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How to solve the Qatar crisis, may be there’s a way

By ShamsJune 28, 2017Politicsgerhard schroeder, german chancellor, gulf diplomats, president trump, president vladimir putin, qatar crisis, saudi arabia

Qatar is now completely blocked by its neighbours. White House seems in a ‘can-do-cannot-do’ mode. (more…)

Should professors engage in public and political debate?

By Guest PostAugust 15, 2014Politics, Scienceandrew Hoffman, climate change, diamonds in sky, erb institute, german chancellor, mixture of, president vladimir putin, professor, public, qatar crisis, trial and error, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR — Andrew Hoffman, a University of Michigan professor who teaches and researches business sustainability at the U-M Stephen M. Ross School of Business, frequently wades into the controversial debate over climate change.

Knowing how and when to do so is something he has figured out through trial and error. Why more academics don’t speak up and what the ground rules should be for those who do is a little hazy. (more…)