Iran Protests (interview with Ali Kadivar)
December 30, 2017 BBC World
In an interview with BBC World, Postdoctoral Fellow Ali Kadivar explains the volatility of the protests currently happening in Iran.
News Archive 2017
10 Falsehoods From Trump's Interview with The Times (Costs of War Project cited)
December 29, 2017 The New York Times
The Costs of War Project was cited in an article in The New York Times, "Researchers at Brown estimated in September that war spending had reached $4.8 trillion and could total $7.9 trillion by 2053."
Why American doctors keep doing expensive procedures that don't work (written by Eric Patashnik)
December 28, 2017 Vox
Professor Eric Patashnik in Vox, "Eventually, the war over Obamacare will end. When it does, there may be an opening to have a sensible conversation about ensuring that patients receive treatments grounded in sound science."
What Gujarat means (written by Ashutosh Varshney)
December 26, 2017 The Indian Express
Professor Ashutosh Varshney in The Indian Express, "As the dust starts to settle, political reactions become clearer, and statistical details recede into the background, it is time to concentrate on the big picture that the recent Gujarat elections present."
News in 2018? A pundit predicts (written by Stephen Kinzer)
December 22, 2017 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "The most striking development in the world during 2017 was the change in America’s global role."
The Ayatollahs and the Republic: The Religious Establishment in Iran and Its Intersection with the Islamic Republic (written by Ali Kadivar)
December 21, 2017 Project on Middle East Political Science
Postdoctoral Fellow Ali Kadivar in POMEPS, "The death of Ayatollah Khomeini was a turning point in the relationship between the Islamic Republic and the clerical establishment."
The Best of Books 2017 (Peter Andreas featured)
December 18, 2017 Foreign Affairs
Professor Peter Andreas' memoir, Rebel Mother: My Childhood Chasing the Revolution, earned a spot on The Best of Books 2017 list by Foreign Affairs.
The genesis of a new Iranian nationalism (written by Narges Bajoghli)
December 15, 2017 Al-Monitor
Postdoctoral Fellow Narges Bajoghli in Al-Monitor, "The new wave of nationalist sentiment is neither happenstance nor the sole result of outside threats such as the Islamic State, the rhetoric of US President Donald Trump or the heated rivalry with Saudi Arabia.
2017's Neediest Cities (comments by Margaret Weir)
December 13, 2017 WalletHub
Margaret Weir, professor of political science and international and public affairs, comments on WalletHub's roundup for the year's neediest cities.
CVS and Aetna: Will It Work? (research by Jim Morone cited)
December 8, 2017 Barron's
Research by Jim Morone is cited in an article about the recent announcement that CVS will buy insurance company Aetna.
What A Tax Overhaul Could Mean For Students And Schools (interview with John Friedman)
December 7, 2017 NPREd
Economist John Friedman joined NPREd to discuss what the tax overhaul could mean for K-12 students and schools.
Redesigning U.S. National Security Institutions (co-written by Brian Atwood)
December 6, 2017 Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network
Senior Fellow Brian Atwood weighs in on a proposal for consolidating development and humanitarian relief in the United States government.
Congress should massively ramp up funding for the NIH (Costs of War Project cited)
December 6, 2017 The Hill
A 2016 report by the Costs of War Project is cited in an article about finding for the National Institutes of Health. "During the post-9/11 era, this country has spent $4.8 trillion on national security related to the war on terrorism, according to a Brown University analysis."
The State Department's naughty lists (written by Stephen Kinzer)
December 6, 2017 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "The impulse behind this list-keeping is classically American. We imagine our country as above all base motives, not mired in greed or base self-interest, and therefore able to judge others impartially. In fact, the lists we publish are highly politicized."
Rethinking a Global Latin America (written by Matthew Gutmann)
December 5, 2017 University of California Press Blog
Anthropology professor Matthew Gutmann in the University of California Press Blog, "The history of Latin America is more than the Triple C’s of Conquest, Colonialism, and Christianity, the genocide, slavery, and immigration brought to the continent by rulers from Europe and the United States."
Ideology in our Genes: The Biological Basis for Political Traits (interview with Rose McDermott)
December 5, 2017 Long Now: Conversations at The Interval
Professor Rose McDermott joined Long Now's The Interval podcast to explain how the genetics and the enviornment contribute to political opinions.
Political panel (interview with Wendy Schiller)
December 4, 2017 NBC 10
Political scientist Wendy Schiller joined NBC 10's political panel for a disussion on the tax bill, and state and local races in 2018.
Pompeo might bring assets to "hellish" secretary of state role (comments by Richard Boucher)
December 1, 2017 Reuters
Senior Fellow Richard Boucher comments on the reports that Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo may soon become secretary of state.
Globalisation in retreat (written by Ashutosh Varshney)
November 30, 2017 The Indian Express
Ashutosh Varshney in The Indian Express, "...globalisation is in retreat, but nationalist politics is unlikely to fully morph into nationalist economics, at least in the short run."
Ethics complaint against town official to be investigated (comments by Ross Cheit)
November 29, 2017 NBC 10
Member of the Rhode Island Ethics Commission and political scientist Ross Cheit comments on a conflict of interest complaint against a Coventry town official.