A big party for a small satellite (comments by Timothy Edgar)
September 24, 2018 Pacific Standard
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Democratic Erosion
Watson Expansion
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In The News
Donald Trump's desire to 'get the hell out' of Afghanistan amid Taliban gains could lead to catastrophe (research by Cost of War Project cited)
September 24, 2018 Newsweek
Russia is gearing up to misinform the U.S. public about Syria. Here's our cheat sheet to identify Twitter trolls. (co-written by an International Relations concentrator)
September 20, 2018 The Washington Post
News from Watson
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
Student Awards 2017-2018
June 12, 2018
Research Briefs
Watson Professors Receive Ford Foundation Grant
September 24, 2018
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Events
September 24
Jeff Weaver – How Bernie Won
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
September 25
Hurricanes: Why We Stay
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
September 27
Responding to the Global Refugee Crisis at Home and Abroad
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Julian Jacobs '19
August 1, 2018
Webcasts
The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents
September 21, 2018
Alireza Doostdar – Signs of Satan in Iran: Hollywood, Cosmopolitanism, Paranoia
September 19, 2018
Returning Graduate Fellow Presentations
September 14, 2018
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