Abortion takes center stage in RI congressional race — and both candidates favor access (comments by Wendy Schiller)
October 3, 2022 Washington Examiner
Watson Q&A
Brown in Washington
Brown in Washington Fellowship Offers an Insider’s Perspective
2022 Senior Fellows
Senior Fellows Share Their Insights and Expertise in Diverse Study Groups
In The News
Politicians are playing politics with refugees, but these workers are exactly what the US economy needs (written by Dany Bahar)
September 30, 2022 Brookings
The protests in Iran could be a turning point (written by Stephen Kinzer)
September 29, 2022 Boston Globe
Research Briefs
Threat Inflation, Russian Military Weakness, and the Resulting Nuclear Paradox: Implications of the War in Ukraine for U.S. Military Spending
September 15, 2022
News from Watson
Climate Opportunity Map demonstrates economic, health benefits of pursuing a net-zero energy policy
July 6, 2022
Watson Experts Weigh in on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
June 27, 2022
The MPA Class of 2023 has Arrived.
June 22, 2022
Events
October 3
Tanisha Fazal ─ Military Medicine and Military Effectiveness
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
October 4
DingDing Chen — The US - China Relationship in a New Era: Challenges and Opportunities (starts 11:00am EST)
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
October 4
Iran Protests: Gender, Body Politics and Authoritarianism
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Student Experience
Ten MPA Students appointed Director’s Fellows, pursuing research projects across the Watson Institute
September 28, 2022
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