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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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The Chicago Maroon / 10.28.24

Seventh Annual Pearson Global Forum Looks to Past Conflicts to Envision Future of Gaza, Sudan

“Negotiation and Agreement” was the theme of this year’s forum, which addressed who should be in the room for peace talks and why the language of negotiation matters.

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Panel at the Pearson Global Forum
New York Times / 10.14.24

Three Receive Nobel in Economics for Research on Global Inequality

Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. 

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Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson at Nobel press conference.
U Chicago News / 10.14.24

James A. Robinson shares 2024 Nobel Prize for research on global inequality

Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson shares the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking research on the root causes of global conflict and inequality, including what affects’ countries economic prosperity. 

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James A. Robinson

Project Syndicate

07.24.23

How Russia Could Benefit from Ukraine’s NATO Membership

In a recent op-ed for Project Syndicate, Pearson Faculty Affiliate Konstantin Sonin discusses the potential benefits of admitting Ukraine into NATO. 

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Markets Insider

07.16.23

Russia's economy has gone from bad to worse in a matter of months. Here's where the country is feeling pain the most.

Markets Insider discusses Russia's current economic troubles, drawing on quotes from Pearson Faculty Affiliate Konstantin Sonin. 

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World Politics Review

07.07.23

The Global Order Might Be Big Enough for the U.S. and China

Analyzing the meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast finds three reasons to be optimistic about the relationship between the two nations. 

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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