Mark Mazzetti ’96, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, talks about the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Photo by Maya-Anaïs Yataghène.
Overcoming the deep partisan divide in U.S. politics will take more than platitudes, says Peter Ubel. Ubel is a professor of business, public policy and medicine at Duke University.
Professors David Schanzer and Robin Kirk write that “instead of reacting out of fear, our thinking about the Syrian refugee crisis should begin with understanding that ISIS’s core goal is to convince Muslims around the world that they are not welcome in the West.”
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Mark Mazzetti ’96, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, talks about the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Photo by Maya-Anaïs Yataghène.
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Talk is cheap
Overcoming the deep partisan divide in U.S. politics will take more than platitudes, says Peter Ubel. Ubel is a professor of business, public policy and medicine at Duke University.
ISIS
Barring Syrian refugees from NC gives ISIS what it seeks
Professors David Schanzer and Robin Kirk write that “instead of reacting out of fear, our thinking about the Syrian refugee crisis should begin with understanding that ISIS’s core goal is to convince Muslims around the world that they are not welcome in the West.”
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Paris Attacks
The role of social media during the Paris crisis
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