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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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Bloomberg / 09.01.20

Belarus’s Future Isn’t Bright With Russia

President Alexander Lukashenko’s Soviet-lite regime in Belarus has been dealt a blow from which it will not recover. Unfortunately, Russia can keep it on life support for some time to come.

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Foreign Policy / 08.25.20

In Iraq, the United States Must Be Careful What It Wishes For

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s credibility was at stake when he visited Washington last week. In the eyes of many Iraqi politicians, the purpose of elevating Kadhimi from intelligence chief to premier in May was to strengthen the country’s bilateral relationship with the United States.

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Forbes / 08.06.20

Military Incentives Led To Civilian Deaths In Colombia, Study Finds

The world is filled with bad guys. It seems, therefore, like it would be pretty easy to simply put together an army, say “go get ‘em,” and watch as the bad guys are slowly but surely eliminated.

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Newsy

11.18.20

How Will Joe Biden Change Foreign Policy?

The president-elect wants to restore America's world leadership. But diplomacy aside, experts say he doesn't have a mandate for dramatic changes.

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The Chicago Maroon

11.16.20

Harris Professor James Robinson Speaks on Global Economic Inequality, the Legacy of Colonialism

In a Q&A with UChicago International Development Society, Robinson shared his opinions on the role of government institutions and the World Bank in repairing global trends of income inequality.

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ABC 6

11.12.20

New leadership at Pentagon could impact plans for Afghanistan withdrawal

Many questions remain in the wake of sweeping changes to leadership at the Pentagon this week, but critics fear the staff shakeup could signal an intent to take drastic steps in President Donald Trump’s final 70 days in office, including fulfilling his promise to complete a rapid and risky withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

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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