Prof. Hilary Appel was interviewed by Newsweek about Ukraine’s potential attempt to reclaim Crimea from Russia.
“President Putin's annexation of Crimea in 2014 paid huge political dividends for Putin and he will defend Russia's control of the peninsula to the end,” Appel said. “Kyiv knows how valuable Crimea is to Putin, but it also knows the Russian military is stretched very thin at the moment.”
In an opinion piece for Bloomberg, Prof. Minxin Pei analyzed Republican lawmakers’ stance on China. “The metamorphosis of the GOP from a pro-trade party into a staunch advocate for protectionism cannot help but benefit China, the top trading partner of more than 120 countries,” he wrote.
Prof. Esther Chung-Kim has been elected as the incoming President of the American Society of Church History, the oldest academic society in the field of religion. Chung-Kim is chair of the Religious Studies Department, and specializes in the history of world Christianity, including the European Reformations. Her research examines religious conflict, history of poverty, and the impact of religion on politics, economics, and society.
Prof. Jack Pitney was interviewed by Newsweek about whether the Republican focus on culture wars will deliver votes in mainstream America. "The sustainability of culture war issues depends on the battlefront," he said.
Research conducted by the Rose Institute for State and Local Government, in collaboration with Kosmont Companies, was featured in the Los Angeles Times. The Rose Institute’s “cost of doing business” study analyzes business migration in and out of California.
In an opinion piece published by Bloomberg, Prof. Minxin Pei wrote that China caused a diplomatic crisis with its burst balloon over the U.S. “Now it’s up to Chinese leaders to take the first step to salvage ties,” he argued.
In an opinion piece for Bloomberg, Prof. Minxin Pei wrote that, “after two years in office, President Joe Biden is in a stronger position to deal with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping… Biden should be able to lower the temperature with China without sacrificing any principles or vital U.S. interests.”
