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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 / 03.17.23

The Iraq War’s Lessons Are Easier to See Than to Learn

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast offers three lessons we can learn from the invasion of Iraq as we approach the 20th anniversary of the invasion. 

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Sinjar, Iraq, image of rubble with building in background
Fast Company / 03.03.23

New data paints a picture of a year of war in Ukraine

Researchers are using data to tell the story of life in Ukraine. For example, Pearson Faculty Affiliate Austin Wright used cell phone data to determine the efficacy of Ukraine’s air raid alert app. 

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Pecherskyi District, Kyiv, Ukraine
Crónica / 02.28.23

“El problema de México es que no está construyendo instituciones, sino lo contrario”: James A. Robinson

In an interview with Crónica, Pearson Institute Director James A Robinson discussed the importance of strong institutions and the process of deinstitutionalization occurring in Mexico.

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Chicago Tribune

03.27.23

Jens Ludwig: Public safety inequality is growing in Chicago and across America

In an op-ed for the Chicago Tribune, Pearson Faculty Affiliate Jens Ludwig discusses rising safety inequality in Chicago neighborhoods and across cities in America. 

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University of Chicago News

03.24.23

Q&A: Interim Dean Ethan Bueno de Mesquita on His Goals, UChicago Roots, Research, and Interests

Harris School of Public Policy's Interim Dean Ethan Bueno de Mesquita sat down to discuss his new role, research, and hobbies. 

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World Politics Review

03.24.23

The ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin Could Do More Harm Than Good

What are the implications of the ICC's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin? Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast provides some insight in his latest piece for World Politics Review. 

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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