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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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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

"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.

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

"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.

Aghast at continued apologia for Pope Pius XII, Watson faculty fellow and historian David Kertzer reveals archival finds about the Vatican's stance on Jewish genocide, in The Times of Israel.

"The governor's race, in particular, creates a lot of uncertainty for health care providers in the state because you don't know who you're going to be dealing with," Wendy Schiller comments in Providence Business News.

Chas Freeman, senior fellow and former Ambassador comments in The Wall Street Journal, "Europe can never again trust Russia to be its primary energy provider, and that even if sanctions are lifted, countries are proposing costly new infrastructure and endorsing long-term alternative supply contracts that will lock in the new energy map."

"The government, for example, has not funded films that deal with LGBTQ issues, including trans issues. The government also supported the closing of an art exhibit that included trans people," James Green comments for Internation Journalists' Network.

"About 60 percent of overall liberal-conservative ideology is genetically influenced," Rose McDermott comments in The New York Times.

Emily Oster writes for Jewish World Review, "This advice is well-meaning, but it can become yet another for parents to feel like we're failing."

The Costs of War project cited in Salon, an average of 45,000 human beings are killed each year — more than two-fifths of them innocent civilians.

David Kertzer writes for The Atlantic, "Newly revealed Vatican documents uncover a long-held secret: As war broke out, Pius XII used a Nazi prince to negotiate with Adolf Hitler."

Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe, "With war raging in Ukraine, long-neutral Finland is suddenly eager to join the American-led NATO military alliance. We shouldn't jump into this marriage."

David Kertzer comments in The New York Times, "Part of what I hope to accomplish, is to show how important a role Pius XII played."

Boston Globe book review highlights "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.

Stephen Kinzer writes in the Boston Globe, "Since the Vietnam era, Americans have come to expect antiwar rhetoric from liberal Democrats. Cancel that."

In this radio segment, Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller discusses gun laws in the U.S and the primary elections in several states.

Senior Fellow Anthony Levitas offered commentary for Deutsche Welle, on the methodology used by a new report that measures social inequality in Europe.

Professor of International Economics Mark Blyth offered commentary for the Christian Science Monitor, on the Federal Reserve's efforts to contain inflation.

Professor of Economics Emily Oster received the distinction in Time Magazine for her work in translating data into simple, rational guidance for parents worldwide.

Professor of Economics Glenn Loury comments in Forbes, on the dynamics of "cognitive inequality," and whether there can be jobs in the economy for those with certain limited cognitive skills.

Ambassador Chas Freeman in Asia Times, "This is the fourth time this year that the White House has sought to walk back statements by the president committing the United States to go to war with China over Taiwan."

Ashutosh Varshney writes for The Indian Express, "Attempt to reclaim Gyanvapi mosque for Hindu religious purposes flatly contradicts the Constitution."

Deborah Gordon joined The Good Men Project for a discussion of her research and its public policy and private sector implications.