Colgan's research featured in Boston Globe.
October 27, 2014
Richard Holbrooke Assistant Professor of Political Science Jeff Colgan's research finds that OPEC has much less power than once believed.
News Archive 2014
Morone talks new poll results on RINPR.
October 24, 2014
James Morone, director of the Taubman center which has recently begun integration with the Watson Institute, discusses the results of the center's most recent statewide and city poll with RINPR's Dave Fallon.
Loury speaks to David Smith at Economy Watch on US incarceration.
October 22, 2014
Faculty Fellow Glenn Loury to David Smith at Economy Watch: “Because the people most affected by the mistaken policies are not white, but are black and brown, there’s been less of a tendency to slap your forehead and say ‘my, what have we done here, let’s reconsider.'"
On Monkey Cage, Miller reveals his thoughts on the existence of nuclear "domino effects."
October 17, 2014
Nicholas Miller, Dean’s Assistant Professor of Nuclear Security and Policy, explains what his research has shown on the effectiveness of the American nuclear nonproliferation policy and discusses past consequences of ignoring nuclear proliferation.
Public policy graduate student Ian Kenyon describes what he sees as the significance of the Watson and Taubman merge.
October 17, 2014
Public policy graduate student Ian Kenyon says of the Watson Institute for International Studies integration with the Taubman Institute: "Creating connections with other programs under the Watson Institute’s umbrella will similarly expand the interdisciplinary scope in Taubman’s programs and facilitate the beginning of a program that no other Ivy League school has yet crafted."
Varshney quoted in the New York Times on Modi's invocation of Gandhi.
October 15, 2014
Ashutosh Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences and director of the Brown-India Initiative, comments on new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invocation of Gandhi as he begins to carve out an image for himself.
A Brazilian Film Festival: Porquê?
October 14, 2014
Ramon Stern, program coordinator of the Brazil Initiative, talks about CineBrasil 2014, a film festival that takes place this Wednesday through Friday, October 15-17.
Kinzer urges US to let go of grudges against Iran and Cuba.
October 10, 2014
In the Boston Globe, Journalist in Residence Stephen Kinzer points out similarities in the US' reluctance to reach common ground with Iran and with Cuba.
Boucher on CNBC says the focus needs to be on progress being made in Hong Kong.
October 8, 2014
Ambassador in Residence Richard Boucher to CNBC: "The people in Hong Kong need to take the students seriously, and they need to think seriously about what Beijing has promised."
In the Boston Globe, Kinzer reflects on US views of World War II as this year marks its 75th anniversary.
October 7, 2014
Journalist in Residence Stephen Kinzer addresses why Americans are continually drawn to the history of World War II.
Foster on how recessions affect women's plans for motherhood in HealthDay News.
October 2, 2014
Andrew Foster, director of Brown's Population Studies and Training Center, comments on a new study that reveals how tough economic times can stall a woman's plans for motherhood.
Boucher reflects on protests in Hong Kong on CNBC.
October 1, 2014
Senior Fellow Richard Boucher, former US ambassador to Cyprus, former assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, and former deputy secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, talks about the impact student protests in Hong Kong will have on the global market.
Mohsen Namjoo and band to perform at music festival alongside Iranian band Kiosk at the RISD auditorium.
September 30, 2014
In celebration of Brown’s 250th Anniversary, the musical festival will feature Mohsen Namjoo‘s band and Kiosk, another Iranian group, on stage together for the first time. Each group—both of whom are banned from playing in their home country— brings a different performative aspect to their message.
Varshney quoted in The New York Times and NBC News about Modi's visit to the US this weekend.
September 29, 2014
In the New York Times, Ashutosh Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences and director of the Brown-India Initiative, says that much of the world's fascination with India's new prime minister comes from the desire to see India rise again economically.
Watson's Costs of War Project cited on Global Research.
September 26, 2014
The Watson Institute's Cost of War Project is cited on Global Research: "The Iraq invasion alone cost outright $1.7 trillion with an additional $6 trillion owed (with interest, of course, due to bankers) over the next four decades."
Blyth talks about the outcome of the Scottish vote for independence.
September 25, 2014
Mark Blyth sits down with News from Brown to discuss what the outcome of the Scottish referendum means for Scotland and its search for independence.
September 18th: Live Q&A with Professor Jo-Anne Hart.
September 22, 2014
The Choices Program hosted a live stream Q&A with Professor Jo-Anne Hart. High School teachers from around the country submitted questions about Iran, nuclear weapons, and Iran's nuclear negotiations. They tuned in live to hear Professor Hart answer their questions.
In Al Jazeera, Kinzer takes a closer look at who the US has chosen as allies in fighting ISIL.
September 19, 2014
Journalist in Residence Stephen Kinzer in Al Jazeera: "...the U.S. managed to partner with Joseph Stalin, the murderer of millions, to win World War II, because America decided to defeat Nazism at all costs — even the moral and political cost of allying with a monster."
Research led by McDermott cited in the Washington Post.
September 16, 2014
In the Washington Post, a new study led by Faculty Fellow Rose McDermott is cited, showing that people prefer the body odor of those who vote as they do.
Lutz cited for Costs of War Project on NBC News.
September 12, 2014
Catherine Lutz, the Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Family Professor of Anthropology and International Studies, on NBC News: "Nations notoriously underestimate what wars will cost going in — the U.S. has been no different in these last two wars."