August 5, 2019 The New York Times
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer comments on Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's presidential camapaign, saying "A lot of us in Tulsi world, we don’t have the fantasy that she’s going to pull ahead, but she serves a great purpose in this campaign because she is saying things that no one else is saying."
August 1, 2019 The New York Times
Professor Glenn Loury argues in The New York Times that by defending Al Sharpton, Democrats have "handed Trump an easy win and yoked themselves to a genuine bigot."
July 31, 2019 ABC6
A new study co-authored by Assistant Professor Jayanti Owens finds that discipline in many classrooms is anything but fair, with punishments often unequal and cutting along racial lines. "It was extraordinarily disturbing and I really didn't want to believe it."
July 31, 2019 Vox
Research by the Costs of War Project is cited in an article ahead of the Democratic debates. "Whether it’s in Syria or Afghanistan, Western or Eastern Africa, the US has spent roughly $6 trillion combating terrorism around the world, according to an estimate from Brown University’s Cost of War program."
July 30, 2019 Vox
Research by the Costs of War Project is mentioned in regards to the open letter signed by scientists calling for governments to be held responsible for environmental damage their militaries inflict in war zones. "“Increases in cancer, birth defects, and other conditions have been associated with war-related environmental damage and toxins” in Iraq, according to the Costs of War Project."
July 30, 2019 The Guardian
Political scientist Wendy Schiller comments on former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony and possible impeachment. "Mueller’s lacklustre testimony likely gave Speaker Pelosi the ammunition to withstand calls for impeachment inquiries, or hearings, from the left flank of her party."
July 30, 2019 NBC News
Research by the Costs of War Project is mentioned in an article about President Trump's commentary on Afghanistan during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. "According to Brown University’s Watson Institute, 140,000 Afghans have been killed since 2001 and 2.4 million are refugees."
July 30, 2019 The Indian Express
Professor Ashutosh Varshney in The Indian Express, "Does democracy contain within itself the seeds of its own weakening? Does it have an inner adversary? These questions have long agitated the minds of political thinkers."
July 30, 2019 KCET
Senior Fellow Deborah Gordon comments on the frequent oil spills in California, saying "It’s like turning oil from the consistency of peanut butter into the consistency of honey."
July 30, 2019 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "In the United States, it is possible to spend many years in politics and rise to high positions without ever thinking seriously about foreign policy. This self-imposed ignorance would be lamentable in any country. In the United States it is especially dangerous."
July 23, 2019 ABC6
Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg comments on former special counsel Robert Mueller's upcoming Congressional testimony, saying "Overwhelmingly, most Americans have no idea how damning the report actually is. The constant refrain from the White House of ‘witch-hunt,’ ‘no collusion’ and ‘no obstruction,’ and the Trump assertion that the report exonerates him have left the truth obscured by a dense fog."
July 22, 2019 Providence Business News
Dr. Adam C. Levine, Director of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies, has been named to Providence Business News' 40 Under Forty for 2019, and Top 4 Doctors Under 40 by the Rhode Island Medical Society.
July 22, 2019 The Washington Post
Associate Professor Jeff Colgan in The Washington Post, "...the recent tension around oil tankers is in part a product of more fundamental disputes about Iran’s nuclear program, funding of various violent insurgents, and ongoing rivalry with Saudi Arabia. In turn, Iran’s actions stem from what it sees as Trump administration belligerence."
July 19, 2019 News from Brown
In new research, sociologist Jayanti Owens found that different treatment of black and white students accounted for half of the racial gap in school suspensions and expulsions among 5- to 9-year-old children. "Subconsciously, we all have racial biases in different ways. This is one way in which those biases are manifesting in the classroom," she said.
July 19, 2019 News from Brown
The Institute is featured as part of Brown's biannual special edition of News from Brown, highlighting Brown's distinction. "Now more than ever, our society needs what Watson has to offer...Factors that threaten the peace, prosperity and stability of our societies must be understood analytically so that they can be addressed in more effective and lasting ways." said University Provost Richard Locke.
July 18, 2019 Medium
Professor Emily Oster in Medium's Elemental, "Miscarriage can be lonely, it can be devastating, and it can be confusing. Reassuringly, most women who miscarry go on to have healthy pregnancies. This can be hard to see when miscarriage is kept so secret, but if this happens, you are not alone."
July 16, 2019 Deutsche Welle
Political economist Mark Blyth comments on the allegations that Nigel Farage may have influenced markets to help hedge funds on Brexit referendum night in 2016, and if it could happen again on October 31. "If you have a leading politician pushing in that direction, this gives the hedge funds a one-way bet, with insurance against failure. And that's the type of 'option' hedgies love the most."
July 16, 2019 VICE News
Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg comments on the extra hour that has been added to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's upcoming Congressional hearing. "Extending the hearing, even marginally, makes it easier to get Mueller’s major points out there."
July 12, 2019 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "We are outraged by the corruption of our political system, and by the suffering it is causing countless human beings around the United States and beyond. Yet when we look at our own representatives in Congress, we see the same bland, business-as-usual, go-along-to-get-along politics that created this matrix of crisis."
July 12, 2019 InStyle
Professor Emily Oster sat down with InStyle to debunk parenting myths. "You're making these decisions about something you've never thought about before, and they all feel incredibly important."