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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.

"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.

"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."

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 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.

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.

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

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."

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.

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

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

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."

A report titled, U.S. Security Partnerships and the Protection Of Civilians, which was co-authored by the Center from Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies is cited in Responsible Statecraft.

Deborah Gordon writes for Midland Reporter-Telegram, "the U.S. can double down on cleaner energy now. There's no place better than Texas to make the first move."

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

"Independence would be unravelling 300 years of history and would require a 'leap of faith' – but that doesn't mean it should not be done", Mark Blyth comments in The National.

Nearly 400,000 civilian men, women, and children have been killed in the U.S.-led post-9/11 wars, Costs of War cited in Common Dreams.

Costs of War report cited in Voices for New Democracy on the total human cost by direct war violence of the U.S. post-9/11 wars.

In this radio segment, Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller discusses politics, the economy, and the primary and general elections.

According to the Costs of War project at Watson, at least 200,000 civilians died as a result of "direct war-related violence" during the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Jonathan Collins explains in Education Week, "What the hateful ideology behind the Buffalo shooting means for educators"

Emily Oster writes in The Atlantic, "How parents should, and should not, manage the shortage".

During an interview with 'The Wire Talks', Ashutosh Varshney comments, "It's the electoral victory of the BJP which is causing this constitutional difficulty and it will might soon become a constitutional crisis."

Richard Arenberg in South China Morning Post, "It can't just be the Democrats negotiating with themselves,"

"Comparing Volodymyr Zelensky to Hitler is absurd, but it fits Vladimir Putin's distorted view of World War II and Russian history", Omer Bartov writes for The Wall Street Journal.

Chas Freeman in Asia Times, "At the outset of its response to the Russian invasion, the administration was careful to limit possible provocation of the Russians. But, not having seen direct retaliation from Moscow, it has become progressively less cautious."

Stephen Kinzer writes in the Boston Globe, two good souls have been sent away for no crime other than challenging autocrats.