QuotedQuoteThose partnerships and alliances that we have, they need to be updated too—they need to be updated for a new era, a new balance of power, and a new threat environment.BylineJennifer Lind, associate professor of government | AttributionStimson Center PodcastDate9/30/2025
Articles Dartmouth Political Union Addresses Political ViolenceDate9/29/2025Body Over a shared meal, students and professors talk about how to combat polarization.ImageThumbnail
QuotedQuoteOther prosecutors will feel even more pressure now to bring charges against whomever displeases the president. And you don’t want to live in a country where displeasing the president can put you in jail.BylineBrendan Nyhan, professor of government | AttributionThe Washington PostDate9/29/2025
In the NewsThe Challenge of Crafting Effective Export Controls Against China9/25/2025Description Jennifer Lind, an associate professor of government, and Michael Mastanduno, professor of government emerit, co-author an article about U.S.-led export controls on advanced technology to China.Texas National Security Review
ArticlesResearch Shows There Are No Easy Fixes to Political HatredDate9/23/2025Body Study finds that interventions to reduce partisan animosity have fleeting effects.ImageThumbnail
QuotedQuoteWe’re watching grief, anger, blame and calls for retribution all occurring in parallel and all occurring in the public sphere.BylineSEAN WESTWOOD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT | AttributionThe New York TimesDate9/15/2025
QuotedQuoteSearching for a single partisan motive among perpetrators of political violence is likely a fruitless exercise.BylineSean Westwood, associate professor of government | AttributionMiami HeraldDate9/12/2025
In the NewsWhen Defense and Marketing Departments Meet9/10/2025Description Daryl Press, faculty director of the Davidson Institute for Global Security, discusses the Trump administration proposal to restore the War Department name and notes when “we call it the ‘Defense Department,’ we’re speaking in euphemisms.”Axios
QuotedQuoteThe specter of American firms being able to subvert export controls by giving their government a cut of profits is one that will make already unenthusiastic export control partners even less enthusiastic about policing their own firms.BylineJennifer Lind, associate professor of government | AttributionThe National InterestDate9/2/2025
QuotedQuoteMost (security experts) think that the path to a deal requires consistent U.S. support for Ukraine and Europe so that Moscow realizes it cannot achieve its maximal war aim.BylineWilliam Wohlforth, professor of government | AttributionThe Kyiv IndependentDate8/29/2025
