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Foreign Policy: Peru’s civil war left it vulnerable to the pandemic, Assoc. Prof. Michael Albertus discusses COVID-19's impact in Peru

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UChicago political scientist Cathy Cohen named Carnegie Fellow

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Bloomberg: India Looks to Lure More Than 1,000 U.S. Companies Out of China, Assoc. Prof. Paul Staniland discusses India's push to gain a place in global supply chains

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The Hill: America needs both intuition and rationalism to uphold democracy, article cites Prof. Eric Oliver's work on intuition and rationalism

In the News COVID-19 Political Science

Al Jazeera English: Trump threatens action against China over COVID-19, Video: Prof. Dali Yang discusses reports that the Trump administration is considering taking action against China for its handling of the pandemic

In the News COVID-19 Political Science

InSight Crime: What Does Coronavirus Mean for Criminal Governance in Latin America? Asst. Prof. Benjamin Lessing argues that criminal organizations are exerting governance to gain more social capital

In the News COVID-19 Political Science

NYT: China created a fail-safe system to track contagions. It failed, Prof. Dali Yang discusses local failures of early-warning system

In the News COVID-19 Political Science

Vox: The myth of authoritarian coronavirus supremacy, Prof. Dali Yang discusses China's efforts to downplay the pandemic

In the News COVID-19 Political Science

Washington Post: China’s claim of coronavirus victory in Wuhan brings hope, but experts worry it is premature, Prof. Dali Yang discusses balance between fighting coronavirus and killing the economy

In the News COVID-19 Political Science

The Conversation: Coronavirus ‘cures’ for $170 and other hoaxes - Why some people believe them, article cites research by Prof. Eric Oliver on conspiracy theories