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Charles Stewart III cited in CNN, “Election experts say Kris Kobach's voter fraud claims are misleading”

August 8, 2018 Clare Foran CNN

Adam Berinsky's research is cited in “How to Tackle Conspiracy Theories in Politics”

August 8, 2018 Nathan Collins Pacific Standard

“The overall importance of the Sohae missile site has also likely diminished for Pyongyang.”

—Vipin Narang

July 23, 2018 The Wall Street Journal

“China’s use of force in its territorial disputes aims ‘to create a reputation for toughness over territory and deter its opponents in all other disputes.’”

—M. Taylor Fravel

July 11, 2018 The Diplomat

“Trump’s tweet betrays the fundamental problem: He thinks it was a contract and a unilateral agreement to denuclearize.”

—Vipin Narang

July 10, 2018 Foreign Policy

“None of this activity technically violates any agreement...What it suggests is that Kim has no intention of surrendering his nuclear weapons.”

—Vipin Narang

July 2, 2018 The New York Times

“North Korea has had a decade-long nuclear testing sequence where they have presumably learned a lot about designs...they can improve components and perfect designs with subcritical and hydrodynamic tests which we wouldn’t be able to monitor or detect.”

—Vipin Narang

June 27, 2018 CNN

On the German vocational program, it “has survived and been adapted to massive changes in technology.”

—Kathleen Thelen

June 22, 2018 Russ Juskalian MIT Technology Review

“The Economist may have said ‘Kim Jong Won,’ ” Narang said, referring to a pun on the magazine's cover about the summit, “but it really should’ve been Xi Jinping winning.”

June 20, 2018 CNN

“The summit shows why nuclear weapons are such a valuable commodity in international politics, legitimizing Kim’s pursuit of them.”

—Vipin Narang

June 12, 2018 CNN

Prof. Kathleen Thelen’s research inspires political science publishers to take a closer look at publication gender bias

June 12, 2018 Colleen Flaherty Inside Higher Ed

A new PS: Political Science & Politics report involving self-audits at five major journals suggests that editorial practices are not, in fact, biased against women. While positive, the findings are also disconcerting, since it remains unclear as to why women are underrepresented as authors in esteemed journals in the discipline.

“Many questions remain unanswered, however, including whether the North Koreans have robust enough communication systems to make sure no one panics and launches an attack.”

—Vipin Narang

June 11, 2018 Reuters

“He (Trump) has given every reason for Tokyo to fear that Washington will compromise their security by cutting a deal that doesn’t include short range missiles and that effectively acknowledges the DPRK as a nuclear weapons state.”

—Richard Samuels

June 8, 2018 Xinhua Net

Fotini Christia's research featured in KellogInsight, “Why Certain Types of Elections Favor Extreme Candidates”

June 7, 2018 KellogInsight

“To capture the House, Democrats would have to see the biggest election swing [from presidential election to the next midterm election] in their favor in the entire post-World War II era.”

—Charles Stewart III

June 7, 2018 Li Zhou Vox

M. Taylor Fravel discusses contentious issue for US-China relations with CNBC: “The U.S. is trying to stop China from doing something it's already doing.”

June 1, 2018 CNBC

“It is costless for Kim to say I am not going to do nuclear or missiles tests for now because frankly they are a stage in their cycle where they don’t need to.”

—Vipin Narang

May 31, 2018 Bloomberg News

“Name change is also likely intended to signal support for the U.S. administration's ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy.’”

—M. Taylor Fravel

May 30, 2018 VOA

“This is how progress is made, and the best chance to have a summit, and one that yields meaningful outcomes.”

—Vipin Narang

May 27, 2018 The Washington Post

“Kim is clearly not going to give up his nuclear weapons...It’s not a great day for the US.”

—Vipin Narang

May 24, 2018 Financial Times

“The North Koreans were prepared to ignore a lot of what the administration said before the summit, but it was the victory lap before the race that has really set them off.”

—Vipin Narang

May 17, 2018 The Guardian

“I would prefer for us to answer these questions empirically, before just jumping in to pay the cost.”

—Charles Stewart III

May 15, 2018 HuffPost

“Today is a stark reminder across the world: Deals are reversible and can have expiration dates, while nuclear weapons can offer lifetime insurance.”

—Vipin Narang

May 9, 2018 AFP - AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - Online

“If they ever saw a trident coming, they would have no idea what’s on it. And I think that's a really dangerous proposition, especially if your aim is to target assets deep in Russian territory. You’re buying yourself a strategic nuclear war potentially.”

—Vipin Narang

May 7, 2018 NPR

Prof. Adam Berinsky’s research on correcting political misinformation is cited to help explain misinformation: “the messenger is as important as the medium.”

May 4, 2018 The Washington Post