Predicting the unpredictable for 2019 (written by Stephen Kinzer)
December 27, 2018 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer makes his government and foreign relations predictions for the new year.
News Archive 2018
With Syria announcement, Trump confronts his own militarist cabal (written by Stephen Kinzer)
December 21, 2018 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "If Trump sticks to his peacemaking guns — if he indeed withdraws American troops from Syria and scales back American ambitions there — the next step should be to apply the same approach to the entire Middle East."
America's year in war: All the places US armed forces took or gave fire in 2018 (research by Costs of War Project cited)
December 18, 2018 Business Insider
A recent study by the Costs of War Project, which estimates that the U.S. has spent nearly $6 trillion on wars post-9/11, is cited in an article on the U.S. military's activity in 2018.
The most powerful person in America (comments by Wendy Schiller)
December 14, 2018 U.S. News & World Report
Political Scientist Wendy Schiller offers comments on Nancy Pelosi's political experience and influence in Washington. "She has the political force of character, and she has the temperament and the strategic instincts that come with being very experienced in the Democratic Party leadership."
U.S. oil is surging. Here's what it means for the climate (comments by Deborah Gordon)
December 13, 2018 ClimateWire
Senior Fellow Deborah Gordon comments on U.S. oil, saying "We're giving away oil that is potentially much lower-emitting oil, and we're importing oil that is very carbon-intensive."
Qatar will leave OPEC. Here’s what this means. (Written by Jeff Colgan)
December 6, 2018 Monkey Cage Blog
This explainer piece on the implications of Qatar's departure from OPEC was written by Jeff Colgan, an associate professor of political science.
Global Attack on Gender Studies (James N. Green quoted)
December 5, 2018 Inside Higher Ed
James N. Green in Inside Higher Ed on a bill pending in the National Congress would go so far as to bar the use of the term "gender" in teaching: "...with the election of Bolsonaro and a more conservative Congress, there is a possibility the bill might get traction."
How 'femicide' drove the caravan (written by Stephen Kinzer)
December 5, 2018 Boston Globe
This column by Stephen Kinzer argues that one of the most important and overlooked factors fueling Central Americans' desire to leave their home countries for the United States is gender-based violence.
US not interested in maintaining INF treaty, NATO ready for arms race (comments by Nina Tannenwald)
December 5, 2018 Sputnik
Nina Tannenwald comments on the current state of U.S.-Russia relations saying, "I think there’s going to be no dialogue on arms control with Russia as long as John Bolton is the National Security adviser."
Global attack on gender studies (comments by James N. Green)
December 5, 2018 Inside Higher Ed
James N. Green, Director of the Brazil Initiative, comments on a bill pending in Brazil's National Congress that would go as far as to bar the use of "gender" in teaching, saying "with the election of Bolsonaro and a more conservative Congress, there is a possibility the bill might get traction."
Do Nuclear Weapons Matter? (Nina Tannenwald featured)
December 4, 2018 Foreign Affairs Live
Nina Tannenwald joined a panel with Foreign Affairs for a discussion on nuclear weapons and prevention of their spread to other nations.
Brown University's Timothy Edgar wins 2018 Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize
December 3, 2018 Chicago-Kent College of Law
Senior Fellow Timothy Edgar received the 2018 Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize for his book, Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA. The Prize "honors exemplary works of scholarship exploring the tension between civil liberties and national security in contemporary American society."
BakerRipley. Gulfton. And Obama. (written by Angela Blanchard)
November 28, 2018 Houston Chronicle
Senior Fellow and President Emerita of BakerRipley, Angela Blanchard, in the Houston Chronicle, "Houston was welcoming the world — albeit haphazardly and without much self-awareness. Families were arriving daily from places gripped by misery and struggle."
Saudi Oil (interview with Jeff Colgan)
November 28, 2018 KTRS 550AM
Associate Professor Jeff Colgan joined St. Louis' KTRS After Show to discuss the impact of oil and the United States' reliance on Saudi oil.
Two Decades After 9/11, Militants Have Only Multiplied (research by Costs of War Project cited)
November 26, 2018 The New York Times
A new study recently released by the Costs of War Project estimates that the United States has spent $5.9 trillion on wars following 9/11.
Three heretic authors take on the US foreign-policy blob (written by Stephen Kinzer)
November 26, 2018 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "As a new Congress prepares to take office, incoming members are challenging the status quo on health care, climate change, tax policy and other domestic issues. Few, however, have shown much interest in world affairs."
Potential challenger endorses Pelosi for speaker as alternatives for unhappy Dems dwindle (comments by Richard Arenberg)
November 20, 2018 Fox 11 News
Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg offered commentary on the upcoming vote for House speaker, saying "The opposition is banking on this being a ‘change election.’”
Brown senior awarded prestigious Rhodes Scholarship (MES concentrator featured)
November 19, 2018 News from Brown
Middle East Studies concentrator Rhea Stark '19 has won a 2019 Rhodes Scholarship, one of the highest academic honors in the nation, which provides all expenses for two or three years of graduate study at the University of Oxford in England.
NPR Morning Edition (research by the Costs of War Project cited)
November 19, 2018 NPR Morning Edition
Neta Crawford, Boston University professor and Co-Director of the Costs of War Project, joined NPR's Morning Edition to discuss the recent study that estimates the U.S. has spent $5.9 trillion on wars following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Former White House policy official and Brown University senior fellow, Timothy Edgar, on State of Mind
November 16, 2018 Dan Yorke State of Mind
Senior Fellow Timothy Edgar offered commentary on the midterm election results on WPRI's Dan Yorke State of Mind.