Category: International Affairs
Melissa Stimell named director of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public LifeFeb. 19, 2021
The future of the Iran nuke dealDec. 3, 2020
With the incoming Biden administration looking to restart talks with Iran, Gary Samore, one of the nation's foremost nuclear proliferation experts, asseses the chances of reaching a deal.
Watch: Tom Friedman '75, H'88 in conversation with University President Ron LiebowitzNov. 2, 2020
Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tom Friedman '75,H'88 joined University President Ron Liebowitz for a virtual conversation on a range of subjects including the election, the economy, COVID-19 and U.S. foreign policy.
What's ahead for the trade relationship with China under a Biden or Trump administration?Oct. 23, 2020
Both parties are hostile to China, so the election may have surprisingly little effect on U.S.-China relations, professor Peter Petri says.
What are Russia’s goals with disinformation on social media?Oct. 22, 2020
Over the last decade, the growth of social media has gone hand in hand with the increasing use of those platforms for the coordinated dissemination of disinformation. Professor Steven Wilson explains.
In the Middle East, they want to know: How will the election affect the standoff with Iran?Oct. 21, 2020
Among the many questions surrounding the 2020 U.S. election for the Middle East, one looms largest: How will the result of the U.S. elections affect the standoff with Iran?
What will it take to make COVID-19 vaccines globally available?Oct. 16, 2020
Vaccines are the global bet for a return to normalcy, but they will requires global cooperation, transparency, empathy and a deep sense of social justice.
How could better US-China relations help fight pandemics?Oct. 9, 2020
Cooperation could help stem the effects of the current pandemic and prevent the next one. Professor Elanah Uretsky explains.
Lebanon in the aftermath of the Beirut port explosionSept. 23, 2020
Brandeis PhD candidate and Crown Center fellow Kelly Stedem looks at the country, more than a month after an explosion claimed 200 lives.
Herbert PhD'26, Khilji '20 named Fulbright ScholarsJuly 17, 2020
Brazil during the 1918 flu epidemicJune 10, 2020
New research by business school professor Aldo Musacchio and colleagues offers the first in-depth look at the pandemic's impact on the country. It may provide insight into what lies ahead for Brazil and much of the developing world.
Brandeisians win prominent grants and fellowshipsMay 7, 2020
Awards include a Boren scholarship, Goldwater scholarship, and Fulbright grants.
How artificial intelligence is helping scientists find a coronavirus treatmentApril 27, 2020
Computational linguist James Pustejovsky leads a Brandeis team in developing an artificial intelligence program that can sort through all the data we have on coronavirus.
'Innermost truth is love': Brandeis parents donate 30,000 masks to Massachusetts General HospitalApril 9, 2020
Hundreds of Brandeis parents donate critically needed face masks to Massachusetts General Hospital
Brandeis to livestream academic panel on coronavirus (COVID-19)March 6, 2020
Five scholars with expertise in public health, international relations, anthropology and health policy will discuss coronavirus (COVID-19) in an academic panel hosted online.
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