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November 15, 2017
Politics & Polls #67: The Day the Donkey Roared
Democrats triumphed in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races Nov. 7, which some say is a strong rebuke to Republican President Donald Trump. Are the democratic victories a predictor of what’s to come in the midterm results next year?Joining this episode are Larry Sabato and Geoffrey Skelley of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a…
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November 08, 2017
Barton Delivers 2017 Judge Frank M. Coffin Lecture on Law & Public Service
Amb. Frederick D. Barton delivered the 25th Annual Judge Frank M. Coffin Lecture on Law and Public Service at the University of Maine School of Law.This lecture series honors the late Judge Frank M. Coffin, a longtime federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, former member of Congress and renowned leader…
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November 08, 2017
Politics & Polls #66: A Year of Donald Trump
In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang take a look back at the past year and analyze all that has unfolded since Donald Trump was elected president of the United States.ABOUT THE HOSTSZelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson…
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November 06, 2017
Satellite Imagery Reveals Decline in ISIS Oil Production
Oil production by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) steadily declined between 2014 and 2016, indicating that the group was financing itself in other ways, like taxation or extortion.Using satellite imagery, a team of researchers led by Princeton University and the World Bank analyzed 42 oil production sites controlled…
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November 02, 2017
Politics & Polls #65: Alaskan Politics with Rep. Bryce Edgmon
Given the news consistently coming out of Washington, it can be easy to forget what’s happening at the local level. In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang turn their attention toward Alaska, a state whose budget has been especially affected by steep drops in oil prices. They discuss this and more with state Rep. Bryce…
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October 31, 2017
Students Tackle Ethnic Unrest in Estonia in Crisis Simulation
Students and policy experts participated in the annual crisis simulation Oct. 14 organized by Princeton University’s Center for International Security Studies (CISS), based at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The event convened West Point cadets, U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen, ROTC students from…
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October 26, 2017
Politics & Polls #64: Congressional Races in 2018
There are 468 seats up for grabs in Congress for the 2018 election, with the Republican Party currently holding a majority in both the Senate and the House. But will this hold after election day? Joining today’s episode to discuss the congressional races is Levi Tillemann, the democratic candidate for Colorado’s 6th…
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October 20, 2017
WWS Reacts: What the Fall of Raqqa Means for the Future of ISIS
American-backed forces say they have taken control of Raqqa, the northern Syrian city that has been the de facto capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Jacob N. Shapiro, a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton, has tracked the militant group since its emergence. He studies political…
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October 18, 2017
Politics & Polls #63: How to be a Conservative in the Age of Trump
Leading conservative thinker David Frum was one of the earliest and most prominent conservative voices to come out in opposition to President Donald Trump. A CNN contributor and senior editor at The Atlantic, Frum said in a public radio interview that Trump “is shattering the safeguards that protect democracy.” In this episode,…
October 13, 2017
Wilson School Researchers Involved in ICAN’s Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Work to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Three Princeton University researchers are connected to this year’s winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize: the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). ICAN is a coalition of nongovernmental groups from 100 countries working on a treaty to eradicate nuclear weapons.Alexander Glaser is an associate professor of…