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William Grimes on NECN: Economic impact of Japanese earthquake

Jo Breiner — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:32:22 +0000

William Grimes, chairman of the International Relations Department at Boston University, appeared on NECN’s “This Week in Business” offering his perspective on the economic situation and impact of the Japanese earthquake.

“The big parts of the disruption have to do with supply chain issues and electrical power generation, in terms of the country as a whole.”

Watch full interview here.

Contact William Grimes, 617-353-9420, wgrimes@bu.edu

Augustus Richard Norton on Libya

Jo Breiner — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:12:08 +0000

Boston University international relations professor Augustus Richard Norton appeared on NECN discussing Libya and Gadhafi’s hour-long speech to the country.

“I think what we’re going to see here is a fragmentation of political authority. I don’t think Gadhafi’s going to be able to hang on for the long haul and I think this could drag out for weeks and maybe even a month of two.”

Watch the full interview.

Contact Augustus Richard Norton, 617-353-7808, arn@bu.edu