Peter Feaver: Who Are Your Trusted Sources on COVID-19?
Foreign policy expert Peter Feaver shares how he stays informed about the pandemic.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, the question of where to turn for solid information has never been more important. Many Duke experts are being approached now for their expertise and insight. But where do they turn for guidance and the latest information? Duke Today asked several Duke experts to share their preferred sources. We鈥檒l share their insights over the coming weeks.
a professor of political science at the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Duke , is an expert on national security and foreign policy. To stay abreast of the COVID-19 pandemic and its connection to his field, he relies on media, newsletters and personal sources.
MEDIA
For coverage of the politics and geopolitics of the pandemic, the establishment sources are the place to begin. For that perspective, I follow , the and , among others.
BLOGS AND THINK TANKS
For more focus on the pandemic鈥檚 foreign policy aspects, it is helpful to review , and the , as well as daily blasts from think tanks such as the , , Institution, , and and blogs such as , and .
PERSONAL SOURCES
There is no substitute for having thoughtful friends who are true believers on both sides of the partisan divide. They are 鈥渟uper spreaders鈥 who flood me with what they consider to be the most compelling analysis on their side. Sampling those curated lists helps me avoid the large volume of commentary that is not based on rigorous analysis and is instead just cheerleading.