A new database from the Global Linkages Lab, co-created by Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan, gives researchers and the public a free, weekly updated record of every tariff rate President Donald Trump has stated since January 2025.
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Insight to Impact: Derek Czapek '26 MPA
2026 Brown University MPA graduate Derek Czapek describes how his Watson experience has impacted his career. Czapek currently works as an associate consultant at Bain & Company.
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How automatic license plate readers can save lives, solve serious crimes, and improve investigative precision while remaining faithful to the values of fairness, restraint, transparency, accountability, and respect for civil liberties.
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This summer, the Watson School of International and Public Affairs welcomed 43 students to its Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program, including five enrolled in the dual MPA/MPH degree. Representing 16 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 10 countries, the incoming cohort brings a wide range of professional experience, academic backgrounds and public-service ambitions to Brown.
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Poulami Roychowdhury Receives 2026 Seed Award
Poulami Roychowdhury received a 2026 Seed Award from Brown University's Division of Research for a project examining how welfare, security and representation shape women's political preferences.
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Poulami Roychowdhury's new edited volume examines how long-standing inequalities in India shaped the pandemic's effects and were, in turn, intensified by the government's response.
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Wilmot James, an internationally recognized public health expert and former member of South Africa’s Parliament, is the new director of the Watson School’s Africa Initiative. James has ambitious plans for the initiative, which will highlight African contributions to global affairs and focus on the continent’s future and untapped potential.
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Fuzzy Authoritarian Rule: How Uncertainty Deters Dissent
Dawn Brancati's new book examines whether authoritarian regimes that leave citizens uncertain about the rules are more effective at deterring dissent than those that clearly state them.
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On July 1, 2026, the Watson School appointed three new leaders in academic programming and welcomed two new center directors.
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The Watson School welcomed four notable policy leaders to its Senior Fellows program this fall: former Rhode Island Governor and U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo; former President of Colombia Iván Duque; Senior National Security Reporter for MS NOW, David Rohde; and international human rights lawyer and social entrepreneur, Jaykumar Menon.
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Fall 2026 events at the Watson School
This fall, a dynamic lineup of events will bring leading voices to Watson for conversations on some of today’s most pressing issues.
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Alumni Spotlight: Chamika Wanigatunga ’19 MPA
In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, Chamika Wanigatunga, a 2019 graduate of Brown’s Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program, uses the quantitative and qualitative research skills he developed at Watson to guide critical discussions at the World Economic Forum.
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Alumni Spotlight: Annika Prinz ’22, ’23 MPA
Annika Prinz, a fifth-year graduate of Brown’s Master of Public Affairs program, has successfully translated the lessons she learned during her Watson experience into a thriving career in corporate sustainability.
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Keitaro Okura explores how Americans perceive who belongs in the nation and how those beliefs shape racial boundaries in a study published in Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
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This year, Brown’s Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign (CNTR) partnered with the Watson School to co-sponsor its AI Policy Summer School. The program brought together graduate students from various universities across the United States to learn from leading AI policy experts and to meet with members of Congress and officials from executive agencies to discuss AI policy priorities.
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Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer testified before the House Oversight Committee's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets about the CIA's MKULTRA program and the need for greater transparency and accountability.
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Reconceptualizing Spheres of Influence with China
In a new Washington Quarterly article, Lyle Goldstein argues that the United States should embrace a spheres-of-influence approach to diplomacy with China to reduce the risk of great power conflict in the Asia-Pacific.
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Fall 2026 practitioner-led study groups
These not-for-credit study groups provide an opportunity for students to delve deeply into topics and apply theory and research to real-world challenges. Enrollment in each group is limited to 25 students.
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The Watson School has launched a new initiative, in collaboration with local and national organizations, to assess workforce development and career-oriented higher education programs. The initiative is the first of its kind to utilize big data and rigorous statistical analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs.
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Alumni Spotlight: Tamara Coger ’16 MPA
When Tamara Coger wanted to make a career pivot to work in climate policy, she found the perfect vehicle in Brown University’s Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program. The program provided her with the tools she needed — including a solid grounding in economics and statistics — as well as the flexibility to adapt its curriculum to her specific needs.
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Watson student awards, grants and prizes 2026
The 2026 Watson School student awards, grants and prizes celebrate students pursuing work across the globe and across traditional academic boundaries — through research, internships, language study, public service, honors projects and policy engagement.
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With an ambitious five-year plan for growth and expansion in place, the Watson School is already changing the way international and public affairs are studied and taught at Brown in ways that stretch traditional academic boundaries.
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The U.S. Energy Cost of the Iran War
A new Costs of War report by Jeff Colgan finds that higher fuel costs from the Iran war have topped $40 billion.
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The Policy in Action Project — a hands-on work and learning venture — is the capstone to every MPA student’s education at Brown. The MPA Program curates high-profile partnerships with governmental and non-governmental agencies across the country and around the world. The suite of projects also includes several in the Providence and Rhode Island area, allowing MPA students to see the tangible impact of their efforts.
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Climate Solutions Lab Launches Iran War Energy Cost Tracker
A new digital tracker developed by Climate Solutions Lab researchers measures the financial impact of the war in Iran on U.S. consumers by estimating rising gasoline and diesel costs in real time.
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