Category: Professional Notes

Gupta Talks India, Australia Relationship on ‘Asia First’

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Surupa Gupta contributed to a segment titled “Indian PM Modi wraps up Australia visit with new agreements on migration, green hydrogen” on Channel News Asia. “The two countries are trying to strengthen their trade and investment relations, and further grow their business ties. Hence, easier travel between the […]

Larus Comments in ‘Financial Times’ on China’s Illegal Fishing

Elizabeth Freund Larus, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs, commented in the Financial Times that Washington views China’s illegal, unreported and unregulated (IIU) fishing as a national security concern: fishing fleets deplete stocks and deprive coastal communities of critical food sources, but also can be pressed to supplement the maritime militia that […]

Farnsworth Comments on School Board Races in ‘The Washington Post’

Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth has appeared in several recent media mentions, including: In N. Virginia, endorsement primaries point to increasingly politicized school boards (The Washington Post) “Even offices that are billed as nonpartisan like school boards are becoming more partisan across the commonwealth,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of […]