Selected Media Coverage: August 21, 2008

International Herald Tribune, 8/14/2008
The Grim Realities of Power

Rajan Menon, the Monroe J. Rathbone Professor of international relations, discusses the Georgia conflict in the Tribune and also on Minnesota Public Radio.

The Toronto Globe and Mail, 7/24/2008
Fibbing Easier Through E-Mail

A new study co-authored by Liuba Belkin, assistant professor of management, says individuals are more prone to tell falsehoods in e-mail communications.

The San Francisco Chronicle, 8/17/2008
Investors, Not Economy, Behind Commodity Crash

Jim Greenleaf, associate professor of finance, talks about speculative investors and pricing in the commodities markets.

The Washington Times, 7/31/2008
Turkish Ruling Party Secure

Henri Barkey, the Bernard L. and Bertha F. Cohen Professor of international relations, discusses Turkey's Islamic government.