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Fletcher’s Monica Duffy Toft is quoted from her March Foreign Affairs Magazine article, saying that the United States, Russia and China “commanding and extending spheres of influence appears to restore a fading sense of grandeur.”

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian is quoted from a January CNN article about a Friedman School global analysis that estimated sugar-sweetened beverage consumption contributes to millions of new cases of diabetes and cardiovascular disease annually.

HNRCA’s Andres Ardisson Korat discusses a new 30-year collaborative study that found consumption of high-quality carbs and dietary fiber is associated with increased odds of healthy aging in women over 70.

A&S historian Ayesha Jalal joins this episode of the Inside Story on the Kashmir crisis, exploring the factors contributing to the making the region a long-time source of hostility between India and Pakistan.

UEP’s Hassaan Khan is quoted throughout this article examining how Pakistan’s water resources may be further burdened by the current tensions with India.

A&S historian Ayesha Jalal offers insight into how Pakistan’s military might responde to a May 6 missile strike from India, which says Pakistan is to blame for a terror attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir on April 22 that resulted in the deaths of 26 Indian tourists.

A&S political scientist Michael Beckley says that satellite images displaying what appears to be a construction of a sprawling Chinese military command facility “shows just the potential fear that's going on within Beijing."

A&S political scientist Fahd Humayun comments on the “obviously serious and fluid” situation unfolding between India and Pakistan.

Engineering’s Farshid Vahedifard comments on land subsidence in Iran saying, “If current groundwater practices continue unchecked, the loss of aquifer functionality will not only reduce Iran’s long-term water security but also increase the frequency and severity of land deformation.”