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This August, Maxwell hosts its second cohort of Distinguished Humphrey Fellows: 19 senior government and law enforcement officials from around the world, for an 18-day executive education program on combatting illicit drug trafficking. More: https://bit.ly/4fQb5zQ

Maxwell to Host Second Cohort of Distinguished Humphrey Fellows Focused on Drug TraffickingThe program brings senior international professionals to Syracuse for intensive executive education on disrupting the global drug supply chain.bit.ly

Professor Grant Reeher weighs in on the DNC's move to make South Carolina the first 2028 WH primary state and what it could mean, noting a large field could help the more progressive candidates: "A lot depends on how large the field is." https://bit.ly/3U394sv

How South Carolina DNC win could affect democratic socialists' 2028 plansDemocrats' decision to make South Carolina the first primary state fuels debate over which wing of the party stands to benefit.bit.ly

Professor Robert Murrett spoke with @Newsweek about Trump's warning of a "massive attack" on Iran. His take, due to no signs of major ground force deployment, is that likely means a "dramatically escalated air campaign." https://bit.ly/4g2zEKU

Trump warns of "massive attack" on Iran amid questions over endgame"I am close to making a decision," the U.S. president warned on Thursday ahead of further American strikes on Iran.bit.ly

IQMR just wrapped its 16th year at Maxwell: 162 researchers from Yale, Oxford, LSE, Princeton, Columbia, and more, representing every continent except Antarctica. Since 2002, the institute has trained 3,500+ researchers in qualitative and multi-method methods. Read More: https://bit.ly/4fD6G2O

“He [Rubio] will tap some of the buyer’s remorse over Trump, which is evident in some of the polling, and among the Party’s elite. And he is also the more strategic candidate in the general election,” says Professor Grant Reeher. @supolisci.bsky.social

JD Vance's chances of beating Marco Rubio in new 2028 presidential pollThe latest survey shows that the Republican nomination contest may be becoming more competitive.bit.ly

WATCH: “So there's no military solution here. What needs to happen is a good faith, negotiated settlement, but that's going to require that the White House really focus on that settlement and not on attempting to get concessions through force,” says Professor Osamah Khalil.

Middle East & foreign policy expert breaks down biggest questions as US, Iran trade military strikesOsamah Khalil, expert on the Middle East and foreign policy at Syracuse University, joins us to discuss the possible return to full blown war as the United States and Iran increasingly trade military ...www.news4jax.com

WATCH (6:05): “We need to recognize Ukraine has the most battle-hardened and combat-ready military in the world. ...Their technical expertise, their innovation, their ability to flex in so many ways relative to any kind of military operations and especially drone warfare,” says Prof. Robert Murrett.

How Ukraine's long range drone strikes are transforming Putin's war | DW NewsYouTube video by DW Newswww.youtube.com

Celebrating faculty excellence 🎉 Congratulations to Merril Silverstein, chair of sociology at the Maxwell School, on receiving the 2026 Outstanding Mentoring Award from @asanews.bsky.social's Section on Aging and the Life Course. He'll be honored at ASA's 121st Annual Meeting. https://bit.ly/4ptGZGq

LISTEN: Professor Devashish Mitra discusses Trump's tariffs, the drift toward industrial policy, "friend-shoring," and what the future of trade might look like and what India should actually do about it.

Tariffs and Trade Disruption — Trump and BeyondAll Things Policy · Episodeopen.spotify.com

What challenges is American democracy facing right now? USA@250: Modern Challenges is here, taught by Maxwell faculty: Foreign Policy Polarization and Politics Democratic Decline Watch the full series free on YouTube. #USA250 https://bit.ly/4fKH45n

“South Sudan at the moment is a failed promise. South Sudanese who had lived under brutal regimes in Sudan and had been excluded from money and development programmes, and were victims of security operations in the southern part, had hung their hopes on independence,” says Professor Jok Madut Jok.

In maps and charts: South Sudan’s 15 years of independenceAJLabs breaks down the 15 years of liberation from Khartoum and the impact on 12 million people.www.aljazeera.com

What does American democracy look like at 250? USA@250: Issues in Focus is here with two new lectures: Eugenic Origins & Public/Private Partnerships, taught by Maxwell faculty. More coming soon. Watch free on YouTube. #USA250 #MaxwellSchool https://bit.ly/4fDjesg

“I think we're in a tit-for-tat right now, which it actually represents a new phase of the conflict between the United States and Iran. Certainly, we're on our fifth consecutive day of strikes, which seem to be getting more aggressive on both sides,” says Professor Robert Murrett.

U.S., Iran in a "new phase" of the conflict, retired Navy vice admiral explainsU.S. Central Command confirmed it began a second wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, following a round of attacks earlier in the day. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Robert Murrett joins CBS News to dis...www.cbsnews.com

Professor Colleen Heflin and co-author urge states to measure food insecurity themselves using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey along with the USDA six-item food security module. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social

States Should Add The Six-Item Food Security Module To The BRFSSwww.healthaffairs.org

Congratulations to Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, associate professor of geography and the environment, on winning the ASFS book award for "Will Work for Food: Labor Across the Food Chain," co-authored with Teresa Mares of UVM. The book examines labor across the U.S. food system. 📚 https://bit.ly/4fbBjft

Great news for Maxwell: Howard and Louise Phanstiel have given $1M to launch the Dean David M. Van Slyke Endowed Scholarship. 'Democracies need citizens who are informed and engaged,' says Howie. Congrats, Dean Van Slyke, and thank you, Howie and Louise! https://bit.ly/4gB9mjU

“The situation certainly makes it much harder for any replacement to defeat Collins, and therefore it makes it one seat harder to retake the Senate,” says Professor Grant Reeher. @supolisci.bsky.social

How Graham Platner rape allegation could change the midtermsGraham Platner is under pressure to withdraw from the Maine U.S. Senate race following a sexual assault allegation that he denies.www.newsweek.com

Maxwell's Angelie "Angie" Serrano Baéz is the 2026-27 Matthew Ross Wanetik Memorial Scholarship recipient. The award honors a student who died while studying abroad in 2008. https://bit.ly/4frs5Nx

Is the dollar dominant because of America's economy—or its political and military power? Professor Daniel McDowell weighs in: “In the great global currency debate, market forces have never been more passé and political forces have never been so prominent.” @supolisci.bsky.social

The US Is Relearning an Old Lesson About Dollar DominanceThe question lurking beneath a recent wave of books about the dollar isn’t financial. It’s whether America’s dominance can outlast its politics.www.bloomberg.com

“I think his strategy now is the same as it's really been from the very beginning, which is to try and figure out how to subjugate Ukraine. ...And he's using really most of the means at his disposal to try and achieve that,” says Professor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social

Professor Brian Taylor discusses the latest news surrounding the war in UkraineMaxym Krapivnyy, TV Host and Brian D Taylor, Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, discussed the latest news surrounding the war in Ukraine. What options does Putin have today to improve Russia's position? If ending the ag...bit.ly