February 7, 2025 by
A&S News
From the threat of U.S. tariffs to cyber espionage, experts from a range of disciplines across the Faculty of Arts & Science are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.
Here’s some of what they had to say this week.
January 31, 2025
- Department of History professor emeritus Robert Bothwell comments for the Financial Post (paywall) on the U.S.-Canada tariff saga.
- The School of Cities receives continued coverage in the New Indian Express for its work with the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore on AI-driven solutions for infrastructure, with comments from Department of Computer Science professor Karan Singh.
- John Scott-Railton, senior researcher at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy’s Citizen Lab, shares with The Guardian, NBC online, Times of India and Reuters how he works with WhatsApp to confirm spyware activity on the platform.
February 1, 2025
- Department of History professor Dimitry Anastakis writes in the Toronto Star (paywall) about the beginning of a U.S.-Canada trade war.
- Department of Economics and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy associate professor Peter Morrow talks to CBC News online and Global News online about the U.S.-Canada tariff saga.
February 2, 2025
- Department of History and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor emeritus Ronald Pruessen discusses on NPR: Consider This U.S. president Donald Trump’s use of executive power.
- Department of Anthropology professor Max Friesen shares with CBC News online and Radio-Canada his work excavating sod houses in Nunavut.
February 3, 2025
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Drew Fagan discusses with CHCH News U.S.-Canada relations and tariffs.
- Department of History professor emeritus Robert Bothwell comments for the Associated Press on the U.S.-Canada tariff saga.
- Department of History professor Dimitry Anastakis comments for Financial Times (paywall) on the U.S.-Canada tariff saga.
- Department of Economics associate professor Joseph Steinberg comments for The Globe and Mail (paywall) on the U.S.-Canada tariff saga.
- Department of Economics and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy associate professor Peter Morrow discusses with CBC News online, NPR: Here and Now and Radio-Canada the U.S.-Canada tariff saga.
- Department of Geography & Planning professor Michael Widener talks to the National Post (paywall) and Yahoo! Canada about the U.S.-Canada tariff saga.
- Department of Political Science professor and Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert talks to CTV News online about his book Chasing Shadows: Cyber Espionage, Subversion, and the Global Fight for Democracy.
- Department of Art History associate professor SeungJung Kim writes in Korea JoongAng Daily about the significance of the Year of the Snake.
- Department of Political Science professor and Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert shares an excerpt from his book on cyber espionage with the Toronto Star (paywall), with mention of Citizen Lab senior researcher John Scott-Railton.
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Sean Speer tells the Canadian Press that governments should use AI to create a comprehensive comparison of regulations across provinces.
February 4, 2025
- University Professor Janice Stein of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy talks to CBC Radio: Metro Morning about Canada's response to American tariff threats.
- Department of History professor Dimitry Anastakis comments for the Detroit Free Press on the impact of tariffs on Detroit’s automotive industry.
February 5, 2025
- Department of Political Science and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Edward Schatz comments for the Canadian Press on a rise in patriotic sentiment among Canadians.
- Department of History professor emeritus Robert Bothwell discusses with China Daily U.S.-Canada relations and tariffs.
- Citizen Lab senior researcher John Scott-Railton talks to The Guardian about the discovery of Paragon spyware on WhatsApp.
- February 6, 2025
- Department of English professor Ian Williams’s book What I Mean to Say is a recommended read for Black History Month in CBC online.
- Department of Economics professor Michael Smart co-authors a paper on the effects of the government’s wage subsidy during the pandemic, as noted in The Globe and Mail (paywall).