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March 29, 2018
Q&A: The Presidency of Barack Obama
How did President Barack Obama shape the political landscape? A new book edited by Julian E. Zelizer provides the first historical assessment of President Obama.The book, “The Presidency of Barack Obama: A First Historical Assessment,” combines analysis from leading American historians, putting the Obama administration into…
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March 20, 2018
Q&A: The Influence of Scientists and Technology in World War II
Technology plays a powerful role in war. This was especially evident in World War II, which occurred during an era rich with technological innovation. From atomic weapons to remote sensing, many of the devices employed for military use then are still used today.A new book, “Scientists against Time: The Role of Scientists in…
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March 02, 2018
Defending Democracy: Princeton Conference to Address Civil, Military Responses in an Age of Disinformation
Robert Mueller’s recent indictment of 13 Russians and their “troll farm” has given us a clearer view of what an adversary can do with disinformation. Yet, on Feb. 27, Adm. Mike Rogers, head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, testified before lawmakers that while the U.S. is taking steps against Russian…
Anne Case and Angus Deaton
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March 01, 2018
Why ‘Deaths of Despair’ May Be a Warning Sign for America
Anne Case and Angus Deaton
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February 14, 2018
A Renaissance of Self-Determination
In October 2017, after declaring Catalonia’s independence from the Kingdom of Spain pursuant to an affirmative majority vote on a referendum for secession, Carles Puigdemont, the leader of the regional government of Catalonia — an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain — fled to the Kingdom of Belgium to avoid arrest on…
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February 14, 2018
Anne Treisman, Visionary Cognitive Psychologist, Dies at 82
Walter Hood
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February 08, 2018
Artist Walter Hood Commissioned for Scudder Plaza Installation on Woodrow Wilson’s Legacy
A new installation about Woodrow Wilson’s legacy by acclaimed artist Walter Hood has been commissioned to be placed on Scudder Plaza beside Robertson Hall, home of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.In 2015, a Princeton University trustee committee was established to make recommendations about how the…
Walter Hood
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January 31, 2018
WWS Reacts: Trump's State of the Union
President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address on Jan. 30, touching upon issues related to immigration, infrastructure, the economy, health care, and national security. We discussed his speech with experts from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, who shared their…
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January 23, 2018
At Wilson School’s Junior Summer Institute, College Students Get a Taste of Public Policy Master’s Program
As a participant in the Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship Program — a national consortium of top public policy and international affairs graduate schools — Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs has since 1985 hosted a Junior Summer Institute (JSI) for students…
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January 18, 2018
Politics & Polls #74: The Second Coming of the KKK
President Donald Trump’s election stirred up what some call a resurgence of white nationalism. But is this a new phenomenon outside of mainstream America? Or has white nationalism been more part of American culture than we’ve been willing to admit?Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang untangle this issue in this episode, which features…