Pardee Director Writes Op-Ed and Interviewed on BBC

Prof. Adil Najam, the Director of the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Professor of International Relations and Geography and Environment, was interviewed on the BBC/PRI radio show The World on the impacts of the recent floods in Pakistan, including the coping strategies of those affected and some potentially positive impacts to the ecosystem. The interview transcript and audio recording is available here.

Prof. Adil Najam has also published an op-ed on the internal security situation in Pakistan in the Express Tribune (October 26, 2010), titled “Targeted Killings Need a Targeted Response.” In the op-ed, Prof. Najam argues: “Ultimately, words and actions must come together. Action must lead to a change in the stories that we see plastered on our TV screens. What we now see are stories of bigoted terrorists “succeeding” in their attacks. What we need to see are stories of our police and legal system bringing these terrorists to justice. Stories that signify the failure of their plans, not the success.”