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Faculty Research Fellow Heidi Peltier Gives Talk on U.S. Military Spending for MIT’s Radius Initiative

Heidi Peltier, a Research Professor at the BU Department of Political Science and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow, recently gave a talk exploring U.S. military spending in the context of other national priorities. In the talk, Prof. Peltier drew on her recent research for the Costs of War project to compare U.S. military spending […]

Pardee Center Announces 2021 Graduate Summer Fellows

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce its 2021 Graduate Summer Fellows. These eight outstanding Boston University graduate students represent five different schools or colleges and eight different academic departments. Starting June 1, the Graduate Summer Fellows will spend 10 weeks developing research papers to be considered for publication […]

Pardee Center Hosts Webinar on Demographic Trends in Rising Powers

On April 16, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a webinar exploring the links between demography, politics, international security, and health among rising powers. The webinar, titled “Demographic Trends and the Making of a Superpower,” featured Jennifer D. Sciubba (Stanley J. Buckman Professor of International Studies and […]

Pardee Center Hosts Webinar on Rising Global Influence of Germany, Brazil, and India

On April 9, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a webinar exploring the global influence of Germany, Brazil, and India. The webinar, titled “Building 21st Century Power: Germany, Brazil, India, and Their Institutional Influence,” featured Rachel Rizzo (Truman National Security Project), Kaija Schilde (Boston University), and Oliver […]

Pardee Center Hosts Webinar on Implications of RCEP for the Future of the Asia-Pacific

On March 11, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a webinar exploring the long-term implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The webinar, titled, “In the Wake of the RCEP: Asia-Pacific or Indo-Pacific?” featured Alice Ba (University of Delaware), Sreeram Sundar Chaulia (Jindal Global University), Wang […]

Visiting Research Fellow Pablo Suarez Co-Authors New Paper on Improving Flood Forecasts

Pablo Suarez, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently co-authored a paper exploring opportunities for improved flood forecasts, particularly through better collaboration between the satellite remote sensing and forecasting communities. The paper, titled “Perspectives on flood forecast-based early action and opportunities for Earth observations,” […]

Pardee Center Hosts Virtual Symposium, “Oceans Past, Present & Future: Historical Ecology & Circumpolar Fisheries Management”

On March 3, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a virtual symposium titled “Oceans Past, Present & Future: Historical Ecology & Circumpolar Fisheries Management.” The symposium featured a keynote address by Loren McClenachan (Elizabeth and Lee Ainslie Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Colby College) and an […]

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