June 24, 2021 Just Security
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson in reference to the U.S. military emitting more GHG emissions than many NATO member nations.
June 24, 2021 Indian Express
Ashutosh Varshney co-authored this piece examining whether the electorate would hold the BJP responsible for the suffering during the pandemic.
June 23, 2021 The Hill
Brian Atwood penned this article on the relationship between the United States and Russia and President Biden's recent summit with Vladimir Putin.
June 22, 2021 Los Alamos Reporter
This commentary on New Mexico's COVID-19 pandemic response cites an article that Professor of Economics Emily Oster published in The Atlantic in October 2020.
June 22, 2021 New York Times
This article features Emily Oster, her COVID-19 school database and the role she took in leading parents through the pandemic's tough decisions regarding children.
June 22, 2021 Newsweek
This article mentions the Costs of War report at Watson.
June 21, 2021 The Orange County Register
This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson: "There have been over 182,000 Iraqi civilians killed by direct violence since the US invasion..."
June 18, 2021 Foundation for Economic Education
This article draws on data from Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman.
June 17, 2021 EducationWeek
Emily Oster is leading a project to capture all of the data states collected about school operations in 2020-21 and present it in a consistent format that can inform researchers and policy makers well into the future.
June 17, 2021 The Hill
Brian Atwood penned this article on the state of Israel's democracy.
June 16, 2021 ABC13 News
Richard Arenberg in ABC13, "While some of the rhetoric by Democrats may be a little overheated, the proliferation of outrageous voter suppression laws in red states around the country make a federal response critical."
June 14, 2021 CNN
Ashutosh Varshney provided commentary on India's public opinion of Modi in the wake of a COVID-19 crisis: "A very large part of the base is hugely disenchanted because they've lost their loved ones. They've lost their siblings, their parents, their children."
June 14, 2021 The American Prospect
This article cites Emily Oster and her opinion that with sufficient adult vaccination, children are effectively protected from the virus.
June 11, 2021 The Guardian
Mark Blyth penned this article in The Guardian.
June 10, 2021 Bloomberg
Wendy Schiller appeared on this episode of Bloomberg Daybreak.
June 8, 2021 The Hill
Brian Atwood penned this article on the current immigration challenge facing the United States.
June 7, 2021 News Click
This article references a study by Patrick Heller that found that countries led by elected autocrats are the most dismal performers in the fight against COVID-19.
June 7, 2021 Head Topics
Emily Oster in Head Topics, "I'm basically a fan of anything that makes it fun," in reference to offering giveaways to those who get vaccinated.
June 4, 2021 The Harvard Gazette
John Friedman is cited in this article as one of the co-founding directors of Opportunity Insights.
June 4, 2021 Modern Ghana
Ashutosh Varshney in Modern Ghana, "This is too immense a period of suffering and it will be too hard to convince people that this was just down to 'divine will' or individual failures to wear a mask."
June 3, 2021 Common Dreams
This article references the Costs of War project at Watson stating, "...at least 83 civilians were killed in 24 separate U.S. attacks in the first nine months of last year."
June 3, 2021 Money Control
Ashutosh Varshney provides commentary in this article on welcoming Senior Fellow Arvind Subramanian to Watson.
June 1, 2021 Esquire
This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson, referencing the number of civilians killed in overseas wars since 9/11.
June 1, 2021 The Hindu
In this opinion piece, Patrick Heller explains how elected officials in the U.S., Brazil, and India made the effects of the pandemic worse.
June 1, 2021 This Can't Be Happening!
This article draws statistics from the Costs of War report at Watson in reference to Biden's new proposed military budget.
June 1, 2021 CBC News
In this interview, Mark Blyth explains why cutting spending could have catastrophic economic consequences.
May 28, 2021 Providence Business News
Wendy Schiller said Rhode Island could move to a hybrid model in which representatives and senators are paid more but also have longer sessions.
May 27, 2021 MedScape
Rose McDermott offered commentary on US medical intelligence and leadership profiling efforts.
May 26, 2021 U.S. News & World Report
Tyler Jost comments in U.S. News & World Report on the relationship between U.S. and Chinese military leaders.
May 23, 2021 The Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer in Boston Globe Opinion, "The widespread outrage over Israel’s attack might be seen as support for a genuine “rules-based order.” Yet some of the most outraged world leaders are themselves reckless rule-breakers."
May 20, 2021 Washington Post
Emily Oster is cited in this article for her opinion on how public health officials should handle Covid-19 vaccinations for younger children.
May 20, 2021 National Catholic Reporter
David Kertzer is cited and provided commentary in this article stating, "I do not think there is going to be one smoking gun — in fact, I would despair of any evidence that's actually changing people’s minds these days."
May 19, 2021 WFAA
This article references a Twitter thread by Emily Oster about a study on school reopenings in Texas.
May 19, 2021 Marketplace
Mark Blyth appeared in this podcast segment stating, "You’ve got quite naturally a lot of what we call bottlenecks, a lot of supply shortages, across different sectors that are all coming out of hibernation at once."
May 18, 2021 People's World
Richard Arenberg offered commentary in this article stating, "Given that and a right-wing president—such as if Trump wins back the White House in 2024–all past progressive legislation could be undone."
