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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 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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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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Congrats to Nicholas Sanzi ’25, IAPA concentrator, named one of the nation’s 32 Rhodes Scholars! His work on populist nationalism and democratic renewal, plus leadership at @brown.edu, set the stage for graduate study in political theory at Oxford.
Two Brown University seniors, Class of 2025 graduate named 2026 Rhodes Scholars
Brown University seniors Keidy Palma Ramirez and Coco Huang and Class of 2025 alumnus Nicholas Sanzi will pursue graduate degrees at Oxford through one of the most prestigious awards for…
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November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Congrats to Nicholas Sanzi ’25, IAPA concentrator, named one of the nation’s 32 Rhodes Scholars! His work on populist nationalism and democratic renewal, plus leadership at @brown.edu, set the stage for graduate study in political theory at Oxford.
Trending Globally #podcast: The future of the green transition & climate movement — After rollbacks to US climate policy, where does the movement go from here? @jeffcolgan.bsky.social & Chris Rea of @climatesollab.bsky.social discuss a new era of climate politics.
The future of the green transition and the climate movement
In August 2022 — just over three years ago — the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law. It represented the largest federal investment in renewable energy and climate action in U.S. history. The…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Trending Globally #podcast: The future of the green transition & climate movement — After rollbacks to US climate policy, where does the movement go from here? @jeffcolgan.bsky.social & Chris Rea of @climatesollab.bsky.social discuss a new era of climate politics.
China’s new aircraft supercarrier challenges U.S. dominance in Pacific — Lyle Goldstein told @washingtonpost.com that China’s new 80,000-ton supercarrier marks “a new era” in Beijing’s naval power, further narrowing its capability gap with the United States.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
China’s new aircraft supercarrier challenges U.S. dominance in Pacific — Lyle Goldstein told @washingtonpost.com that China’s new 80,000-ton supercarrier marks “a new era” in Beijing’s naval power, further narrowing its capability gap with the United States.
Thousands across the @brown.edu community are showing their ❤️ today!
Join us in celebrating #iheartbrown Day by supporting the Watson School Annual Fund and fueling impactful teaching and research.
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Join us in celebrating #iheartbrown Day by supporting the Watson School Annual Fund and fueling impactful teaching and research.
Make your gift by midnight: go.brown.edu/ilovebrown
I Heart Brown Day 2025
Join the Brown Annual Fund for I Heart Brown Day on November 18, 2025. Show your love for the people at Brown who are changing lives and the world.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Thousands across the @brown.edu community are showing their ❤️ today!
Join us in celebrating #iheartbrown Day by supporting the Watson School Annual Fund and fueling impactful teaching and research.
Make your gift by midnight: go.brown.edu/ilovebrown
Join us in celebrating #iheartbrown Day by supporting the Watson School Annual Fund and fueling impactful teaching and research.
Make your gift by midnight: go.brown.edu/ilovebrown
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Tuesday, 11/18, I’ll be in conversation with Paola Ramos about her book DEFECTORS @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social. The event will be livestreamed
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Tuesday, 11/18, I’ll be in conversation with Paola Ramos about her book DEFECTORS @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social. The event will be livestreamed
The last day to donate to the Watson School’s food drive is Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Help support RI families by dropping off pantry staples at 280 Brook St. or 111 Thayer St., or donate to @rifoodbank.bsky.social online: ow.ly/9Wb150XrRtv
Help support RI families by dropping off pantry staples at 280 Brook St. or 111 Thayer St., or donate to @rifoodbank.bsky.social online: ow.ly/9Wb150XrRtv
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The last day to donate to the Watson School’s food drive is Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Help support RI families by dropping off pantry staples at 280 Brook St. or 111 Thayer St., or donate to @rifoodbank.bsky.social online: ow.ly/9Wb150XrRtv
Help support RI families by dropping off pantry staples at 280 Brook St. or 111 Thayer St., or donate to @rifoodbank.bsky.social online: ow.ly/9Wb150XrRtv
The MPA program offers hands-on learning through two experiential programs: Research Fellows, where students work with faculty on real-world policy research, and Equity in Policy Scholars, which prepares future leaders to advance equity in public policy.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The MPA program offers hands-on learning through two experiential programs: Research Fellows, where students work with faculty on real-world policy research, and Equity in Policy Scholars, which prepares future leaders to advance equity in public policy.
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As Trump eyes Venezuela, one key target may be closer to home — In @bostonglobe.com, Stephen Kinzer writes that U.S. threats against Venezuela are driven more by a strategy to weaken Cuba than by concerns about Venezuela itself.
