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The Russia-Ukraine War and the Impact of Nuclear Weapons: An Interview with Reid Pauly
Reid Pauly is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Brown University and the Dean’s Assistant Professor of Nuclear Security and...
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May 5, 20234 min read


Subverting Dominant Narratives about Early Christianity: An Interview with Georgia Frank
Georgia Frank is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion at Colgate University. She is a specialist in early Christianity, especially...
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Mar 7, 20239 min read


The Foreign Service, Diplomacy, and the US-China Fight for Primacy: An Interview with Chas Freeman
Ambassador Chas Freeman is a retired career diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from...
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Mar 14, 202211 min read


BPR Interviews: Mark Mullen
Mark Mullen was born in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1989 and later went on to be a Sloan fellow at London...
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Mar 17, 20194 min read


BPR Interviews: Jessie Handbury
Jessie Handbury is Assistant Professor of Real Estate at the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, NBER Research Fellow, and Penn...
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Apr 2, 20183 min read


Saudi Arabia Goes Global: The Implications of King Salman’s Trip to Southeast Asia
When King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia embarked on a month-long trip to Southeast Asia this February, Western media...
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May 11, 20176 min read


A House Divided: How Consensus in ASEAN Shapes Southeast Asian Relations
Despite its 50-year history, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remains one of the most misunderstood regional...
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May 11, 20176 min read


BPR Interviews: Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr is the author of The Dispensable Nation, which provides an insider’s perspective on the consequences of American foreign policy...
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Apr 24, 20174 min read
BPR Interviews: Yvette Alberdingk Thijm
Yvette Alberdingk Thijm is the executive director of WITNESS. Founded in 1992, WITNESS is a nonprofit organization that partners with...
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Apr 24, 20174 min read


BPR Interviews: Peter Hitchens
Peter Hitchens is an English journalist and author who has published six books, including “The Abolition of Britain,” “The War We Never...
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Apr 24, 20175 min read


BPR Interviews: Corey Flintoff
Corey Flintoff studied English literature at University of California, Berkeley and Renaissance Drama at the University of Chicago before...
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Apr 24, 20175 min read


BPR Interviews: Pradeep Kumar Kapur
Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Kapur has represented India in Tanzania, France, Nepal, Cambodia, and Chile since beginning his career in the...
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Dec 16, 20165 min read


BPR Interviews: Rui Maria de Araújo
Dr. Rui Maria de Araújo is the prime minister of Timor-Leste, a position he has held since 2015. A physician by training, he served as...
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Dec 16, 20163 min read


BPR Interviews: Ha-Joon Chang
Dr. Ha-Joon Chang is currently a professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge. Born in 1960s South Korea, Chang used his humble...
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Nov 15, 20164 min read


BPR Interviews: Werner Weidenfeld
Werner Weidenfeld is a German political scientist and served as the director of German-US relations for the German government. A...
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Nov 13, 20166 min read


BPR Interviews: Dr. Joyce Banda
Dr. Joyce Banda served as the first female president of Malawi from 2012 to 2014 and founded the People’s Party in 2011. Prior to serving...
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Nov 13, 20165 min read


BPR Interviews: Jonathan Kirshner
Professor Jonathan Kirshner is a Professor of International Political Economy at Cornell University. His research focuses on classical...
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Jun 3, 20164 min read


BPR Interviews: Roberta Jacobson
Roberta Jacobson ’82 is an American diplomat who is currently the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. She previously served as the Assistant...
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Jun 3, 20164 min read


BPR Interviews: Charles Freeman, Jr.
Charles “Chas” Freeman, Jr. is an American diplomat, author, and writer. He served as the US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1992...
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May 12, 20168 min read


BPR Interviews: Jang Jin-Sung
Jang Jin-Sung is the is the pseudonym of a former North Korean propaganda poet and government official who defected to South Korea in...
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May 12, 20163 min read
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