May 17, 2021 The Guardian
Ashutosh Varshney in the Guardian, "Modi’s image will depend on how the mass suffering is interpreted, and whether he can successfully deploy his skills at narrative shifting, but I think he will have to pay a price."
May 17, 2021 Channel News Asia
Chas Freeman penned this article on the current and future status of U.S.-China relations.
May 17, 2021 New Haven Register
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson in reference to the number of counterterrorism operations the U.S. was involved in between 2018-2020.
May 13, 2021 Financial Times
Ashutosh Varshney provided commentary in this article.
May 13, 2021 Common Dreams
This article includes commentary from Stephanie Savell and cites a visual essay featuring new Costs of War data.
May 13, 2021 Bloomberg
Wendy Schiller appeared in this radio segment of Bloomberg Daybreak to discuss the future of the GOP.
May 12, 2021 Des Moines Register
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson, referencing the amount of money spent on post-9/11 wars.
May 12, 2021 Daily Mail
This article cites the Costs of War project, specifically noting the number of British casualties during the peak of allied deployment in Afghanistan.
May 11, 2021 TODAY
Emily Oster in TODAY, "I think parents are excited about some return to normalcy but also finding everything very confusing. The messaging around kids is really split between ‘they are low risk’ and ‘they're unvaccinated so you still can't do anything..."
May 11, 2021 The Hill
Brian Atwood penned this article on Biden's plans to help restore America's foreign policy, with nods to "intermestic policies" from past leaders in office.
May 11, 2021 Chalkbeat
Emily Oster in Chalkbeat, "The overall picture shows a change in a lot of other things at the same time — work hours, for example — and although that could be a result of school opens, it may also be that other restrictions changed."
May 10, 2021 SciTech Daily
Emily Oster contributed to a study that found no substantial difference in the number of cases of COVID-19 among either students or staff in school districts that implemented a distancing policy of three feet versus six feet between students.
May 10, 2021 Boston Globe
Marc Dunkelman penned this column on America's absence of a centralized figure empowered to cut through the objections and force bureaucracies to serve a common mission.
May 10, 2021 Los Angeles Times
Prerna Singh penned this article on the current crises in India, including a deadly COVID-19 outbreak and the erosion of democracy.
May 10, 2021 East Asia Forum
Chas Freeman penned this article stating, "There are many issues that cannot be addressed without Chinese participation. Chinese capacity needs to be leveraged to serve those US interests."
May 10, 2021 Tech Crunch
This article cites the collaboration between the Watson Institute and Project HOPE to train 100,000 healthcare on the new virus.
May 7, 2021 The New Republic
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson stating, "...Over five hundred thousand people have perished as a result of the war on terror, not counting casualties in Syria."
May 7, 2021 Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer penned this article on Germany's Green Party rising to power.
May 6, 2021 Politico
This article includes commentary from Professor Emily Oster, and references her "follow the science" research.
May 6, 2021 Indian Express
In this article, Ashutosh Varshney compares the current Modi regime to Mao's China.
May 5, 2021 CNBC
This article draws on data by Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman.
May 5, 2021 Daily Wire
This article references the Costs of War project in reference to the amount of money spent on post-9/11 wars.
May 5, 2021 Politico
Prerna Singh in Politico, "This is a man-made crisis...and that man is Modi."
May 4, 2021 The Atlantic
This article references previous commentary by Emily Oster.
May 4, 2021 Taz
In this interview, Omer Bartov delves into his research of the Holocaust.
May 4, 2021 Wall Street Journal
This article cites Emily Oster and the prevalent criticism that arose after Biden announced a federal push for children to attend daycare.
May 3, 2021 NBC News
Prerna Singh in NBC News, "The key thing will be for this present crisis to be recognized as not just a natural disaster but also for the political culpability of the regime."
May 3, 2021 Press TV
This article references the Costs of War project, tallying the high expense of post-9/11 wars by collecting estimated congressional appropriations for the military engagement, including operations in both Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan.
May 3, 2021 Townhall
This article cites Emily Oster's COVID-19 dashboard.
May 3, 2021 New York Times
Emily Oster in The New York Times, "We are going to need to figure out how to make it possible to open normally."
May 3, 2021 The Analysis
Mark Blyth appears in this podcast interview to explain why inflation in the U.S., Canada, and the E.U. is highly unlikely.
April 30, 2021 The Economist
Chas Freeman provides commentary in this article on the way technology has transformed the world of diplomats.
April 29, 2021 ABC News
Prerna Singh on ABC News, "India is exporting vaccines to other countries, all of which is amazing and laudable and necessary, but there was no consistent vaccine drive in India."
April 29, 2021 Brasil Wire
In this interview, James N. Green discusses the relationship and future interactions between the Biden administration and the Brazilian government.
April 28, 2021 Financial Times
Chase Foster penned this letter on why economic liberalization often leads to higher government spending.
April 28, 2021 Issues
Andrew Schrank's recent research is cited in this article.
April 27, 2021 NPR
John Friedman on NPR, "We really underestimated the ability of lots of not-in-person service businesses to not only continue doing what they're doing, but even do more of it."
April 27, 2021 FOX Business
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson in relation to the amount of money the U.S. has spent on post-9/11 wars.
April 26, 2021 Associated Press
Wendy Schiller offered commentary in this article.