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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.

In an interview on Voice of America, Omer Bartov discusses the Israel-Hamas war, providing insights into how the careful criteria is made for declaring genocide.

In an interview on WPRI's Dan Yorke State of Mind show, Michael Kennedy discusses former President Donald Trump and political polarization in America.

In an interview with Town and Country Magazine, Emily Oster discussed her research and data analysis on a range of parenting topics.

In an article for The Indian Express, Ashutosh Varshney examines the broader implications of Arvind Kejriwal's arrest for India's democracy.

In an article for The National, Mark Blyth discusses how Unionist politicians have taken his comments "out of context" to claim that the case for independence has been "demolished."

Mark Blyth comments for The Spectator, "You can’t really say that Brexit is the worst thing ever and then commit the biggest Brexit of all time."

Lyle Goldstein comments for Newsweek, "It's true that both sides already have good surveillance apparatus using space satellites, but the swarm drones would add still more heft."

A recent article in The Nation cites research from the Costs of War Project about the impact of military emissions on the climate.

In his Boston Globe column, Stephen Kinzer writes about life in Iran and U.S.-Iran relations.

Professor of Economics Emily Oster offered commentary for The Economist about parental leave policies in European countries.

In an interview with USA Today's The Excerpt podcast, John Friedman discusses his research that studies the impact of standardized testing on social capital and economic mobility.

In his latest column for The Indian Express, Ashutosh Varshney discusses the Ram Nath Kovind panel’s "One Nation, One Election" recommendations.

In an article for The Guardian, Wendy Schiller comments on Trump's strategic 16-week abortion ban as a compromise appealing to swing-state voters, signaling a shift towards the center on the issue.

Wendy Schiller comments for The Boston Globe, “I think it’s a bad political move to start throwing around words like ‘day of reckoning.’ The day of reckoning could very well be his.”

This Valley Post opinion piece includes commentary from Rose McDermott about older brains being better “crystallized intelligence.”

In an interview with Harvard Law Today, Timothy Edgar discusses the upcoming Supreme Court case Murthy v. Missouri, which concerns federal government involvement in social media platforms' content moderation policies.

In an interview with Fox News, Tim Edgar discusses the legislation and concerns over TikTok.

In an article for Lawfare, Timothy Edgar warns of government overreach via nationwide hacking warrants, urging stricter oversight and legal reform.

Interview with Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies Omer Bartov.

Op-Ed by Watson Family University Associate Professor of International Security and Anthropology Ieva Jusionyte describing how lax U.S. gun laws contribute to violence in Mexico and problems at the border.

This week on Super Tuesday, sixteen states and 1 territory held primaries for the U.S. presidential race, with Joe Biden and Donald Trump winning comfortably. Watson Institute political scientist Wendy Schiller discusses the implications for the November 2024 elections.

Wendy Schiller previews President Biden's State of the Union address.

Wendy Schiller outlines what she believes Biden's State of the Union strategy should be for his all-important State of the Union address.