Hare Comments on King Charles’ Visit to Washington DC
In a segment for The National, the flagship of CBC News, Paul Webster Hare, Master Lecturer at the Pardee School and former British ambassador to Cuba, commented on the significance of King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit to President Trump's home base in Washington DC. This visit unfolds against a backdrop... More
Berger Warns Trump’s Iran Policy and Troop Cuts Are Fracturing U.S. Alliances
In a May 4, 2026 interview on Background Briefing with Ian Masters, Thomas Berger, Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, warned that the Trump administration’s approach to Iran and Europe is severely straining U.S. alliances and undermining long‑standing security arrangements. Berger argued that President Trump’s decision to withdraw roughly... More
Gallagher Op-Ed Challenges IMF Austerity in the Global South
In a recent Project Syndicate op-ed, “Escaping the IMF Austerity Trap,” Pardee Professor and Global Development Policy (GDP) Center Director, Kevin P. Gallagher, co-authoring with Kenyan economist and former finance minister Njūgūna S. Ndūng'ū, critiques the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) continued reliance on austerity-driven lending programs in the Global South. Against... More
Gallagher on the IMF Amid Changing Global Power
Pardee Professor and Global Development Policy (GDP) Center Director, Kevin P. Gallagher was interviewed by Bloomberg in a segment, "Can the World's Economic Firefighter Adapt to the 21st Century?," addressing the current state of the The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and criticism of its ability of appropriately provide aid when... More
Schilde on Understanding the EU: In and Outside of the Classroom
In a recent feature titled "How a BU professor explores growing security power to make sense of the European Union" for The Daily Free Press, a student-organized news platform at Boston University, Professor Kaija Schilde reflected on a simple, but pressing, question in which she has built her scholarship around:... More
Goossen on ‘Project Planet’ and Rediscovering the International Geophysical Year
Benjamin Goossen, Assistant Professor of International History at the Pardee School, joined students Rebecca Eigner (BAIR '29) and Patrick Slover (BAIR '28) on The Politica, a Boston University undergraduate-run podcast focused on political science and international relations, where he discussed the history and research behind his forthcoming book, Project Planet: A... More
Schmidt Discusses The Geopolitical Consequences of Populism
A recent webinar hosted by ESCP Business School Geopolitics Institute centered on the rise of populism and its growing consequences for democracy, geopolitics, and global order. Professor Vivien Ann Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations, was joined by hosts Maxime Lefebvre and Vanessa Strauss-Kahn, More
Najam in Australian Media on 20th Anniversary of Earth Hour
Dr. Adil Najam, Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, who also serves as the global President of WWF-International (World Wildlife Fund), was in Australia in March to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Earth Hour. The Earth Hour movement first began in Sydney in 2007 spearheaded... More
Hare Talks U.S. Pressure and Cuba’s Path Forward
Paul Webster Hare, Master Lecturer at the Pardee School and former British ambassador to Cuba, recently shared his analysis of Cuba’s political and economic outlook in an interview with Swedish National Radio's show Konflikt. Addressing questions about whether the Cuban regime can survive mounting internal pressures and strained relations with the... More
Goossen on the Digital Release of Millions of Nazi Party Records
Ben Goossen, assistant professor of international history at the Pardee School of Global Studies and author of 'Chosen Nation: Mennonites and Germany in a Global Era' (2017), was recently quoted in an article for Anabaptist World titled 'Nazi files’ online release furthers historical research opportunities,' covering the U.S. National Archives’... More