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Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan

Harris Public Policy students visited Zaatari refugee camp as part of the 2018 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees leading NGO programming within the camp.

Ramin Kohanteb/The Pearson Institute

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World Politics Review / 04.05.24

After 75 Years, NATO Is as Relevant and Valuable as Ever

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast considers the relevancy of NATO after 75 years in his weekly column for World Politics Review. 

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VoxDev / 03.11.24

How effective are monetary incentives to vote?

A recent article by Mariella Gonzales, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta, and Pearson Faculty Affiliate Luis Martinez  concluded monetary incentives have a positive effect on voting, but important caveats need to be considered. 

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New York Times / 02.21.24

In Latin America, Guards don't control prisons, Gangs do

Paywall: Pearson Faculty Affiliate Benjamin Lessing commented on a recent article for the New York Times. 

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Barron's

01.21.24

China's Rights Record In Spotlight At UN

Ahead of China's Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Pearson Associate Sophie Richardson implored diplomats to take the concerns raised seriously. 

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World Politics Review

12.29.23

2023 Was a Year of Famine and Hunger

"[F]amine and hunger remain persistent features of the human condition," Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast writes in his end-of-year reflection. 

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Tibetan Review

12.17.23

US House panel vows to hold Beijing, Hong Kong accountable for transnational repression

Pearson Associate Sophie Richardson served as a witness during the hearing, "CCP transnational repression: the Party's effort to silence and coerce critics overseas."

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Western Wall

Harris Public Policy students visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem as part of the 2019 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Israel and the West Bank.

Ramin Kohanteb / The Pearson Institute