For many of our alumni spread out in 100 countries across the globe, there was no Pardee School when you attended Boston University, only the Department of International Relations. We are now a full-fledged school: YOUR school.
There are many ways to engage with your alma mater, and we hope you do!
Our Pardee School alumni spotlights share the stories of our illustrious alumni and how their experience at BU shaped their professional journey after graduation.
At the end of the 2026 academic year, Boston University's Center for the Study of Asia announced the winners of their inaugural Student Paper Prize Contest! This highly competitive award gifted undergraduate students with $300 and a graduate student with a $750 prize. The broad criteria led to an impressive submission pool spanning a range...
Natali (MA IR and Communications ’99), now a member of the FBI in Boston, reflects on how her time at Boston University (prior to the creation of the Pardee School of Global Studies) and her career since have taken her across the globe – from Paris to the Middle East – shaping a path in...
Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies is proud to announce that Rida Ali (BA ’27) has been awarded the prestigious Harold C. Case Scholarship for the 2026–2027 academic year. The Case Scholarship is one of the highest honors accorded to undergraduate students at BU, recognizing outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and scholarly potential....
In an article for the New York Times titled "Germany and Japan Are Rearming Again, 80 Years After World War II," Thomas Berger, Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, shared his thoughts regarding Germany and Japan’s renewed push to rebuild their militaries. This marks a significant shift in the post-World War II order,...
In a featured interview for the Lung Yingtai Cultural Foundation with Jamie Yang, Thomas Berger, Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, characterizes the current moment in Washington as highly uncertain, shaped by what he describes as an unprecedented, transactional approach to foreign policy under President Donald Trump. In this environment, Berger argues that...
A new AJU Press analysis of the June 2026 U.S.–Iran ceasefire suggests the conflict may have reshaped global power dynamics in ways that extend far beyond the Middle East. While the agreement was framed as a diplomatic win for Washington, many experts argue Iran emerged with strengthened strategic leverage, particularly through its demonstrated ability to...
As Britain heads to the polls in a consequential by-election, Erik Goldstein, Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at the Pardee School, warns that the country’s political turbulence reflects a deeper pattern of instability. In a featured analytical Q&A in the Spanish national newspaper, La Razón, titled "The Prime Minister's uphill battle," Goldstein notes...
For Anna Trissa (MA GP ’26), the transition from graduate study at the Pardee School to the fast-paced world of policy research has been both immediate and transformative. Now interning with the Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., Trissa is already contributing...