Should Taxes on the Wealthy Be Increased? The Campbell Public Affairs Institute will host the first in a series of innovative Campbell Debates on timely issues of public importance on Wednesday, February 1, at the Everson Museum. Debaters will include former Governor and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer; NY State Senator John DeFrancisco; Maxwell’s Moynihan Chair of Public Affairs Leonard Burman; Jennifer Hamlin-Navias, United Church of Christ and Unitarian-Universalist Minister; Kevin Hassett director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and columnist for the National Review; and Deborah Warner, CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity.

Banks authors journal article on Shadow Wars. A special issue of the Journal of National Security Law & Policy is dedicated to examining “Shadow Wars,” U.S. paramilitary operations that target terrorists. INSCT Director William Banks, who is also the journal’s editor-in chief, authors the issue’s lead article - one of 14 addressing various political, military, and legal implications of covert operations.

"Bid for Iran nuclear talks confronts old snags." Professor Mehrzad Boroujerdi is quoted in a recent Associated Press article concerning prospects for new Iranian nuclear talks. Boroujerdi states that the nuclear program is a "huge part of what's shaping Iran's world view and that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "sees it as part of his legacy."

Lopoo invited to deliver public policy lecture at University of Georgia. Professor Leonard Lopoo has been invited to deliver the inaugural Delmer D. Dunn Lecture in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia in March. The Dunn Lecture recognizes outstanding public policy scholars, and the lecturer is invited to describe his or her research in a public address.

Ma writes op-ed on American and Chinese education systems. Professor Yingyi Ma wrote a recent op-ed piece, entitled "Learning to be more like each other" for the website China.org. The piece explores the similarities and differences in the two countries' educational systems, with Ma pointing out that while "both systems go to extremes, they should aim for balance by learning from each other."

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