News: In The Media
Why the Philippines Is Letting the U.S. Expand Its Military Footprint in the Country Again
February 3, 2023Diane Desierto, professor of law and global affairs, explains why the Philippines is inviting the US to increase its military footprint amid tensions with China […]
Deep in Colombia, a new generation of armed groups battles for control
April 20, 2022The Keough School’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is cited in a recent New York Times article about Colombia. Julie Turkewitz, the Andes bureau […]
Remembering Paul Farmer
March 3, 2022Keough School Professor Steve Reifenberg remembers Paul Farmer’s work in public health and his lasting impact and legacy in this Commonweal op-ed. “Paul Farmer’s death […]
China’s cultural crackdown: few areas untouched as Xi reshapes society
September 10, 2021Michel Hockx, director of the Keough School’s Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, explores China’s tightening restrictions on popular culture. “On the one hand, […]
To engage the Taliban, the US needs an honest debate on Sharia law
August 25, 2021Mahan Mirza, executive director of the Keough School’s Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, highlights the need for radical empathy and religious engagement as […]
To end war in Afghanistan, Taliban demand Afghan president’s removal
August 12, 2021David Cortright, director of the Keough School’s Global Policy Initiative, and Madhav Joshi, associate research professor, chart a path for a peace agreement in Afghanistan […]
This is how irregular migration between Central America and the US would be fixed, according to an expert
June 24, 2021In a conversation with GloboEconomía, Senior Associate at the Keough School’s Pulte Institute for Global Development Tom Hare highlights long term solutions to irregular migration from […]
Waiving patents isn’t enough—we need technology transfer to defeat COVID
May 13, 2021Global Affairs Professors Tamara Kay and Susan Ostermann call for technology sharing to beat COVID-19 in an op-ed for The Hill. “It is in the interest […]
Rebels with a business cause
May 11, 2021Public Radio International features new research by Assistant Professor of Politics and Global Affairs Rachel Sweet. Sweet investigates business dealings between the Rally for Congolese […]
US sees genocides against Uyghurs and Armenians but consistency elusive
April 28, 2021Ernesto Verdeja, associate professor of political science and peace studies, analyzes the United States Government’s recent declarations of genocide against the Uyghurs in China and […]