August 14, 2023
Whenever there is a question pertaining to Ohio politics, media are quick to seek out the opinion of David Niven, a political science researcher and associate professor in UC’s School for Public and International Affairs. In the days leading up to, and after the failure of Ohio's Issue 1, Niven weighed in with local media outlets.
July 28, 2023
A 2023 coup in Niger seemed to take diplomats by surprise, but political scientist Alex Thurston says there were red flags that went unnoticed. Thurston, an associate professor in UC’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), studies Islam and politics in northwest Africa, with a focus on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
March 22, 2023
A proposed Ohio senate bill is viewed as a complete overhaul of higher education, according to media. Legislation is not typically as all encompassing as this bill, says David Niven, an associate professor of public and international affairs.
March 24, 2023
TikTok has 1.5 million users in the United States, and is currently under review by the U.S. congress. The Chinese company has been accused of aggregating data for nefarious purposes, as it is ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Cyber security expert Richard Harknett was a guest speaker on "Cincinnati Edition" to discuss measures that might be, or should be, taken to protect Americans privacy and national security
April 3, 2023
Richard Harknett, head of UC's School of Public and International Affairs, was the initial scholar in residence at the U.S. Command. The U.S. Cyber Strategy for 2023 was recently announced, with Harknett recognized by cyber expert and colleague Gregory Winger.
November 23, 2022
UC's cyber security expert Gregory Winger speaks to WVXU on the increase of cyber hacks in K-12 schools and higher education. These institutions, experts say, are more vulnerable than corporations because the risk doesn't seem as obvious.
April 17, 2023
UC experts Richard Harknett and Gregory Winger appear on Fox 19 to discuss growing tensions in U.S., China relations and what the impact of worsening relations between the counties could entail. Harknett is the director of UC's School of Public and International Affairs, and both he and Winger are cyber security experts, as well as foreign affairs experts.
April 17, 2023
An intelligence leak by a young Airman has the U.S. Department of Defense rethinking access and security clearances. Faculty at UC's School of Public and International Affairs convey their opinions to media on how secure the country's secrets are, and should be.
January 17, 2023
What an NFL player does both on and off the field can affect them financially, says an article in The Guardian. For example, players who protest can see a cut in salary, according to a research study by David Niven, an associate professor in UC's School of Public and International Affairs.
January 11, 2023
On Jan. 11, 2023 the FAA's communications system called NOTAM failed, causing an air grounding of all U.S. aircraft. The two most likely culprits were a glitch in technology or a cyber attack. Prior to determining it was human error, UC cyber-security expert Gregory Winger spoke to WCPO about digital vulnerability.