Department of Political Science

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Paul Backen: How can NATO effectively respond to Putin's challenge to nuclear deterrence. Professor Paul Bracken was interviewed on SLDinfo.com concerning the Russian nuclear threat and NATO’s possible responses to it. The article, entitled “Bomber Task...	Ian Shapiro: Can Business Links Lead To Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians? While diplomats are the ones who sign peace deals, Yale’s Ian Shapiro sees businesses as critical to creating the pre-conditions for progress in difficult, high-conflict...	Professor Paul Bracken and the Yale Translation Initiative Professor Paul Bracken is part of the new Translation Initiative at Yale University. “In the lived environment, our increasingly globalized world, translation has become...	Ian Shapiro on NPR Radio Podcast: "The Future of Political Parties" Professor Ian Shapiro is interviewed on an NPR Public Radio Podcast concerning erosion in the faith in the two party system. In the interview, “The Future of Political...
Professor Elizabeth Nugent is interviewed on the Yale MacMillan Report Professor Elizabeth Nugent is interviewed on the Yale MacMillan Report about her new book, After Repression: Identity and Polarization in Democratic Transitions. Professor...	Professor Paul Bracken: Three Questions on the U.S. Action Against Huawei “When the U.S. government brought criminal charges against Chinese technology company Huawei, it signaled an escalation in the political and economic tensions between the...	Sarah Khan, Postgraduate Associate, Yale: "Military Might: Pakistan’s Continued Struggle with Democracy" Sarah Khan is interviewed in on The Politic website in an article entitled “Military Might: Pakistan’s Continued Struggle with Democracy.” From the article: “Sarah Khan, a...