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In his column for The Indian Express, Ashutosh Varshney discusses the murmurs of a desire for change among voters in Uttar Pradesh amidst the impending elections.

A recent Washington Examiner article highlights "Late Admissions", a new book by Glenn Loury.

In an interview with Freakonomics, Glenn Loury discusses his new memoir, "Late Admissions."

In an interview with Action on Armed Violence, Ieva Jusionyte discussed her latest book, "Exit Wounds".

Ieva Jusionyte comments for WKOW, "We cannot get ourselves out of this problem without also thinking about the demand. Why is there a demand for American guns in Mexico?"

In a New York Post opinion piece, Glenn Loury criticized student protesters for shutting down controversial speakers, arguing it stifles the free exchange of ideas that should be academia's core principle.

In an article for The Nation, Omer Bartov discusses the long and complex history of anti-Semitism, and how current Israeli policies and actions are contributing to a resurgence of anti-Semitic sentiment.

On Rhode Island PBS, Wendy Schiller discussed skyrocketing bridge replacement estimates, more college protests in Providence and important legislative session updates.

The Wall Street Journal reviews "Late Admissions," a new book by Glenn Loury.

On the Bloomberg Surveillance podcast, Wendy Schiller broke down key issues hindering the election campaigns of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

In a recent piece for The National Desk, Timothy Edgar was interviewed about TikTok’s lawsuit seeking to stop a new law that could result in the social media platform’s U.S. ban.

This New York Times opinion piece profiles Professor of Economics Glenn Loury.

Ieva Jusionyte comments for Herald Review, “Intercepting guns at the border is the last step. Ideally, they would never reach the border.”

In a recent Australian Broadcasting Corporation podcast episode, Mark Blyth discusses the shift in economic fortunes within the Eurozone.

In an article written for The Forward, Dany Bahar argues that university divestment from Israel-linked firms would have minimal effect given the small number of Israeli companies in investment portfolios.

Dany Bahar comments for the Christian Science Monitor “Let’s invest instead of divest. Let’s ask the universities to invest in [Palestinian] schools and infrastructure, in scholarships to students and faculty to come."

In an interview on Scheer Intelligence podcast, Ieva Jusionyte discusses how the crisis on the U.S. southern border is driven not by invading migrants, as commonly portrayed, but by the unregulated flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico.

In an interview with Democracy Now, Omer Bartov said, "There's politics, and there's prejudice. And if we don't make a distinction between the two, then what we are actually doing is enforcing a kind of silence over the policies that have been conducted by the Israeli government for a long time that ultimately culminated now in the utter destruction of Gaza."

Mark Blyth co-authored a column for Foreign Affairs about the British elections and the economy.

A recent article in The Intercept references a report from the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies about U.S. security aid to Nigeria.

Ashutosh Varshney comments for PBS Newshour, "The longer Hindu nationalists are in power, the greater the change will be to Muslims’ status and the harder it will be to reverse such changes."

In an interview with CNN, Ieva Jusionyte discusses how American guns that cross southward into Mexico are contributing to a vicious cycle of violence on the US southern border.

Lyle Goldstein comments for Business Insider, "I am concerned that China may see some reason to go earlier rather than later."

In a recent Washington Post article, Dany Bahar discusses how Israel's economy has become less vulnerable to boycotts due to the nature of its exports, which are primarily technology-based goods and services.

Patrick Heller comments for Outlook India, "In Kerala, because CPI (M) has been in and out of power, it has always maintained closer ties to its rank and file and has had to appeal to a vibrant democratic society where issues of environment, gender and other rights-based issues always have to be addressed.”

In an interview with WBUR, Ashutosh Varshney discusses democracy in India.

Citing Costs of War research, a recent Al Jazeera article reports how tech workers are protesting against the use of AI and other technologies by the Israeli military in Gaza.

Patrick Heller comments for HuffPost, “The kind of investments required – in high-quality education, health care and safety nets ― are relatively straightforward. Making them effectively is the challenge.”

In an interview on NPR's IA, Ieva Jusionyte discusses the role of guns from the United States in the ongoing crisis of gun violence in Mexico.

Lyle Goldstein comments for The National Desk, "I think there’s major reasons to believe that our military is not prepared for a China contingency, especially concerning our ability both to produce munitions but also to reconstitute the force."

A recent Caracas Chronicles article cites research by Dany Bahar that found that Venezuela's food and medical imports significantly declined between 2013 and 2016.

A recent Common Dreams article discusses a Costs of War report titled "How Big Tech and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Military-Industrial Complex."

Dany Bahar writes for The Forward, "The Israeli economy, normally quite resilient, has taken a beating over the months of war and protests."

In an article for Rolling Stone, Ieva Jusionyte traces the deadly pipeline of assault weapons into the hands of organized crime.

In an interview with WBUR, Ieva Jusionyte discussed her new book, a deep dive into how and why guns from the United States continually flow into Mexico.

In an interview with New Books Network podcast, Ieva Jusionyte discusses her new book, "Exit Wounds: How America's Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border."

In an article for Washington Examiner, Rich Arenberg discusses the detrimental impact of abortion restrictions and recent court rulings in Arizona, highlighting its unfavorable implications for the Republican Party.

A recent Forbes article references Brown’s decision to resume a standardized test requirement and references a related study co-authored by Professor of Economics John Friedman.

In an interview on The Spotlight podcast, Stephen Kinzer assesses the way the US press covers world affairs .

In this op-ed, Watson Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer argues the most important relationship in the world is becoming a dangerous competition.

In an interview with Convergence RI, Ieva Jusionyte discusses her research and new book, "Exit Wounds: How America's Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border."

In an interview on Background Briefing with Ian Masters, Jeff Colgan discusses oil politics and Biden’s re-election.

In an article for RAND, Lyle Goldstein explains Chinese Lessons from the Ukraine War.

Jeff Colgan comments for The Capitol Forum, "On one hand, they argue that oil is a global market, and therefor the mergers should be allowed because consolidation in the US oil industry won't matter much globally."

In an interview on Understanding: THE WORLD podcast, Rose McDermott discusses the components of political ideology that are genetically formed.

In an interview with Talk of the Bay from KSQD, Omer Bartov discusses the crisis in the Middle East and offers strategies for peace.

In an article for The Scotsman, Mark Blyth discusses the impact of hate crime laws on comedians and questions the effectiveness of Scotland Police's resources and priorities in light of ongoing criminal investigations.

In an interview on The Wire, Ashutosh Varshney discusses the state of India's democracy.