Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Discover Our Research Focusing on three main areas — development, security and governance — the Institute leverages Brown's tradition of true interdisciplinary to foster innovative, policy-relevant scholarly activities.
Master of Public Affairs (MPA) | Watson Institute for International …
The Ivy League’s only one-year residential master’s program in public affairs, the MPA prepares students to be public policy leaders, analysts and advocates in government, politics, and the nonprofit, and private sectors, both in the U.S. and abroad.
About | Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University seeks to promote a just and peaceful world through research, teaching and public engagement.
Watson Institute China Initiative
Housed at the Watson Institute, the China Initiative is an interdisciplinary hub for the study of modern China at Brown University. The initiative's goals are threefold: to produce cutting edge academic research on the Chinese developmental experience, to apply that research to the resolution of real world societal challenges, and to connect China-focused research to new forms
Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies | Brown …
Jul 9, 2024 · “ Brown has always been a vibrant hub for human rights and humanitarianism, with a rich network of faculty, students, and alumni scholars and activists who are engaged in this important work on campus, in the Rhode Island community, and across the globe.
International and Public Affairs (IAPA) | Watson Institute for ...
In International and Public Affairs, faculty and students examine domestic and global challenges from a multidisciplinary perspective and consider approaches to addressing these challenges through economic, political, and social change and through public policy.
People | Climate Solutions Lab | Brown University
His book, "Petro-Aggression: When Oil Causes War," was published in 2013 by Cambridge University Press.He has published work in International Organization, Foreign Affairs, World Politics, International Security and elsewhere. He also occasionally blogs at …
Climate Solutions Lab | Brown University
The Climate Solutions Lab's mission is to create, learn and distribute solution-oriented climate knowledge at Brown and across the world.
MPA Admissions - Watson Institute for International and Public …
Brown University undergraduates have the opportunity spend a fifth year at Brown to earn a Master of Public Affairs degree. The 5th-year MPA is an efficient way to gain the analytic, communication, and problem-solving skills necessary to launch an …
Costs of War
Summary. U.S.-backed Israeli military operations since Oct. 7, 2023 will lead to far higher indirect death than direct death rates.; U.S. spending on aid for Israeli military operations in Gaza and elsewhere between Oct. 7, 2023 – Oct. 7, 2024 is over $17.9 billion. Spending on related U.S. operations in the region is over $4.86 billion. Over the course of the war in Afghanistan (2001 …