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  • If we don't like polarizing politicians, why do we get them?

    June 25, 2025
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    Politicians are launching outlandish negative attacks and Americans have developed more negative views of the other party. But how connected are polarizing politicians and a polarized electorate? Mia Costa finds that political elites have more polarized views of the other side than the public but they still benefit electorally and legislatively from avoiding negative partisan attacks. Divisive rhetoric still breeds viral tweets, cable news appearances, and donations, but Americans mostly don't like it or reward it. The polarizers just get more attention.

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  • Strategies of Prioritization

    June 24, 2025
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    In an opinion piece in Foreign Affairs, Profs. Lind and Press examine a shift in U.S. foreign policy under the Trump administration, focusing on prioritization. Read the full article HERE! 

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  • Trump's Iran attack was ambitious. But has it actually worked?

    June 22, 2025
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    "Will this look more like Syria 2007—where a nuclear program was decisively ended—or Iraq 1981, where nuclear ambitions were strengthened, and repeated intervention was required?" Prof. Miller asks in an article about the United States' strikes on Iran. "Assuming the current regime stays in power in Iran, my money is on the latter."

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  • The Endgame of the Iran Attacks Isn't Clear, Even in Jerusalem

    June 17, 2025
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    "JERUSALEM — The war is five days old, and, like most Israelis, we are getting about as much sleep as the parents of a newborn, roused twice a night and running to our shelter. There, our condo neighbors gather, bantering through the newscasts, damp and in doubt."  Read the rest of Prof. Avishai's opinion piece for Politico HERE!    

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