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As Trump eyes Venezuela, one key target may be closer to home - The Boston Globe
Cuba could be factoring into the White House’s calculations.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
As Trump eyes Venezuela, one key target may be closer to home — In @bostonglobe.com, Stephen Kinzer writes that U.S. threats against Venezuela are driven more by a strategy to weaken Cuba than by concerns about Venezuela itself.
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Why Can’t New York Fix Penn Station? — In @nytimes.com, Marc Dunkelman says the stalemate over Penn Station is a microcosm of why government often fails: too many players, and no one empowered to decide.
Why Is It So Hard to Fix Penn Station?
The nation’s busiest transit hub stands as a symbol of a condition that afflicts so many attempts to get big things done in America: inertia.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Why Can’t New York Fix Penn Station? — In @nytimes.com, Marc Dunkelman says the stalemate over Penn Station is a microcosm of why government often fails: too many players, and no one empowered to decide.
#AlumniSpotlight: Diana Perdomo ’13 MPA turned her passion for social justice into impact—from Providence policy chief to VP at Democrats for Education Reform. She earned her MPA at @brown.edu while working on campus and now teaches & mentors future leaders. ow.ly/vxwW50XpB3p
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
#AlumniSpotlight: Diana Perdomo ’13 MPA turned her passion for social justice into impact—from Providence policy chief to VP at Democrats for Education Reform. She earned her MPA at @brown.edu while working on campus and now teaches & mentors future leaders. ow.ly/vxwW50XpB3p
Moderate Democrat victories signal a bigger shift than Mamdani. The party is bouncing back — @profvarshney.bsky.social in The Print says NY Mayor Mamdani’s win marks a rare rebuke of Trump and signals growing Democratic strength ahead of key midterms.
Moderate Democrat victories signal a bigger shift than Mamdani. The party is bouncing back
New York is America’s most cosmopolitan outpost, not its heartland. One must look at what happened elsewhere in the US on 4 November.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Moderate Democrat victories signal a bigger shift than Mamdani. The party is bouncing back — @profvarshney.bsky.social in The Print says NY Mayor Mamdani’s win marks a rare rebuke of Trump and signals growing Democratic strength ahead of key midterms.
At Brown, Condoleezza Rice discusses foreign policy, research universities and an accomplished career — In conversation with @brown.edu President Christina H. Paxson, she discussed her career, global affairs, and universities’ role in democracy.
At Brown, Condoleezza Rice discusses foreign policy, research universities and an accomplished career
In a conversation with Brown President Christina H. Paxson, Rice shared insights on her professional life, the current state of foreign affairs, and the role of universities in American democracy.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
At Brown, Condoleezza Rice discusses foreign policy, research universities and an accomplished career — In conversation with @brown.edu President Christina H. Paxson, she discussed her career, global affairs, and universities’ role in democracy.
The Three Technologies Disrupting the Global Order — @mkblyth.bsky.social co-authored a @projectsyndicate.bsky.social article saying cheap tech like drones, smartphones & solar are shifting global power, letting smaller nations challenge traditional powers.
The Three Technologies Disrupting the Global Order
Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll examine the geopolitical implications of inexpensive drones, phones, and solar panels.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Three Technologies Disrupting the Global Order — @mkblyth.bsky.social co-authored a @projectsyndicate.bsky.social article saying cheap tech like drones, smartphones & solar are shifting global power, letting smaller nations challenge traditional powers.
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I'm a very pro-vaccine physician.
Last weekend, I went to the biggest gathering of anti-vaxxers.
More of my public health colleagues should've been there.
I explain why for @statnews.com
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Last weekend, I went to the biggest gathering of anti-vaxxers.
More of my public health colleagues should've been there.
I explain why for @statnews.com
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I’m a physician who went to the anti-vaccine movement’s biggest gathering. More of my colleagues should too
A pro-vaccine physician went to the anti-vaccine movement’s biggest gathering. He warns that public health must learn what it’s up against.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I'm a very pro-vaccine physician.
Last weekend, I went to the biggest gathering of anti-vaxxers.
More of my public health colleagues should've been there.
I explain why for @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
Last weekend, I went to the biggest gathering of anti-vaxxers.
More of my public health colleagues should've been there.
I explain why for @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
China’s flashy aircraft carriers are no threat to US national security — In @starsandstripes.bsky.social, Lyle Goldstein writes that China’s new Fujian carrier shows major progress — but it doesn’t threaten U.S. security or shift the Asia-Pacific balance.
China’s flashy aircraft carriers are no threat to US national security
The Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian undergoes its maiden sea trial on May 8, 2024. (China's Ministry of National Defense)
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November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
China’s flashy aircraft carriers are no threat to US national security — In @starsandstripes.bsky.social, Lyle Goldstein writes that China’s new Fujian carrier shows major progress — but it doesn’t threaten U.S. security or shift the Asia-Pacific balance.
