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Rory Truex

Behind the Headline: What’s Next for the U.S.-China Relationship

The U.S.-China Summit in May created an opening for renewed dialogue around a host of issues that matter to both nations. Princeton School of Public and International Affairs students traveled to Beijing shortly after the meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. They found policymakers,…

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Noreen Goldman

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The Latino Health Experience: Past and Future

Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life.If you’d like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here and select “research project.”

Noreen Goldman

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Outside the Classroom, Princeton SPIA Faculty Contribute to a Stronger New Jersey

When the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs launched its SPIA in New Jersey initiative in 2023, Dean Amaney Jamal said she was proud “to launch a research-based program that seeks to advance the wellbeing of my fellow Garden State residents.”Princeton SPIA faculty have taken that charge to heart, participating…

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New Documentary Calls for ‘Creative Resolve’ to Solve Public Health Problems

Some of public health’s most daunting problems were solved only through sustained, collaborative global efforts. From collaborative efforts between the United States and the Soviet Union to eradicate smallpox at the height of the Cold War to international pressure to produce less expensive, generic antiretroviral medicines to…

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Jake Shapiro

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Determining Why Benefits for Women Go Unused

Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life.If you’d like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here and select “research project.”

Jake Shapiro

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Career Building at the United Nations: An Interactive Session with Students on Exploring Career Opportunities

The event “Career Building at the United Nations,” co-organized by the Afghanistan Policy Lab at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and Princeton University’s Center for Career Development, featured a practical and candid conversation with students interested in pursuing careers at the United Nations and…

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Layna Mosley

Behind the Headline: Tariff Policies Disrupt Global Order

The global economy is reeling from a series of shocks, including the wars in the Middle East and ongoing tariff negotiations between the U.S. and its trading partners. Layna Mosley, a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, explains the impact of…

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Amelia Frank-Vitale

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February 17, 2026

Inside Immigration Court

Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life.If you’d like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here and select “research project.”

Amelia Frank-Vitale

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February 16, 2026

The Taliban Legal System and the 2026 Criminal Procedural Regulations

When the Taliban resumed power in Afghanistan in August 2021, a central question emerged among Afghans and the international community: How would the Taliban govern the country? What form of governance and legal system would they establish? In the initial days following their takeover, Taliban officials declared that they would…

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January 22, 2026

Even Outside the Classroom, Faculty Educate in Many Ways

Members of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs faculty neither vote on legislative bills nor implement those that are approved and signed into law. They aren’t roaming statehouse corridors or city halls, they don’t disburse grant funding, and their nonprofit work is largely confined to the University.Yet…

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