlackRock's Rick Rieder as a Federal Reserve frontrunner.
Lyle Goldstein commented that the corruption charges against Zhang Youxia, long seen as Xi Jinping’s closest military ally, raise questions about the stability of China's military leadership.
Timothy Edgar offered commentary on TikTok's algorithm
Lyle Goldstein offered commentary on China’s use of diesel submarines
Good Authority Podcast
Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? (interview with Jeff Colgan)
Jeff Colgan and Federica Genovese discuss what Trump's second term means for the ongoing global effort to combat climate change.
Mark Blyth commented on Donald Trump's approach to the Davos summit.
Mark Blyth offered commentary on the World Economic Forum.
Catherine Lutz offered commentary for this analysis of U.S. threats to seize Greenland.
Jennifer Hadden co-authored this column about U.S. foreign aid cuts to NGOs.
In this broadcast interview, Mark Blyth spoke about the Department of Justice’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the trending politics of central banks around the world.
Catherine Lutz offered commentary in this analysis of a new presidential executive order to curb arms industry stock buybacks.
Stephanie Savell comments on proposals to consolidate AFRICOM and other U.S. military foreign command units.
Jennifer Hadden co-authored this Policy Brief on the challenges facing NGOs for UNICEF as part of their 2026 Global Outlook for Children.
What On Earth Podcast
Will we ever stop fighting over oil? (comments by Jeff Colgan)
Jeff Colgan comments on the long history of wars fought over oil and "petro-imperialism" as the U.S. seeks to take control of Venezuela's oil reserves.
Dany Bahar argues that now that Nicolas Maduro is out of power, there should be a bipartisan effort in Washington to help the country make a full transition to democracy and restore the rights of the Venezuelan people.
Stephen Kinzer speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the implications of the recent U.S. attack on Venezuela.
Stephen Kinzer says focus on Cuba has distorted U.S. foreign policy over generations, and it is happening again.
Steven Kinzer says without Venezuelan oil, Cuba's political system will finally collapse.