GDP Center Releases New Findings from China’s Global Energy Finance Database
If and when Chinese development finance for overseas energy activity increases again, it should be directed towards cleaner sources of energy to match the trends in foreign direct investment, policy announcements, and global goals for mitigating climate change.
Pardee Center Welcomes New Faculty Research Fellows
The nine new Faculty Research Fellows will launch one- or two-year interdisciplinary research projects exploring topics such as the future of work, climate change, wartime diplomacy, global health, and more.
Brulé and Karra Reflect on the State of Human Capital Development
Professors Brulé and Karra share their thoughts on the impacts COVID-19 has had on global health and gender inequality and offer predictions for the future.
CSE Hosts Lecture on Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Why has Russia amassed troops around Ukraine? Why the threat of an invasion? Are there other ways to achieve objectives? How will this conflict end? Professor Olena Lennon of the University of New Haven addresses these and other questions on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
CSE Hosts Lecture on the Decline of Europe’s Center-Left Parties
From immigration concerns to the disconnection between politicians and constituents, Old Dominion University Professor Georg Menz outlines the recent poor electoral performance and membership of Europe’s center-left parties.
Pardee Center’s IHI Hosts Symposium on Impacts and Aftermath of Pearl Harbor
Over 200 attendees heard five diplomatic and military historians speak on a wide range of topics about the origins, course, and meaning of great power war in China and the Pacific between 1937-1945.
Pardee Center’s IHI Hosts Lecture on “Nazis of Copley Square“
On Charles Gallagher’s latest book, Pardee School Professor John Woodward commented, “He is the first scholar to document the leading role Nazi intelligence and specifically, SS officer Herbert Scholz, played in organizing and supporting covert action in Boston.”
GDP Center Launches National Climate Funds Tracker
The first-of-its-kind NCF Tracker identifies 46 funds across 39 countries, showing how these funds vary by host country, legal design, scope, mobilized finance, and the level of success in attracting resources from multilateral climate funds.
CSE Lecture Explores Faith-Based Responses to Migration Challenges
Global experts discuss the role of faith-based actors in the areas of forced migration and humanitarian issues, ways in which religion offers both motivation and resources to tackle these challenges, as well as how religion and politics intersect to address migrant crises.
Pardee Center Hosts Book Talk on “China’s Civilian Army“
Author Peter Martin joins a panel of Pardee School Professors to discuss his book, which tells the story of China’s transformation from an isolated and impoverished communist state to a global superpower from the perspective of its diplomats.
CSE Lecture Explores How Britain Got to Brexit
Boston College Professor James Cronin outlined changes in the nature of politics and political parties since the 1970s leading to Brexit.
CSE, ASC & CURA Host Lecture on Human Capital Investments in Africa
Wake Forest University Professor Lina Benabdallah discussed China’s human capital investments in Africa, current versus historical arrangements, as well as some of the factors driving human capital investments.
CSE Hosts Webinar on Remembrance Culture in Germany
University of Nottingham Professor Anna Meier joins Pardee School Professor Jessica Stern to discuss remembrance culture in Germany and whether Germany could serve as a model for the U.S. and the larger project the country faces of fighting white supremacist violence.
CSA Hosts Town Hall Exploring Trends in the U.S-China Relationship
Pardee School Professors Berger, Fewsmith, and Ye came together for a discussion on security, political, and economic trends in the U.S-China relationship as well as what the future holds for the two superpowers.
CSE Hosts Event on US-UK Relationship After Brexit
W. Scott Lucas, Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of Birmingham and an associate of the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin, discussed on the irrationality of Brexit, the UK’s relationship with the U.S. and the EU in the aftermath of Brexit, as well as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s tactics on the economy, Scotland, Ireland, and more.
CLAS Hosts Discussion on “The Cuban Hustle”
Professor Sujatha Fernandes’ book brings together a collection of essays that coalesce around the idea of “hustle,” a word arising out of the Cuban vernacular of “luchar,” describing the various ways Cubans have improvised and invented in order to navigate daily life in uncertain sometimes desperate conditions.
GDP Center Joins Task Force on Climate, Development, and the IMF
Over the next 18 months, the Task Force will engage in and utilizes rigorous, empirical research to advance IMF policies that align international financial stability and growth with global climate goals
CSE Kicks off Series of Lectures on Brexit
Professor Goldstein explains how Britain got to where it is today, the deep history underlying the Brexit decision and the role of Boris Johnson in particular, as well as his thoughts on where the United Kingdom is headed
CSE Event Provides Preview of Upcoming German Elections
Pardee School professors and fellow scholars comment on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s legacy, the implications for transatlantic relations following the German elections, as well as how the results might affect the balance of power and policies in the EU.
Gallagher & GDP Center Researchers Publish Articles in “Nature“
“While the World Bank’s development projects are not without their risks to biodiversity and Indigenous communities, the approach to environmental and social risk management taken by China as the world’s largest bilateral lender has global ramifications.”