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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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BBC

02.21.24

Afghanistan: Archaeological sites 'bulldozed for looting'

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Gil Stein commented on research that found that the systematic looting of archeological sites in Afghanistan has continued under Taliban rule. 

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Wall Street Journal

02.17.24

Alexei Navalny’s Death Marks End of Political Dissent in Russia

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Konstantin Sonin comments in a recent article for the Wall Street Journal. 

World Politics Review

02.16.24

A Frozen War in Ukraine Would Be a Victory for Russia

In his weekly column for World Politics Review, Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast discusses the possibility of a pyrrhic victory for Russia. 

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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