Mai'a Cross Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science & International Affairs m.cross@neu.edu 617.373.6986 Expertise Brexit, energy crisis, European Politics, Foreign Policy, NATO, Public Diplomacy, Russia Ukraine war, Security Policy, Ukraine Mai’a Cross in the Press Article Newsweek Is Zelensky Trying America’s Patience? Mai’a Cross, politics professor at Northeastern University said that Zelensky’s image “as the heroic leader of Ukraine still remains in the U.S., despite his claims about the missile strike.” Article NBC Boston Will Putin Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine? Local Experts Explain “There still hasn’t been any sort of concrete move to to get the nuclear weapons ready in Russia, so I think that’s at least a sign of hope,” Northeastern University Scholar Mai’a Cross said Article NBC Boston Why Is Gas So Expensive and Is the Russia-Ukraine War to Blame? Harvard scholar Oleh Kotsyuba and Northeastern University professors Mai’a Cross and Pablo Calderon talked about how energy sanctions are related to inflation during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine Q&A.” Article Newsweek Russia Could Actually Lose Territory Amid Ukraine War Disaster “We are now at a critical juncture in which Ukrainians will have to decide whether to take Crimea back on the battlefield or be content with the victory against Russia they currently have,” said Mai’a Cross, politics professor at Northeastern University, Boston. Article Newsweek How Will Putin React to Finland and Sweden Joining NATO? Experts Weigh in Mai’a Cross, politics professor at Northeastern University, Boston “Putin will certainly use this to bolster propaganda domestically and to claim that NATO really is a threat to Russian security in light of its ongoing expansion. “There is the possibility that the Russian military will retaliate by using increasingly brutal tactics in Ukraine in order to […] Article NBC Boston When Will the War in Ukraine End? Local Experts Explain Harvard scholar Oleh Kotsyuba and Northeastern University professors Mai’a Cross and Pablo Calderon explained why they disagree with that line of thinking in NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine Q&A.” Article NBC Boston Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Cancer Rumors ‘Distract’ From War, Experts Say Harvard scholar Oleh Kotsyuba and Northeastern University professors Mai’a Cross and Pablo Calderon weighed in on the rumors during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine Q&A.” Article NBC News Russia-Ukraine Q&A: Putin’s Reported Cancer, EU Makes Moves and Victory Day Local experts discuss reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancer, retaliatory moves from the European Union and upcoming Victory Day in Russia on NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine War Q&A.” Article NBC Boston Could Massachusetts Be a Target for a Nuclear Attack? Legislation Aims to Find Out Harvard scholar Oleh Kotsyuba and Northeastern University professors Mai’a Cross and Pablo Calderon weighed in on whether Massachusetts should create this type of commission and how real the nuclear threat really is to the Bay State during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine Q&A.” Article NBC Boston Could Russia Wage Nuclear War in Ukraine? Local Experts Break Down the Threat Harvard scholar Oleh Kotsyuba and Northeastern University professors Mai’a Cross and Pablo Calderon explained why Putin would use tactical nuclear weapons and what the outcome might be during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine Q&A.” Mai’a Cross for Northeastern Global News What a Biden presidency means for US-EU ties What a Biden presidency means for US-EU ties How is the European Union dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and financial meltdown? How is the European Union dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and financial meltdown? Brexit is actually happening. Now what? Brexit is actually happening. Now what? Will Space Command help or hurt international relations in space? Will Space Command help or hurt international relations in space? What does it mean for Brexit if Boris Johnson becomes the British Prime Minister? What does it mean for Brexit if Boris Johnson becomes the British Prime Minister? The European Union is strong despite Brexit, professor at NCH at Northeastern in London tells students in Boston The European Union is strong despite Brexit, professor at NCH at Northeastern in London tells students in Boston The Brexit deal failed. What happens now? The Brexit deal failed. What happens now? Did President Trump’s summits with European allies and Putin rewrite US foreign policy? Did President Trump’s summits with European allies and Putin rewrite US foreign policy? What’s on your summer reading list? Here’s what faculty are digging into What’s on your summer reading list? Here’s what faculty are digging into After historic UK election, what’s next for Brexit? After historic UK election, what’s next for Brexit?
Article Newsweek Is Zelensky Trying America’s Patience? Mai’a Cross, politics professor at Northeastern University said that Zelensky’s image “as the heroic leader of Ukraine still remains in the U.S., despite his claims about the missile strike.”
Article NBC Boston Will Putin Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine? Local Experts Explain “There still hasn’t been any sort of concrete move to to get the nuclear weapons ready in Russia, so I think that’s at least a sign of hope,” Northeastern University Scholar Mai’a Cross said
Article NBC Boston Why Is Gas So Expensive and Is the Russia-Ukraine War to Blame? Harvard scholar Oleh Kotsyuba and Northeastern University professors Mai’a Cross and Pablo Calderon talked about how energy sanctions are related to inflation during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine Q&A.”
Article Newsweek Russia Could Actually Lose Territory Amid Ukraine War Disaster “We are now at a critical juncture in which Ukrainians will have to decide whether to take Crimea back on the battlefield or be content with the victory against Russia they currently have,” said Mai’a Cross, politics professor at Northeastern University, Boston.
Article Newsweek How Will Putin React to Finland and Sweden Joining NATO? Experts Weigh in Mai’a Cross, politics professor at Northeastern University, Boston “Putin will certainly use this to bolster propaganda domestically and to claim that NATO really is a threat to Russian security in light of its ongoing expansion. “There is the possibility that the Russian military will retaliate by using increasingly brutal tactics in Ukraine in order to […]
Article NBC Boston When Will the War in Ukraine End? Local Experts Explain Harvard scholar Oleh Kotsyuba and Northeastern University professors Mai’a Cross and Pablo Calderon explained why they disagree with that line of thinking in NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine Q&A.”
Article NBC Boston Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Cancer Rumors ‘Distract’ From War, Experts Say Harvard scholar Oleh Kotsyuba and Northeastern University professors Mai’a Cross and Pablo Calderon weighed in on the rumors during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine Q&A.”
Article NBC News Russia-Ukraine Q&A: Putin’s Reported Cancer, EU Makes Moves and Victory Day Local experts discuss reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancer, retaliatory moves from the European Union and upcoming Victory Day in Russia on NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine War Q&A.”
Article NBC Boston Could Massachusetts Be a Target for a Nuclear Attack? Legislation Aims to Find Out Harvard scholar Oleh Kotsyuba and Northeastern University professors Mai’a Cross and Pablo Calderon weighed in on whether Massachusetts should create this type of commission and how real the nuclear threat really is to the Bay State during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine Q&A.”
Article NBC Boston Could Russia Wage Nuclear War in Ukraine? Local Experts Break Down the Threat Harvard scholar Oleh Kotsyuba and Northeastern University professors Mai’a Cross and Pablo Calderon explained why Putin would use tactical nuclear weapons and what the outcome might be during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine Q&A.”