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The Watson School of International and Public Affairs seeks to promote a just and peaceful world through research and teaching on the world’s most pressing economic, political and social policy challenges.

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Thomas J. Watson Jr. School at ‪@brown.edu‬ officially launches today, bringing together top faculty and policy experts to tackle global challenges through interdisciplinary research and collaboration.

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Watson School of International and Public Affairs launches with ambitious plans for the coming year and beyond

Brown's first new school in over a decade, the Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs, launches on July 1. Plans for the new School include broadening the scope of research, e...

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 19h

A nontraditional student and community advocate, driven to uplift the unseen — Paige Censale, @brown.edu IAPA concentrator, uses her studies to drive advocacy and documentary projects, from supporting young caregivers to documenting asylum seekers.

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 23h

Trump’s Opportunity To Re-Engage Kim Jong Un — Lyle Goldstein writes in Real Clear Defense that while a Beijing parade with Xi, Putin, and Kim Jong-un raises concern, China’s ties with Russia and North Korea remain complex.

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 1d

Prerna Singh awarded prestigious Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award for research on vaccine hesitancy — Political scientist Prerna Singh awarded one of Germany's highest scientific honors for her ongoing research on vaccine hesitancy in India and China.

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 1d

Anti-war veterans are saying no to Pete Hegseth’s destructive vision — A recent @salon.com article cites a report on the impact of post-9/11 wars from the @costsofwar.bsky.social project.

Anti-war veterans are saying no to Pete Hegseth's destructive vision

They're fighting back against a cycle of endless wars

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · 9d

Start the week with Part Two of of my chat with Leah Downey on her book, Our Money: Monetary Policy As If Democracy Matters, and all the stuff that has gone on since the summer...
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Independent from who exactly? Central banks and democracy (part two)

Quickly and easily listen to The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth for free!

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 8d

Many thanks to @elizabethlinos.bsky.social for speaking today
@taubmancenter.bsky.social @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social. So many insights into using cutting-edge research to improve government performance!

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 4d

New Trending Globally #podcast: Small Barriers, Big Impact: Rethinking International Development — Bryce Steinberg studies how to help people in low-income countries actually use schools, clinics, and training programs rather than just access them.

Small Barriers, Big Impact: Rethinking International Development

Quickly and easily listen to Trending Globally: Politics and Policy for free!

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 5d

Last week we launched The Role of Courts in Policymaking study group with Senior Fellow Judge William Smith. Students will explore how the judiciary shapes U.S. policy while engaging with academics, judges & lawyers.

More on this semester's study groups: ow.ly/bsg650X54li

Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 5d

When Coercive Diplomacy Works (and When It Doesn’t): Five Revealing Cases

In a Cornell Univ. Press article, @reidpauly.bsky.social’s The Art of Coercion offers a fresh take on the success—and failure—of coercive demands in international politics.

When Coercive Diplomacy Works (and When It Doesn't): Five Revealing Cases

Explore five intriguing cases of modern coercive diplomacy, from North Korean ransomware to nuclear negotiations, showing when pressure tactics succeed and why they fail.

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 6d

WATCH LIVE: Inflation Narratives: How Central Banks Explained Rising Prices — Why did inflation rise—and what did central banks think caused it? Economist @nfraccaroli.bsky.social traces the Fed, ECB & BoE’s explanations on spending, wages, supply chains & profits.

Nicolò Fraccaroli — Inflation Narratives: How Central Banks Explained Rising Prices

Why did inflation rise—and what did central banks think was behind it? Using a large language model, this presentation looks at how the Fed, ECB, and Bank of...

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 6d

Pakistan is getting new friends. Conflicts with India will only grow — @profvarshney.bsky.social writes in The Print that Pakistan is seeing a strategic resurgence through renewed ties with the U.S., China and Saudi Arabia, even as its economy remains weak.

Pakistan is getting new friends. Conflicts with India will only grow

Pakistan is likely to enjoy closeness with the US, China and Saudi Arabia. This is different from its relative isolation of recent years.

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Ashutosh Varshney @profvarshney.bsky.social · 7d

My column on Pakistan’s partial resurgence in world politics.

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Pakistan is getting new friends. Conflicts with India will only grow

Pakistan is likely to enjoy closeness with the US, China and Saudi Arabia. This is different from its relative isolation of recent years.

