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Garčević Speaks During Eastern Mediterranean Security and Diplomacy Seminar Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, participated in the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Diplomacy Seminar. The event was a collaboration between Emmanuel College’s Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Studies (IEMS), The Fletcher Initiative on Religion, Law and Diplomacy, the Fletcher Scho...

Miller Explores Social Media’s Impact on Democracy Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, published an article in  Hindustan Timeson social media and its impact on global politics. This is the seventh of Miller’s monthly columns in Hindustan Times. In the article, titled “The democratic dilemma posed by social media,” Miller discusses social media’s impact on the world and wh...

Brulé Discusses New Book with India Development Review (There are more women in elected office in India than anywhere else in the world, probably more than the rest of the world combined. | Picture courtesy: ©Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Prashant Panjiar) Rachel Brulé, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was interviewed by the  India Development Review on her latest book In the interview, B...

BRGFX / FREEPIK Back in March, my colleagues at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University thought that it might be useful to begin thinking about “the day after coronavirus.” For a research center dedicated to longer-term thinking, it made sense to ask what our post-COVID-19 world might look like. In the months that followed, I learned many things. Most importantly, I learned there is no “going back to normal.” The project t...

In the months that followed, I learned many things. Most importantly, I learned there is no “going back to normal.” Adil Najam Back in March, my colleagues at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University thought that it might be useful to begin thinking about “the day…

2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #3 Posted on 17 January 2021 by John Hartz Story of the Week... Editorial of the Week... Toon of the Week... Video of the Week... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback Claim Review... SkS Week in Review... Poster of the Week... Story of the Week... Step up climate change adaptation or face serious human and economic damage – UN report Almost three-quarters of nations have some adaptation plans in place, but financing and implementation ...

Twitter Facebook Jessica Stern has spent more than two decades studying and writing about white supremacists and other extremists who call for armed conflict. But even she was shocked by the violence that exploded at the Capitol on January 6—and by the talk she saw online about what might come next.  A research professor at BU’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Stern’s main focus is on the perpetrators of violence and their motivations. She has interviewed white-identi...

In the months that followed, I learned many things. Most importantly, I learned there is no “going back to normal.”

Heine Comments on Chinese Banks in Latin America Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was featured in the Heine responded to the publication’s feature Q&A, which asked “will China’s banks gain more ground in Latin America?” Heine responded by citing China’s increased investment and bank presence in the region. This increased financial footprint in Latin America, complimented by increased trade, positi...

Heine Discusses Chinese Foreign Investment & Trade in Chile Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was quoted in a La Tercera article discussing China’s rising dominance as the largest foreign investor in Chile and how officials view this relationship.  The article, titled “Chinese offensive in Chile raises first alarms,” describes how many Chilean government officials have applauded China’s investment in...