The Vanishing Nuclear Taboo? (written by Nina Tannenwald)
October 16, 2018 Foreign Affairs
Policy in Perspective
Master of Public Affairs
Early application deadline: December 14
Watson Expansion
Updates on the Watson Expansion Project
In The News
Saudi Arabia hinted at a U.S. oil embargo. It's not 1973. (written by Jeff Colgan)
October 16, 2018 The Washington Post
Political Scene: Pundits debate what ails the R.I. GOP (comments by Wendy Schiller)
October 15, 2018 Providence Journal
News from Watson
Brazil Elections: Who's in Play and What’s at Stake
September 24, 2018
Study Groups Led by Tom Perez '83 and Michael Steele
August 30, 2018
Watson Faculty to Present Cutting-edge Research at National Meeting
August 29, 2018
Research Briefs
The Opportunity Atlas
October 1, 2018
Opportunities
The Watson Institute offers a variety of research and funding opportunities for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate and graduate students.
Events
October 18
Sam Wilkin ─ History Repeating: Why Populists Rise and Governments Fall
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
October 19
The Bias Within: False Beliefs about Bodies and Minds
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
October 22
US Military Counterterrorism in Africa
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Julian Jacobs '19
August 1, 2018
Webcasts
Election 2018 – Rhode Island's Most Watched Races
October 17, 2018
Stanley Gacek – The Global Labor Movement and its Support for Brazilian Democracy and Worker Rights in 2018
October 17, 2018
Paul Tucker – Unelected Power: The Quest for Legitimacy in Central Banking and the Regulatory State
October 16, 2018
Current Research
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