America's year in war: All the places US armed forces took or gave fire in 2018 (research by Costs of War Project cited)
December 18, 2018 Business Insider
Watson Expansion
Year in Review
Top 10 New from Watson Stories of 2018
Policy in Perspective
Credible Fear: Tales from a Texas Detention Center
Research Matters
Costs of War Study Cited in New York Times: Two Decades After 9/11, Militants Have Only Multiplied
Master of Public Affairs
Early application deadline: December 14
In The News
The most powerful person in American (comments by Wendy Schiller)
December 14, 2018 U.S. News & World Report
Qatar will leave OPEC. Here’s what this means. (Written by Jeff Colgan)
December 6, 2018 Monkey Cage Blog
News from Watson
Election Results Worldwide
November 9, 2018
BIARI Beyond Brown: Improving Disaster Response Where Disasters Happen
October 18, 2018
Brazil Elections: Who's in Play and What’s at Stake
September 24, 2018
Research Briefs
The Dynamics of American Democracy: Partisan Polarization, Political Competition and Government Performance
December 14, 2018
Opportunities
The Watson Institute offers a variety of research and funding opportunities for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate and graduate students.
Events
January 25
Sarah Osten ‘00 and Kate Goldman – Working with Asylum Seekers in Dilley, Texas
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
February 6
Zachary Schreiber '95 ─ From Crude to China: Perspectives on the Current Global Political Economy
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Student Experience
Student Spotlight: Constance Gamache MPA ’19
December 18, 2018
Webcasts
Adam Reich ─ Working for Respect: Community and Conflict at Walmart
December 6, 2018
Safeguarding Our Children
December 5, 2018
Fábio de Sá e Silva ─ A New Republic of Lawyers? Legal Careers, State Power, and Political Change in Contemporary Brazil
December 5, 2018
Current Research
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