Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown’s Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown’s Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the week’s news. Today’s topics include Trump’s spat with Turkey; Cambodian Elections; the upcoming U.S. midterm elections; trade wars and Chinese IP theft; SCOTUS and the travel ban; Italy’s bridge collapse, Greece, and the costs of austerity; 1 year anniversary of Charlottesville and the recent KKK rally; the World Cup, race and identity
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