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The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies is pleased to present the second issue of the Pardee Magazine. Building on last year’s inaugural edition, this issue reflects the school’s enduring commitment to rigorous, interdisciplinary, problem-driven research and education focused on the world’s most pressing challenges.
We’re proud to announce that Shoshana Chatfield, Retired United States Navy Vice Admiral and a Pardee alumna will be the 2026 Distinguished Fellow.
As climate change continues to reshape societies around the world, scholars are increasingly looking for new ways to connect human history with environmental change. Benjamin Goossen, Assistant Professor of International History at the Pardee School, is helping lead that effort through a newly funded international research collaboration that will explore the relationship between Asia and...
As governments around the world grapple with the growing challenges of chemical pollution, waste management, and environmental health, a newly established United Nations science-policy body faces the critical task of turning scientific knowledge into effective action. In a recent policy brief for the United Nations' University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), Henrik Selin, Professor of...
In a new article published in Security Studies, Jeremy Menchik, Associate Professor of International Relations and Political Science and Director of Boston University's Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA), offers a provocative reassessment of one of the defining features of modern American foreign policy: democracy promotion. In his piece, "American Democracy Promotion and...
When trying something new, the outcome is never guaranteed. Success is often less about winning and more about the willingness to learn, grow, and embrace new experiences. That mindset guided Sahijveer Roopra (BA in International Relations and Affairs '30) as he entered this year's Sikh Youth Symposium, an annual competition hosted by the Sikh Youth...
Professor Adil Najam, Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, who also serves at the Mahatir Mohammad Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, spent a month at the University of Oxford engaging in multiple research activities and events. He was invited by the Oxford Department of International Development for...
