Voice of America Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes in Yemen Analysts say Saudi Arabia’s move to intervene could escalate the conflict into a regional battle. “Iran is already helping the Houthis, and I expect Iran to ramp up support for its Yemen proxy,” said Max Abrahms, a professor of political science at Northeastern University and member at the Council of Foreign Relations.“Yemen is a sectarian tinderbox that […]
International Business Times Death penalty: The world remains divided Northeastern University Professor Max Abrahms believes in death penalty when it comes to terrorists. He thinks death penalty is required “when the offender’s culpability is beyond any doubt for a horrific crime.” “Frankly, this is not uncommonly the case for convicted terrorists,” the terrorism theorist told IBT exclusively. He also says that even though terrorists […]
Protected bike lanes coming to Commonwealth Avenue How do you make cities safer for pedestrians and for the increasing number of people who ride bikes? Once upon a time in America, the automobile was king. But, for a while now, the challenge has been how to design cities that are walkable, rideable and better served by public transportation. With that in mind, […]
Fighting cancer and Ebola with nanoparticles In medicine, finding a substance that attacks cancerous tumors without destroying the healthy tissue around it has long been the Holy Grail. From targeted remedies such as monoclonal antibodies to surgery, cancer has still managed to elude a treatment that discretely and separately attacks it alone. Nanotechnologies, however – the manipulation of matter at a molecular […]
Northeastern University Marketing Association recognized on international level The Northeastern University Marketing Association (NUMA) attended and competed at the 37th Annual American Marketing Association International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans, LA this past week. NUMA took home four awards total for Outstanding Chapter Reporting, Outstanding Membership, and Outstanding Communications, as well as Second Place Social Media Campaign in the Be the Match Competition. […]
WGBH Prosecution argues Tsarnaev was self-radicalized Tsarnaev Day 11: The prosecution is making a tremendous amount of headway in attempting to prove that admitted Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was self-radicalized within his Muslim faith, according to Northeastern University Law Professor Daniel Medwed. Medwed, who is an expert on criminal law, says proving that point is critical for the prosecution’s case […]
It takes a ‘millennial’ village to get cheap housing in Boston The term “millennial village” conjures up funny images — think of a tiny hamlet where the natives live in thatched huts and communicate via Snapchat. But if a playful new name is what’s necessary to get cheap, compact housing built in Boston, then bring it on. According to the Boston Foundation’s latest report card on […]
Newsweek U.S. joins Iraqi offensive against ISIS in Tikrit It appears that U.S. reservations over cooperation with Iran, while both conduct crucial nuclear negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme, have resided after the offensive to recapture the city stalled, says Max Abrahms, professor of political science at Northeastern University and member at the Council on Foreign Relations. ”There seems to be an inverse relationship between […]
Breitbart Nuclear deal with Iran could lower gas prices An economist from Northeastern University, Dr. Kamran Dadkhah, stated that if sanctions were lifted, Iran could export 1 million more barrels daily. Ilan Goldenberg, director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), whose credentials include being a part of the noted anti-Israel leftist group J Street’s National […]
MarketWatch Gold finishes higher for a fourth straight session May copper HGK5 tacked on 2.85 cents, or 1%, to $2.7895 a pound. “Inventory levels for copper have been growing for over a year,” said Jeffery Born, a professor of finance at the D’Amore McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. “This overhang will no doubt flood into the market should copper prices show any […]
New Books in Latin American Studies New world drama: The performative commons in the Atlantic world, 1649-1849 Riots, audiences on stage, fabulous costumes, gripping stories. That’s what theater was like in the Atlantic world in the age of slavery and colonialism. Elizabeth Maddock Dillon wonderful book New World Drama: The Performative Commons in the Atlantic World, 1649-1849 (Duke University Press, 2014) vividly invokes a transatlantic network of performances and their publics, and […]
Boston Herald Researcher is making a splash Northeastern University could help develop the first underwater smartphone or wireless router after luring a highly cited researcher who is pioneering subaquatic Wi-Fi. Tommaso Melodia, 38, came to Northeastern in August from SUNY Buffalo and brought with him his research and his lab — which sent the first underwater tweet a few years ago. Less […]