The Watson School is hosting a donation drive for the @rifoodbank.bsky.social to support rising demand. Drop off pantry staples at 280 Brook St. or 111 Thayer St., or make a monetary donation to help those in need across RI: ow.ly/zrLJ50XnrVz
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Watson School is hosting a donation drive for the @rifoodbank.bsky.social to support rising demand. Drop off pantry staples at 280 Brook St. or 111 Thayer St., or make a monetary donation to help those in need across RI: ow.ly/zrLJ50XnrVz
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Hillery Anderson is bridging service and scholarship as a Watson Military Fellow, studying how AI is transforming education — and what it means for the future of Air Force recruits. Learn more about her work: ow.ly/YrbZ50XnPkc
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Hillery Anderson is bridging service and scholarship as a Watson Military Fellow, studying how AI is transforming education — and what it means for the future of Air Force recruits. Learn more about her work: ow.ly/YrbZ50XnPkc
WATCH LIVE: The Future of International NGOs — Watson faculty member @jenniferhadden.bsky.social and co-author Sarah Bush discuss their new book Crowded Out, exploring how competition, specialization, and global crackdowns are reshaping the international NGO sector.
Jennifer Hadden book event — The Future of International NGOs
Watson faculty member Jennifer Hadden and co-author Sarah Bush recently published a book titled “Crowded Out: The Competitive Landscape of Contemporary Inter...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
WATCH LIVE: The Future of International NGOs — Watson faculty member @jenniferhadden.bsky.social and co-author Sarah Bush discuss their new book Crowded Out, exploring how competition, specialization, and global crackdowns are reshaping the international NGO sector.
Losing a Taiwan War? — In a #podcast interview w/ Security Dilemma, Lyle Goldstein discussed his “Target Taiwan” paper series, which argues that a US-China conflict over Taiwan could be costlier and less winnable for the United States than commonly believed.
Losing a Taiwan War? with Lyle Goldstein
Podcast Episode · Security Dilemma · 11/04/2025 · 1h 14m
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November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Losing a Taiwan War? — In a #podcast interview w/ Security Dilemma, Lyle Goldstein discussed his “Target Taiwan” paper series, which argues that a US-China conflict over Taiwan could be costlier and less winnable for the United States than commonly believed.
Will Trump actually test nuclear weapons? Experts are 'disturbed' and urge clarification — Lyle Goldstein told ABC News that Trump’s remarks reflect a new Cold War, warning nuclear testing could fuel arms races, endanger the planet, and weaken US security.
Will Trump actually test nuclear weapons? Experts are 'disturbed' and urge clarification
President Donald Trump announced what could prove to be a stunning shift in American nuclear policy.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Will Trump actually test nuclear weapons? Experts are 'disturbed' and urge clarification — Lyle Goldstein told ABC News that Trump’s remarks reflect a new Cold War, warning nuclear testing could fuel arms races, endanger the planet, and weaken US security.
Last week, the Watson School and @brownpublichealth.bsky.social hosted @davidcicilline.bsky.social ’83 for a conversation on “Civic Health,” moderated by Dean John Friedman and Francesca Boudoin as part of the Resilience in Public Health Series.
Learn more: ow.ly/y30E50XlabF
Learn more: ow.ly/y30E50XlabF
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Last week, the Watson School and @brownpublichealth.bsky.social hosted @davidcicilline.bsky.social ’83 for a conversation on “Civic Health,” moderated by Dean John Friedman and Francesca Boudoin as part of the Resilience in Public Health Series.
Learn more: ow.ly/y30E50XlabF
Learn more: ow.ly/y30E50XlabF
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Watch the full event featuring our contributors on the human and financial costs of the post-10/7 wars: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRXf...
The Human and Financial Costs of the Post-10/7 Wars, Two Years Later
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November 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Watch the full event featuring our contributors on the human and financial costs of the post-10/7 wars: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRXf...
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Come work with me and the great climate community at Brown University, incl @jenniferhadden.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social
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Come work with me and the great climate community at Brown University, incl @jenniferhadden.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social
Please share widely! Deadline Jan 9, 2026.
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If you care about geopolitics, decarbonization, and why Europe seems lost, you can do a lot worse than subscribing to this blog. It's brilliant: substack.com/inbox/post/1...
The Smelter and the Sovereign
The critical minerals story is another way in which Europe’s green transition is a loser in the geoeconomic turn
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October 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you care about geopolitics, decarbonization, and why Europe seems lost, you can do a lot worse than subscribing to this blog. It's brilliant: substack.com/inbox/post/1...