Experts in the News

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USA Today

Joe Biden has not yet held a press conference as president. Does that matter?

"The more often the president makes himself available, the better the chances that his arguments will reach their intended audience without filtering by the often hostile press," said Mary Kate Cary, a senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center and a former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush.
Mary Kate Cary
Miller Center Presents

NATO and the future of U.S. alliances

A panel of experts examines the future of U.S. alliances, issues related to NATO, and whether NATO can serve as a model for other alliance networks in the future. As America’s foreign policy landscape continues to evolve in response to China, Russia, and other challenges, the panel will place current events in the context of the Biden administration’s likely vision of America’s role in the world.
Todd Sechser
Deepening the U.S.-Taiwan Economic Partnership

Deepening the U.S.-Taiwan Economic Partnership

"A U.S.-Taiwan trade pact would be welcome, but laying the groundwork will take time, and the two sides risk losing momentum. Several other shovel-ready economic initiatives could be ready sooner and shouldn’t be delayed."

Evan A. Feigenbaum
Christian Science Monitor

Cuomo, Democrats, and the politics of personal conduct

Commentators suggest that the #MeToo movement has moved into a new phase, in part because Mr. Trump – seen by some as the catalyst – is no longer in office. “With Donald Trump out of the limelight, by definition, the entire movement stepped back a bit,” says Jennifer Lawless, a political scientist at the University of Virginia.
Jennifer Lawless
The Sound of Economics

Will China fall into the middle/high income trap?

Compton Visiting Professor Syaru Shirley Lin is one of the experts discussing the middle/high-income trap in East Asia, especially China. Is the high-income trap different between East Asia and Western Europe, especially in terms of their economic relationship with China? How has COVID-19 changed the economic landscape?
Syaru Shirley Lin
Univision News on Twitter

Chris Lu on FBI Director Wray's Senate Hearing

"For too long we’ve been focusing on people coming from overseas to do bad things here, and we’ve underplayed the threat from violent extremists here at home, in particular white supremacists."
Chris Lu