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 6d

China-Russia partnership is less than meets the eye — Lyle Goldstein writes in Asia Times that while China and Russia are deepening ties, Beijing has resisted a full military alliance, showing restraint to avoid a new cold war.

China-Russia partnership is less than meets the eye - Asia Times

Earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, where the two leaders observed China’s

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 7d

WATCH LIVE: The Federal Government and Universities: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It — In the first Dean’s Fireside Chat, Dean John Friedman joins former Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal to talk the future of higher ed, student debt & access.

Dean’s Fireside Chat — The Federal Government and Universities: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It

Join John N. Friedman, Vascellaro Family Dean of the Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs, for a discussion of the future of highe...

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 7d

Rhode Islanders have shown they believe in solar. Policymakers need to step up to address gaps.

Mircea Gherghina, @climatesollab.bsky.social postdoc, tells Rhode Island Current RI should focus on local solar, strong incentives, and stable policy to boost renewable adoption.

Rhode Islanders have shown they believe in solar. Policymakers need to step up to address gaps. • Rhode Island Current

A robust public finance plan is needed to distribute funding and incentivize adoption for households and local businesses to embrace going solar, and give the state greater influence in the…

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 8d

New #RhodesCenter #podcast: Independent from who exactly? Central banks and democracy (part two) — Political economist Leah Downey [email protected] for pt. 2 on "Our Money." They discuss the Fed’s latest moves & what democratic monetary policy could mean.

Independent from who exactly? Central banks and democracy (part two)

Quickly and easily listen to The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth for free!

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 11d

U.S. policies post-9/11 intensified police militarization, expanded mass surveillance, and have racially profiled Muslims and people of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Arab descent. costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/social...

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 8d

Russia is helping prepare China to attack Taiwan, documents suggest — Lyle Goldstein told @washingtonpost.com China sees airborne assaults as vital for a Taiwan invasion and views Russian expertise as especially valuable after studying D-Day.

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 11d

If you missed the opening reception, you can still catch the new #ArtatWatson exhibit In the Name of FREƎDOM by Azadeh Ghotbi ’91 — exploring oppression, injustice & inequality through photography, installation & multimedia — in the Agora through Dec. 15.

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 12d

Trending Globally #podcast: ‘Illicit global economics 101’ with Peter Andreas

Peter Andreas dives into the illicit global economy — from piracy & smuggling to migration & drug trafficking — and why you can’t understand today’s economy without it.

‘Illicit global economics 101’ with Peter Andreas

Quickly and easily listen to Trending Globally: Politics and Policy for free!

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 12d

China says electromagnetic catapult launched fighters from new aircraft carrier — Lyle Goldstein told @starsandstripes.bsky.social China’s stealth fighter launch is impressive but carriers’ value is questionable given their vulnerability to subs, missiles and drones.

China says electromagnetic catapult launched fighters from new aircraft carrier

Electromagnetic catapults are more reliable, faster-resetting and more powerful than steam catapults, according to U.S. Naval Air Systems Command.

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 13d

WATCH LIVE: Corporations at Climate Crossroads: Multilevel Governance, Public Policy, and Global Climate Action — @climatesollab.bsky.social hosts @lilyhsueh.bsky.social for a book talk on how major corporations acted on climate change before and after the Paris Agreement.

Corporations at Climate Crossroads: Multilevel Governance, Public Policy, and Global Climate Action

With climate risks growing, climate action facing political headwinds in many countries, and international cooperation increasingly challenged, Lily Hsueh’s ...

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 13d

China and Russia conduct joint sub patrols — should America worry?

Lyle Goldstein told @defensenews.bsky.social China and Russia’s joint sub patrol was a small show of deterrence, consistent with past drills but not proof of a deep alliance.

China and Russia conduct joint sub patrols — should America worry?

While the exercise only involved two subs, the warning was clear: America should contemplate the prospect of confronting a China-Russia alliance.

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 14d

NEW #ArtatWatson exhibit: In the Name of FREƎDOM by Azadeh Ghotbi ’91 explores oppression, injustice and inequality through photography, installation and multimedia. Opening panel and reception tomorrow at 4:30 PM. On view through Dec. 15.

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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · 14d

Alumni Spotlight: Marcus Burke ’17 MPA

From Alexandria, VA to Beijing, Benin, and now Switzerland, Marcus has built a global career at the intersection of research and international affairs.

Learn more about Marcus: ow.ly/WvbX50X0afa