In the News

Senior Fellow Timothy Edgar discusses why former national security adviser Michael Flynn has decided to take the Fifth Amendment and is refusing to cooperate with the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. election.

Postdoctoral Fellow Ali Kadivar in The Washington Post's Monkey Cage Blog, "While campaigns provide a seasonal outlet for pro-reform electorates to push their agendas, the online space has proven a more constant arena for Iranian citizens to express and spread their demands."

Catherine Lutz in US News, "Our safety as a nation depends as much or more on a healthy, well-educated population as it does on the force of arms. Given this reality, the new budget's sharp reductions in programs that address the needs of low-income families and individuals are blows to our nation's basic security."

The Costs of War Project is cited in an article explaining President Trump's new arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

An article about the role of automation in U.S. manufacturing cites an op-ed co-authored by Jeff Colgan.

The Choices Program is mentioned in an article about students' negative feelings toward history, and how teachers can fix such opinions.

Postdoctoral Fellow Narges Bajoghli in Teen Vogue, "You see very lax forms of covering the head, which you would think is something very superficial, but women have fought for this very hard, even as the government has reacted."

Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "Atlantic nations have dominated the world for the last 500 years. That long historical moment is now ending."

Political Science professor Peter Andreas in The New York Times, "My mother's diaries made clear that she saw being a good mother and good revolutionary as the same thing, that there was no tension between the two and that those who thought otherwise just didn't get it."

Watson's Costs of War Project is referenced in this article on how few Americans are focused on the war in Afghanistan.

Peter Andreas' new memoir, Rebel Mother: My Childhood Chasing the Revolution, is featured in The New York Times.

An article about how auto-enrollment and payroll deduction can be powerful ways to avert America's retirement crisis includes quotes from John Friedman, associate professor of economics.

Peter Andreas talks to Brown Alumni Magazine about his new book, Rebel Mother: My Childhood Chasing the Revolution.

Emily Oster, associate professor of economics, gives suggestions on the best ways for a couple to split expenses when one partner earns significantly more than the other.

In his latest essay, Watson Institute senior fellow Chas Freeman wrote about the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Public Policy program Director Eric Patashnik reviews David R. Mayhew's new book The Imprint of Congress.

Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer wrote an op-ed about decisions made in Washington that have led to nuclear escalation with North Korea.

Senior Fellow Deborah Gordon comments on scientists finding their voice to stand up for what they know is right.

Economist Justine Hastings comments on the trend of cities turning to social scientists and research labs to help answer and shape public policy.

Political science professor Peter Andreas discusses his new book Rebel Mother: My Childhood Chasing the Revolution with WNYC's Leonard Lopate.

Richard Boucher, Watson Institute Senior Fellow, comments on the relationship between Canada and the U.S. now that President Trump has placed steep tariffs on Canadian lumber.

Postdoctoral Fellow Narges Bajoghli in Al Monitor, "When the news of the chemical attack in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun came in on April 4, Ali texted his close friend Taghi to come over after work."

Senior Fellow Chas Freeman examines the United States' role in the Middle East.

Catherine Lutz, professor of international studies, discusses the impact of increasing military spending with Tom Temin of the Federal Drive.

Political Science professor Jeff Colgan in Foreign Affairs, "Those of us who have not only analyzed globalization and the liberal order but also celebrated them share some responsibility for the rise of populism."

Postdoctoral Fellow Narges Bajoghli joined Dan Yorke's State of Mind to discuss her research and the use and long-term effects of chemical weapons.

Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer wrote an op-ed about the cultural freedom Cuba has undergone and the challenges the country faces ahead.

Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer speaks with WNYC about how the media shapes our perceptions of the world.

Postdoctoral Fellow Narges Bajoghli discusses the chemical attack in Syria last month and the memories and impact of the chemical attack during the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s.

Faculty Fellow Elias Muhanna in The New Yorker, "Aslan, however, moved with facility among conservative Christians and liberal atheists, scattering data points and sound bites as he emerged as one of the most prominent Muslim-Americans in mainstream media."

An audio recording of the Taubman Center's panel discussion featuring NPR correspondent Corey Flintoff is available online. The conversation focused on Flintoff's reporting on Putin's Russia and the evolving relationship between Russia and the U.S.

Wendy Schiller, political science professor, commented on the national attention Gov. Gina Raimondo is attracting from leaders in the Democratic Party.

Watson Institute Faculty Fellow Alex Gourevitch comments on the meaningfulness behind several companies pulling their ads from The O'Reilly Factor, whose host has been accused of inappropriate behaviors that stretch back more than a decade.

Professors Michael Kennedy, Jeff Colgan, and Cathy Lutz comment on the impact of the missile strike against Syria in response of a chemical-weapons attack.

Peter Andreas is not overly fond of the word "memoir," saying it sounds pretentious and self-centered. Andreas, an International Relations professor, nonetheless has written one and recently discussed his book in an interview with the Providence Journal.

James Morone, director of the Taubman Center for the Study of American Politics and Policy, comments on news of theaters around the country re-screening the 1980s film "1984," a film based on George Orwell's 1949 novel about a government that manufactures its own facts and demonizes foreign enemies.

Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "Merkel has well served her country and Europe, but rather than run for a fourth term, as she is doing, she should step down."

Peter Andreas' new memoir "Rebel Mother: My Childhood Chasing the Revolution" is highlighted.

Wendy Schiller, chair of political science, commented on Rhode Island's fragile pension fund and the delicate balance the treasurer must achieve so there isn't another pension crisis.

Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Jessaca Leinaweaver in US News, "Social inequality exacerbated by poverty and crime before they got to the orphanage is what ultimately cost these children their lives."

James Green, director of the Brazil initiative, co-authored an article about corruption and controversy in Brazil that is exacerbating polarization within the Latin American country.

Economist Emily Oster took a multi-faceted approach in responding to a letter from a college student, who is undecided about which language to study. "You might also be interested in considering how influential a given language is likely to be in the future, based on an area's anticipated economic growth."

James A. Morone, professor of political science, commented on impact the proposed health care bill would've had on Medicaid recipients.

Political science professor Peter Andreas in The Chronicle of Higher Education, "For most of my career, I carefully followed that academic script."

Ashutosh Varshney delivered a lecture on democracy in India and the election process as part of a five-day conference to celebrate the Asian Development Research Institute's 25th anniversary.

Political science professor Jeff Colgan comments on the Russian interference that plagued the presidential election and continues to trouble the Trump administration.

Sociology professor Michael Kennedy joins The Pell Center's "Story in the Public Square" to discuss the role professors and intellectuals play in global change.

Mark Dunkelman on the Federalist, "Because there are only 24 hours in a day...we are choosing to invest in the inner and outer most rings...and we are abandoning those middle rings. And it is in the middle rings where you come into contact with people who generally have different points of view than you."