Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Drew Kinney '18 PhD (PSc) discusses crisis in Venezuela in The Washington Post
Drew Kinney '14 M.A./'18 Ph.D. (PSc) says head of the National Assembly Juan Guaidó's "courting of the military to intervene in the political process and overthrow a state’s executive leadership is a textbook case of civilian coup advocacy."
See related: Conflict, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, National Security
Reeher discusses Trump, 2020 election, border crisis in The Hill
“He is deeply dug in on this,” said Grant Reeher, professor of political science, about President Trump's immigration policy. “There are things that candidates and office-holders are particularly known for and they stake their identities on. He is clearly one of them, on this issue.”
See related: Latin America & the Caribbean, U.S. Elections, U.S. Immigration, United States
Art exhibit curated by Susan Wadley featured in Syracuse New Times
The exhibit titled "From Gods to Social Justice," was curated by Susan S. Wadley, Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies. Wadley is retiring at the end of May and this is one of her final contributions to Maxwell's community engagement.
See related: Awards & Honors, New York State
Reeher weighs in on state abortion laws in TIME
Grant Reeher discusses the state politics behind abortion access in the TIme article, "Trump Keeps Talking About Second-Trimester Abortions. Here's What He Gets Wrong." As efforts heat up to ban abortion on a national level, blue states are looking to strengthen their abortion laws, while red states are attemtping to dismantle them. Reeher says these restrive efforts are meant "to be tested in courts."
See related: Abortion, State & Local, United States
US and China resume trade talks, Lovely comments in Associated Press
"The two bullies in the room are basically running the show. The rest of the world is going to have to deal with the aftermath," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Rosenthal cited in NY Times article on neighborhood racial change
Stuart Rosenthal, professor and chair of economics, argues that it’s often possible to predict a neighborhood’s income level 20 years into the future by the age of its housing stock today.
See related: Housing, Income, Race & Ethnicity, United States
O'Keefe quoted in Associated Press article on SpaceX setback
"It’s too early to tell what the implications may be," says Sean O'Keefe, University Professor, about the SpaceX crew capsule accident setback.
See related: Space Exploration, United States
Taylor weighs in on Russia's reaction to Ukraine election in Newsweek
Brian Taylor, professor and chair of political science, believes the situation between Russia and Ukraine will not change significantly with Zelensky’s election.
Banks reviews the Mueller Report on KPCC radio
William C. Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs says, "the underlying tenor of the investigation was on the Russian activities themselves. Fundamentally, it was a counterintelligence investigation about Russian meddling in the election."
See related: Crime & Violence, Russia, U.S. Elections