Trump impeachment process enters new phase with House Judiciary hearings (comments by Richard Arenberg)
December 4, 2019 ABC6
Richard Arenberg, a visiting professor of the practice of political science, provided commentary for this story.
News Archive 2019
Stephanie Savell on the Role of U.S. Military Around the World (interview with Stephanie Savell)
December 2, 2019 C-Span
Stephanie Savell, faculty fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs discusses the Costs of War Project and U.S. military deployments around the world in this interview with C-Span.
This Is Why Your Holiday Travel Is Awful (written by Marc J. Dunkelman)
December 2, 2019 Politico
Marc Dunkelman, senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, wrote this article examining the history of New York's Penn Station and the role government played in the legacy of crowded commutes.
Mexico’s rise in violence starts sticking to ‘Teflon president’ after a year in office (commentary by Aileen Teague)
December 2, 2019 Los Angeles Times
Aileen Teague, postdoctoral research associate at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, provided commentary in this article about Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's new "hugs, not bullets" policies on the drug war and violence plaguing Mexico.
The Sinister Scientist Behind the CIA’s Mind-Control Mayhem (Stephen Kinzer cited)
December 2, 2019 The Daily Beast
This piece discusses Stephen Kinzer's new book, Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control, which examines the career of Sidney Gottlieb - the scientist who ran the CIA's damaging and possibly lethal experiments in drug-induced mind control.
Danielle Brooks On What to Eat When You're Pregnant (interview with Emily Oster)
November 27, 2019 Netflix Family
Emily Oster, professor of teaching excellence, economics, and international and public affairs — and author of "Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting" — spoke with "Orange is the New Black" actress Danielle Brooks in this Netflix Family series debunking common myths and misconceptions about pregnancy and childbirth.
Dan Yorke State of Mind: Brown University Senior Fellow Timothy Edgar
November 26, 2019 WPRI
Timothy Edgar, senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, appeared on Dan Yorke State of Mind to discuss the latest on Trump's impeachment inquiry.
Dan Yorke State of Mind: Brown University Professor Mike Kennedy (interview with Michael Kennedy)
November 25, 2019 WPRI
Michael Kennedy, Brown University Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs, joins Dan Yorke to discuss the impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump.
Yes, presidents can hold up military aid. But not like Trump did with Ukraine (written by J. Brian Atwood)
November 25, 2019 The Washington Post
J Brian Atwood, senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, penned this column explaining how presidents have broad authority to condition the release of assistance packages, but they still have to follow the law.
America has spent $6.4 trillion on wars in the Middle East and Asia since 2001, a new study says (Costs of War report cited)
November 20, 2019 CNBC
Cited in CNBC, "The report, from Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs at Brown University, also finds that more than 801,000 people have died as a direct result of fighting. Of those, more than 335,000 have been civilians. Another 21 million people have been displaced due to violence."
Why abruptly abandoning the drug war is a bad idea for Mexico (written by Aileen Teague)
November 18, 2019 The Washington Post
Aileen Teague, postdoctoral research associate at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, penned this op-ed on why abruptly terminating drug-war-related policies, at least in the near term, is not the answer to reducing violence in Mexico.
Revealed: Trump aide's leaked emails show alleged bribery plot (interview with Timothy Edgar)
November 18, 2019 MSNBC
Timothy Edgar joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss mounting bribery evidence against President Trump, including secret White House emails obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
Post-9/11 War on Terror costs $6.4 trillion plus 801,000 deaths (Catherine Lutz and Costs of War report cited)
November 18, 2019 Digital Journal
Cited in Digital Journal, "The two reports were prepared by the Costs of War Project at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Catherine Lutz, Costs of War co-director and a Brown Professor who authored the projects' report on deaths said: "These reports provide a reminder that even if fewer soldiers are dying and the U.S. is spending a little less on the immediate costs of war today, the financial impact is still as bad as, or worse than, it was 10 years ago."
The war on terror has been a $6.4 trillion mistake (Costs of War report cited)
November 18, 2019 The Washington Examiner
Cited in The Washington Examiner, "Brown University’s Costs of War Project has unveiled its annual report on the budgetary costs and obligations the United States has incurred from the global war on terror. The report estimates that the federal government has spent $5.4 trillion thus far on our post-9/11 conflicts."
My Turn: Prerna Singh: Flag belongs to the left, too (written by Prerna Singh)
November 15, 2019 Providence Journal
Prerna Singh in the Providence Journal, "Research shows that the popular association of the American flag is with the right. Yet steps toward reclaiming the flag are already being taken — in the artistic, activist and popular realms."
Trump’s real impeachable offense (written by Stephen Kinzer)
November 14, 2019 The Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "Few in Washington, of either party, have much appetite for soiling the reputations of their old warhorses. It’s far easier to pretend they are all innocent than to suggest they are all guilty."
The So-Called War on Terror Has Killed Over 801,000 People and Cost $6.4 Trillion: New Analysis (Costs of War report cited)
November 14, 2019 Common Dreams
Cited in Common Dreams, "According to a pair of reports released Wednesday by the Costs of War project at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the so-called War on Terror launched by the U.S. in the wake of 9/11 has cost at least 801,000 lives and $6.4 trillion."
Facing new bribery evidence, Trump claims he 'doesn't know' the donor he appointed (interview with Timothy Edgar)
November 14, 2019 MSNBC
Timothy Edgar, veteran National Security Intelligence official, joins Ari Melber to discuss the major security implications of Trump’s call and new bribery impeachment evidence on MSNBC.
Expert: Impact of impeachment hearings could be felt for years (comments by Richard Arenberg)
November 14, 2019 WPRI
Richard Arenberg on WPRI, "I think it’s going to be harder for the hearings to shift public opinion than was true during the Nixon or even the Clinton period."
Reckoning with the costs of war: It's time to take responsibility (Costs of War report cited)
November 13, 2019 The Hill
Cited in The Hill, "As horrible as the wars’ impacts are in this country, a new report released today by Brown University’s Costs of War project shows that the magnitude of death, injury and trauma in the countries where the United States has fought its wars is far worse."