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Comments made by Ashutosh Varshney on the historical leadership of India are featured in an op-ed about Yogis Naraharinath and Adityanath.

A study co-authored by Bryce Millett Steinberg found India's monsoon season may not be a boon for everyone. The study suggests that with torrential rains, school children are often stuck at home and turned into farmers.

On the 150th anniversary of Canada's independence, Brown political scientist Jeff D. Colgan wrote about Canada's newfound popularity on the global stage and what it must do to maintain its position.

Ashutosh Varshney, professor of political science, comments on the accuracy of news articles in gathering data, which organizations are using to determine whether lynchings in India are on the rise.

Newly released Costs of War paper cited in the Fiscal Times, "Bill was one of three former soldiers cited by the authors of a study released this week by the Costs of War Project at Brown University that examines why the number of "bad paper" discharges – which result in vets being denied VA health care, education and housing support and other benefits -- has grown from 5.5 percent during the Gulf War era to 6.5 percent since America went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon."

Elias Muhanna in the New Yorker, "Rather than expecting regional politics to change the status quo in Lebanon, as many factions have done for many years, local parties have decided to make their peace at the Lebanese negotiating table, even if next year's election could threaten their hold on the country's governance."

Political analyst Wendy Schiller joined NBC10 to discuss the dilemma Republican's face in trying to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act.

Dr. Adam Levine, Faculty Fellow and Director of the Humanitarian Innovation Initiative, comments on Brown student Khaled Almilaji's move to Canada after being stranded in Turkey for months due to President Trump's travel ban.

Following the Department of Veterans Affairs announcement that it would offer mental health support to "bad charges" veterans, a new report from the Costs of War Project says it's not enough.

Ashutosh Varshney, director of the Center for Contemporary South Asia, commented what a recent visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House on Monday might accomplish.

Wendy Schiller, political science professor, said Gov. Gina Raimondo's scaled down version of a tuition-free college proposal that drew national attention is still a positive outcome for Raimondo.

Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "Our country's long-term interest will be best served if Trump remains in office until 2021."

The second in a series of polls conducted by the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy is cited.

The Taubman Center's second poll in a series shows support for President Trump is declining in Rhode Island.

Rose McDermott, professor of international relations, joins Five Books to recommend books pioneering the field of 'political psychology.'

Political scientist Jim Morone commented on the public support of Medicaid, which was expanded under Obamacare to cover more people and is currently facing deep financial cuts.

Sociologist Michael Kennedy in RIOT Material, "I have been waiting for President Trump to depart from this approximation of high communism, but in recent weeks, he only moves closer to this system-destructive disposition."

The Costs of War Project is mentioned in an article on arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

Political scientist Wendy Schiller joined a discussion about President Trump's first 150 days in office and how recent controversies might be affecting his agenda and, more importantly, his ability to govern.

Faculty Fellow Elias Muhanna in The New Yorker, "This task, along with her advocacy for Arab self-determination at the Cairo Conference of 1921, is one of the reasons why historians, biographers, and filmmakers have crowded around her, particularly since Iraq has again become a focus of geopolitical contestation.

Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "Saudi Arabia has been working for decades to pull Indonesia away from moderate Islam and toward the austere Wahhabi form that is state religion in Saudi Arabia."

Timothy Edgar co-authors a piece for Lawfare Blog, "There has been some suggestion that, by sharing the details of presidential communications, Comey violated "executive privilege." Executive privilege is a rather murky concept, but it doesn't really apply to this situation."

Jeff Colgan speaks with radio host Roland Hunt about his Foreign Affairs article "The Liberal Order is Rigged."

Visiting scholar Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro in Folha de S.Paulo, "It is intolerable for us to accept a government committed to corruption in order to avoid economic shocks."

Peter Andreas joins KCRW's Morning Edition to discuss his memoir, Rebel Mother: My Childhood Chasing the Revolution.

Professor Peter Andreas joins Daniel Denvir on The Dig Podcast to discuss U.S.-Mexico border militarization.

Justine Hastings, Economics Professor and Founding Director of RIIPL, joins Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator Podcast to discuss the Lab and some of its projects.

The $54 billion increase in military funding that President Trump has proposed in his 2018 budget would create many more jobs if it were spent on areas like education, infrastructure and clean energy, according to a study released last week by the Costs of War Project.

Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer wrote an op-ed about troubling foreign policies and the music that comes to mind when he thinks about specific issues.

Rose McDermott, International Relations professor and author of Presidential Leadership, Illness and Decision Making, joined the Painopolis Podcast to discuss John F. Kennedy's debilitating pain and how he covered it up.

Public Policy Fellow Marc Dunkelman in The New York Times, "Intimate and arms-length relationships may be comfortable and easy to maintain, but we hurt ourselves by making strangers of the people who live nearby."

CLACS Director Jessaca Leinaweaver, "Food is about more than calories, nutrition and ketchup. Food can be a metaphor for ideological matters such as a free market or public services, rights to access, and of course, income and privilege."

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.

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.

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."

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

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

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.