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Released: 28-Mar-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Recent Evolution of German Politics Is Window Into Fringe Parties' Gains
University of Kansas

A University of Kansas professor examines conditions in German politics dating back to 2013 to find a window into the recent gains of fringe parties in Europe and the United States, which includes the Trump election and the Brexit vote.

Released: 27-Mar-2017 5:05 PM EDT
Panel to Discuss Civil Rights Issues for Threatened Groups
University of Illinois Chicago

Second panel to discuss Civil Rights Issues.

27-Feb-2017 9:05 AM EST
War Less Likely Between Nations That Are “Friends of Friends”
Ohio State University

Even nations can have friends of friends, a new study has found. Results suggest these indirect relationships have a surprisingly strong ability to prevent major conflicts, and that international military alliances may matter more than we typically expect.

Released: 27-Feb-2017 9:00 AM EST
IU School of Global and International Studies Convening America's Role in the World Conference
Indiana University

The second annual America’s Role in the World conference at Indiana University’s School of Global and International Studies in Bloomington will address pressing global issues facing the new U.S. administration, the nation and world.

   
Released: 1-Feb-2017 3:15 PM EST
Trump Administration’s Orders Pose Harm to Refugees, Immigrants, Academic Research and International Exchange, According to Psychologists
American Psychological Association (APA)

While safeguarding the nation from terrorist entry is of critical national importance, the Trump administration’s proposed restrictions on refugees and other visitors are likely to compound the stress and trauma already experienced by populations at risk for discrimination, limit scientific progress and increase stigma, according to the American Psychological Association.

Released: 31-Jan-2017 4:00 PM EST
Suspicion of Muslims Has Historic Antecedents
Vanderbilt University

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Released: 13-Jan-2017 6:05 PM EST
CSU Dominguez Hills Marks 75th Anniversary of Executive Order to Incarcerate Japanese Americans During WWII
California State University, Dominguez Hills

“And Then They Came for Us…,” California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) daylong commemoration on Feb. 9 marking the 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the mass incarceration of Japanese-Americans during WWII.

Released: 9-Dec-2016 9:05 AM EST
Is U.N. Peacekeeping Becoming More Deadly?
Northwestern University

Illness-related fatalities among U.N. peacekeepers are growing at a significant rate, despite the fact that overall U.N. fatalities are not substantively on the rise, according to new Northwestern University research.

Released: 26-Nov-2016 11:30 AM EST
Cuba After Fidel: American University Experts Offer Comments
American University

American University experts are available to comment on the passing of Fidel

8-Nov-2016 8:55 AM EST
Voting Day Round-Up! Research and Experts on 2016 Election
Newswise

click to view recent experts and research related to the 2016 Election

       
Released: 12-Sep-2016 2:05 PM EDT
U.S. Rules for Targeted Killing Using Drones Need Clarifying
RAND Corporation

Current U.S. policies on using drones for targeted killing are characterized by ambiguities in interpretations of international law and too many generalities, despite recent efforts by the Obama administration to clarify the policies, a new RAND Corporation report finds.

Released: 31-Aug-2016 6:05 PM EDT
What Do Pope Francis and Xi Jinping Have in Common?
University of California, Irvine

China scholar and commentator Jeffrey Wasserstrom, chancellor's professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, offers fresh and surprising ways to look at China.

26-Aug-2016 4:30 PM EDT
Creation of Coinage Monetary System May Signal ISIS under Stress
University of California, Riverside

ISIS' introduction of a coin-based monetary system may indicate a regime in distress and needing to easily launder its wealth.

Released: 21-Jun-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Countdown to Brexit: Impacts on the Economy
Syracuse University

British citizens have a weighty decision this week. Stay in or leave the European Union (EU), the economic and political union composed of 28 European countries that they have been part of for decades. Tom Barkley, a British citizen and professor of finance practice and director of the M.S. in finance program and in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, discusses what might happen and what he’ll be looking for as the votes are counted.

Released: 21-Apr-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Tighter Enforcement Along the US-Mexico Border Backfired, Researchers Find
Princeton University

The rapid escalation of border enforcement over the past three decades has backfired as a strategy to control undocumented immigration between Mexico and the United States, according to new research that suggests further militarization of the border is a waste of money.



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