When does academic freedom protect scholarship — and when does it become a cover for political ideology?
Edward H. Kaplan, William N. and Marie A. Beach Professor of Operations Research at the Yale School of Management, and a member of the Executive Committee of Yale Jewish Academics and Friends, addresses this issue in this powerful analysis.
Academic Freedom or Ideological Capture?
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May 2026
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Academic Freedom or Ideological Capture?
When does academic freedom protect scholarship — and when does it become a cover for political ideology?Edward H. Kaplan, William N. and Marie A. Beach Professor of Operations Research at the Yale School of Management, and a member of the Executive Committee of Yale Jewish Academics and Friends, addresses this issue in this powerful analysis.
Taiwan, Iran and the New Great-Power Bargain
Mordechai Chaziza offers an in-depth analysis of the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, suggesting that it may go far beyond trade, tariffs, or diplomatic theater.At stake, he argues, could be something far more consequential: the emergence of a new great-power equation.A Senior Lecturer at Ashkelon Academic College and a Research Fellow at the […]
China vs Taiwan: The Geography of an Unfinished War
Why the Taiwan Strait is not only a political dispute, but a structural fault line in the Indo-Pacific balance of power The conflict between China and Taiwan is often presented through the language of crisis: military exercises, elections, speeches, sanctions, visits, and diplomatic warnings. But the real importance of Taiwan does not come from any […]
