Politics & Public Affairs
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Princeton SPIA Event Dissects New Polling Data on Palestinian Attitudes
Dean Amaney Jamal, co-founder and co-principal investigator of the Arab Barometer, called the results ‘unsurprising’
External Pressures Play Growing Role in Campus Views of Speech
Life During Wartime
Philip Stoltzfus ’79 and Lebanese American University try to thrive amid another Middle East crisis
Scholar Samuel Helfont *15 Recommends Books to Understand Wars in the Middle East
1 ResponseSupreme Court Overturns P.G. Sittenfeld ’07’s Bribery Conviction
1 ResponsePolitics Course Branches Into Executive Power
1 ResponseDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 Axes Military Fellowship at ‘Elite Colleges’
The one fellow Princeton hosts each year brings important perspective to discussions, says SPIA professor Jacob Shapiro
Q&A: Sheikh Nawaf al-Sabah ’94 Describes Iran’s Attacks on Kuwait
2 ResponsesIran War Is ‘Frightening’ and ‘Unnerving,’ Say Princetonians and Professors
‘I’m at home in Kuwait and I can hear missiles flying,’ said Sheikh Nawaf al-Sabah ’94
Marcus Lee Explores Identity, Politics, and Legacy in Black History
SCOTUS Sides With Toymaker Rick Woldenberg ’81’s Case Against Tariffs
2 ResponsesA Princeton Neuroscience Professor Is Running For Congress
Professor Samuel S. Wang, a longtime election reform advocate, is among the Democratic primary candidates for New Jersey’s 12th District
Elizabeth Tsurkov Welcomed Back to U.S. at Reception in Washington
1 ResponseJoseph Nye Jr. ’58 Strengthened America Through Soft Power
Jan. 19, 1937 — May 6, 2025
Charlotte Burrows ’92 Fears for the EEOC’s Independence
Josh Marshall ’91 Is Still Going Strong at Talking Points Memo
Marshall says there are reasons why the inside-politics website survived while its competitors faded
Leonard Wantchekon Researches the Roots of Success in Africa and Beyond
Refugee Solomon Tesfaye *20 Finds New Footing, and a Novel, in the U.S.
Tesfaye was named a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow for a novel he’s writing about the refugee experience
After Federal Cuts, SPIA Grads Stay in New Jersey
‘I realized that everyone needs help everywhere,’ said Hiba Siddiki ’25, one of two Garden State Fellows
SPIA’s Heather Howard Found Inequalities in Medicaid Recovery
Howard’s research into the policy showed that Black and Hispanic families missed opportunities to build intergenerational wealth
Kidnapped and Freed, Elizabeth Tsurkov Continues Ph.D. Research
1 ResponseLondon’s Big Data Detective
Below ground or above, Lauren Sager Weinstein ’95 helps commuters get where they need to go
Former Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Promote Two-State Solution
Ehud Olmert and Nasser al-Kidwa addressed the region’s prospects for a peaceful future
























