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Lyle Goldstein comments for South China Morning Post, "The PLA has operated at an elevated state of readiness for years, conducting high-intensity combat training at night. These include highly complex and dangerous exercises like amphibious warfare."

Watson Institute Interim Director Wendy Schiller offered commentary in this article. Schiller said the issue of abortion could decide the election "precisely because it is so close" and that political observers in 2022 "vastly underestimated the importance of abortion rights in drawing voters to the polls, especially younger women, and that issue helped Democrats win key Senate races."

This article references previous research by Professor of International and Public Affairs (Research) David Kertzer about the Vatican archives.

In The Diplomat, Lyle Goldstein warns that the risks of a U.S.-China naval conflict in the Western Pacific are rising and underscores that lessons from historical battles could help prevent escalation.

In an Associated Press interview, David Kertzer discussed Vice President Kamala Harris’ comment labeling Donald Trump a fascist.

In Newsweek, Wendy Schiller comments on the importance of abortion as an issue that’s influencing the U.S. presidential election.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Wendy Schiller discussed the U.S. presidential campaigns.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Wendy Schiller discussed the U.S. presidential election and the strategies of the Harris and Trump campaigns during the final push before Election Day.

Lyle Goldstein comments for Foreign Policy, “A lot of people are premising Taiwan’s defense strategy on these supposedly asymmetric weapons, but they ignored Taiwan’s huge vulnerability in the age of long-range precision fires.”

Ieva Jusionyte comments for The New York Times, “Vance is not correct that there is an influx of illegal guns from Mexico, nor that it has increased. It is simply not a thing.”

In The Hill, Stephanie Savell highlights the moral, humanitarian, and strategic consequences of continued U.S. support for Israel's military actions in Gaza.

In MIT News, Prerna Singh commented on Indian democracy and politics as a panelist at a forum discussing the upcoming U.S. presidential election and the global impact of American politics.

Newsweek cites research from the Costs of War project, reporting that U.S. spending on Israeli and related military operations in the region has reached $22.6 billion in the year following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel.

The Associated Press reports that the United States has spent a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the Gaza war began, according to research from the Costs of War project.

In an interview with WJAR, Wendy Schiller discussed AI's potential impact on the 2024 presidential election.

In an article for the Indian Express, Ashutosh Varshney argues that the BJP's recent performance in Haryana and J&K was more about the ground game, candidate selection, and alliances than any ideological victory or defeat.

A recent Foreign Policy article cites a Costs of War Project report that found the U.S. committed a record $17.9 billion in military aid to Israel since the Gaza war began a year ago.

In an interview with The New Statesman, Dawn Brancati discusses how the upcoming election could be the most litigious in U.S. history, raising concerns about potential political violence and delayed results.

In an interview with the Future Tense podcast, Tyler Jost discusses China's shift away from aggressive "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy and explores how institutional amnesia may explain global unpreparedness for natural disasters.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Wendy Schiller discusses the possibility of contested results from the upcoming presidential election.

In Nature, Adam Levine discusses the need for global preparedness as outbreaks of animal-transmitted diseases like Marburg become increasingly frequent.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Omer Bartov discusses how critics of Israel's actions in Gaza are often labeled anti-Semitic amid rising global reports of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.

A piece in The Hill cites research from the Costs of War Project, which found that the U.S. has committed a record $17.9 billion in military aid to Israel since the Gaza war began a year ago.

In an interview with The Skimm, Rose McDermott discussed the pros and cons of implementing an age cap for presidential candidates.

In an interview with NPR, Ieva Jusionyte explains why guns from the United States continue to flow into Mexico.

In Le Monde, Omer Bartov argues that Netanyahu’s refusal to end the Gaza war is tied to his political survival and a long-term Zionist vision of Jewish-Israeli control over land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

In an interview with DW News, Omer Bartov reflected on the one-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel.

An article in The Blaze cites data from the Costs of War Project on civilian casualties resulting from the war on terror.

An Associated Press article cites a new report by researchers at the Costs of War project that found the U.S. has committed a record $17.9 billion in military aid to Israel since the Gaza war began one year ago.

Stephanie Savell comments for Common Dreams, "The Costs of War project has an obligation to look at the consequences of the U.S. backing of Israel's military operations after October 7, especially as it reverberates throughout the region."

In an article in The Star, Omer Bartov questions whether the lessons of equality, dignity, and human rights learned from the Holocaust should apply universally, including to Israel, amid the Gaza war.

A recent CounterPunch opinion piece cites the Costs of War Project as a reliable source of data.

In an interview with The Wire, Omer Bartov discusses the first anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

In an article for Indian Express, Ashutosh Varshney discusses how false claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, allegedly killing pets for food were propagated by Donald Trump and JD Vance during a presidential debate, despite bipartisan evidence disproving the narrative.

According to Heidi Peltier's research cited in The Nation, $1 million in military spending creates significantly fewer jobs than the same investment in sectors like renewable energy, healthcare, or education.

In a Truthout article, Omer Bartov, accuses Israel of committing "systematic war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocidal actions" in Gaza.

A recent New York times article cites Costs of War research on AI and the military industrial complex.

Wendy Schiller comments on the vice presidential debate for Newsweek.

Dany Bahar said in The Washington Post, “These people are not competing for the same households as middle-class Americans.”

William Allen comments for the Portland Press Herald, "Given all the angst we have in politics today, someone so genuine and truthful is really someone we ought to honor."

In Responsible Statecraft, Lyle Goldstein discusses the U.S. Navy's logistical challenges and the need for a strategic reevaluation to match its ambitions.

Stephen Kinzer offered commentary in a recent New York Times article.

A recent Audacy article references a study on suicide among military veterans led by the Costs of War Project.

Wendy Schiller comments for The Guardian, "The problem for the Democrats is that inflation eroded the power of that income up until, you could argue, the late spring of 2024."

In a recent New York Times article, Ieva Jusionyte discusses the role that American guns have on violence in other countries.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Wendy Schiller discusses the state of the Republican party and the ideological nuances that have emerged with former President and current nominee Donald Trump as its figurehead.

Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe, "More than a decade after we started a program of regime change, Bashar al-Assad is still in power."

In an interview on "On The Line" with Samira Mohyeddin, Omer Bartov discusses his shift from skepticism about Israel committing genocide to analyzing the movement of genocidal rhetoric becoming a reality.