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Pardee Center Hosts 2025 Janetos Distinguished Lecture, “Trump 2.0 and Latin America,” by Jamil Mahuad
Through threats of mass deportations, tariffs on Mexico, and of "taking back" the Panama Canal, Latin America has been one of the most affected regions by the initial policies of the second Trump administration. How will the region be impacted at a time when it is still recovering from its worst economic downturn in 120 years? What does this portend for U.S.-Latin American relations in years to come? Jamil Mahuad, former President of Ecuador, addressed... More
Pardee Center Co-Hosts “AI and American National Security” Lecture by Lt. Col. Thomas Kenney
On February 25, 2025, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Kenney, a Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School, gave a public lecture about how artificial intelligence, especially generative AI, will disrupt all facets of society, particularly national security. The event, titled “AI and American National Security,” took place at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering (CILSE) at Boston University. It was part of WorldBoston's Great Decisions series, More
Pardee Center Hosts Boston Launch of New Report, “Toward a Better Security Order”
On February 6, 2025, the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted the Boston launch of a major new report from The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft's Better Order Project, which brought together more than 130 experts from more than 40 countries to develop a roadmap for stabilizing the international security order. The report, titled "Toward a Better Security Order," puts forth a series of proposals aimed at rejuvenating an inclusive global security... More
Pardee Center Co-Hosts “Science Across Borders” Lecture by Museum of Science President Tim Ritchie
On January 28, 2025, Tim Ritchie, President of the Museum of Science, gave a public lecture about the importance of scientific collaboration between countries. The event, titled "Science Across Borders," took place at the CDS Conference Center on the 17th Floor of the Boston University Center for Computing and Data Sciences. It was part of WorldBoston's Great Decisions series, and was also co-sponsored by GBH Forum Network, the Lowell Institute, and the Pardee Center for... More
Faculty Associate Adriana Craciun Authors Article on Arctic Greening for The Conversation
Adriana Craciun, Emma MacLachlan Metcalf Chair of Humanities and a Faculty Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently authored an article exploring "Arctic Greening" — the phenomenon where land once covered by ice is being colonized by plants — in Greenland. While 95% of Greenland remains covered by ice, the other 5% of the landmass is becoming greener, with tundra vegetation growing taller and new plants and... More