Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Monmonier quoted in National Parks article on renaming landmarks
"With a name that has been around for quite some time, the likelihood of getting it changed is not that great," says Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography.
See related: Federal, Maps, United States
Boroujerdi quoted in National Interest article on Iran's IRGC
Professor of Political Science Mehrzad Boroujerdi says "their performance in the war gave them a seat at the proverbial power table," about Iranian militiamen in an article for the National Interest.
See related: Defense & Security, Middle East & North Africa
Reeher comments on Jordan's proposed gun legislation in Jerusalem Post
See related: Crime & Violence, Government, Gun Laws, Middle East & North Africa, National Security
Veterans Program for Politics featured on Connecting Vets radio
See related: Education, Government, New York State, State & Local, Veterans
Lovely discusses possible outcomes of Trump-Xi meeting on Bloomberg
"We're looking at politics here so he [President Trump] may be looking for some gigantic sign that he has won, that he as somehow brought the Chinese to the table in a way that no one else could," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "And I think that's where the danger lies because that's what the Chinese are not going to want to give him."
See related: China, Economic Policy, Federal, Government, United States
Taylor discusses Putinism on CNAS podcast
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Reeher weighs in on Gillibrand's legislative victories in PolitiFact
According to Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, it can be difficult to measure how much a lawmaker worked behind the scenes to advance legislation, because the paper trail isn’t always clear.
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Lovely comments on multilateral trade, G20 summit in Japan Times
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Boroujerdi op-ed on US-Iran tensions published in US News
"If the White House game plan was based on the premise that imposing more robust sanctions would cause a popular uprising by the Iranian people to bring down the regime, it badly miscalculated," writes Professor of Political Science Mehrzad Boroujerdi. "Instead, the nuclear withdrawal convinced Tehran that ill will should beget ill will."
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Boroujerdi weighs in on US-Iran tensions in Washington Times
"The Iranians do have an appetite for negotiating, but I think what is holding things up right now—and that’s the part that the Trump administration perhaps is not really comprehending—is they have to save face," says Professor of Political Science Mehrzad Boroujerdi.
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