Mali Highlights the Value of African Language Study at BU
During a series of recent classroom visits across Boston University, Dr. Zoliswa O. Mali, Director of the African Language Program and Senior Lecturer at the Pardee School’s African Studies Center (ASC), shared information about Boston University’s expanding African Language Program, highlighting the unique academic and professional advantages students gain from studying an African language. Mali’s…
Garčević Speaks to NATO Political Committee
On Monday, March 9th, Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School, was invited by the Political Affairs and Security Policy Division at NATO Headquarters in Brussels to address the NATO Political Committee. The 75-minute briefing included a presentation on the current state of play in the Balkans, followed…
Reflection of Nolan’s ‘Until I Find You’ in The New York Book Review
A recent review titled Torn Asunder, written by Oscar Lopez for The New York Book Review, spotlights Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History, and her groundbreaking book Until I Find You, a Pulitzer Prize finalist that uncovers the little‑known story of how Guatemala became the site of one of the world’s most coercive and…
Garčević Analyzes Shifting Power in the Balkans
Upon the invitation of the Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES), the largest undergraduate international relations program at Tufts University, and the Tufts Slavic and Eastern European Association, Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School, delivered a guest lecture on March 3 about the current…
Storella Reflects on Bringing Real‑World Diplomatic Practice into the Classroom
“Students want to know how the diplomatic sausage is made,” wrote Professor of the practice of diplomacy Mark Storella, in a new article for the Foreign Service Journal entitled Life After the Foreign Service: Diplomacy in Demand: University Students Are Eager to Learn from Practitioners. Reflecting on his transition from a 30‑year Foreign Service career…
Stern Presents on Radicalization and the Role Families Play in Prevention
On February 3, 2026, Research Professor Jessica Stern of the Pardee School spoke to the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals in Orlando, FL, whose audience primarily consisted of professionals involved in threat assessment and law enforcement officers. Her presentation marked the conclusion of a research project that had been taking place since early 2022. The…
Nolan Wins HCI Collaborative Grant for Independent Project, ‘History of Deportation’
Congratulations to Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History, who has been awarded the HCI Collaborative Grant for her independent research project, History of Deportation! Professor Rachel Nolan will receive $5,000 for her independent project examining the history of deportations from the United States to Latin America. With this funding, she will travel to…
Storella Addresses Tufts “Leading Through Crisis” Panel
Professor of the practice of diplomacy Mark Storella told students that leaders in an uncertain world must identify what is their “rock” and proceed with confidence from the things about which they are uncertain. Storella was speaking as a member of the concluding panel of the 40th Annual Tufts Symposium, this year entitled “Risk and…
Garčević Unpacks Bosnia and Herzegovina at Harvard’s Davis Center
Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School, participated in the panel discussion titled 30 Years Since the Dayton Peace Agreement: What’s Next for Bosnia and Herzegovina?, held on February 17 at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. The event featured Professor Damir Kapidžić, University of Sarajevo;…
Najam Publishes New Book Chapters on Sustainable Development
Dr. Adil Najam, Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, has recently contributed two chapters in a new book, From Fragility to Resilience: Enhancing Sustainable Development. The book was edited by Uzma Tariq Haroon, Sarah Siddiq Aneel, and Tatyana Hanif and published by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). Najam’s chapters,…
Gallagher travels to China for Track Two Dialogue on US, China, and Global Economy
Pardee Professor and GDP Center Director, Kevin P. Gallagher, spent a week in China in January to participate in the U.S.-China Global Economic Order (GEO) Dialogue, a track two dialogue between ex-officials and experts from the United States and China on the global economic order. Now in its 11th year, the group is chaired by…
Owusu Analyzes North–South Trade Dynamics in Africa’s Structural Transformation in New Study
A new study titled Structural Change in Africa: The Role of North–South and South–South Trade by Solomon Owusu, Assistant Professor of Global Economic Policy at the Pardee School, and co-authors Gideon Ndubuisi and Woubet Kassa, was published by The World Economy in early January 2026. The paper provides one of the most detailed examinations to…
Dean Taylor Discusses U.S. Engagement with Africa at WorldBoston
On January 29th, 2026, Scott Taylor, Pardee School Dean and Professor of International Relations, moderated WorldBoston’s first conversation of 2026 between Stephanie Sullivan, former ambassador for the US to the African Union, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ghana, and Kennedy Ukelegharanya, business attorney at a major multinational law firm, advising innovative technology and life…
Najam Briefs UN Security Council in Arria Meeting on ’Sanctity of Treaties’
Dr. Adil Najam, Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations at the BU Pardee School, was invited to brief a United National Security Council Arria-formula meeting on the ‘Sanctity of Treaties’. The Arria-formula briefing was for all members of the Security Council, including all permanent members, and was chaired and open to all member states….
Weinstein Speaks at Brandeis University’s Center for German and European Studies
This past Friday, January 30, Lt Gen Jack Weinstein, USAF (Ret), Professor of the Practice of International Security at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, participated in a panel at Brandeis University hosted by the Center for German and European Studies in an event named Greenland, the EU, NATO, and Transatlantic Relations…
Wippl Pens Article ‘Intelligence and National Security’
Professor Joseph W. Wippl contributed an article titled Intelligence and National Security to the January 2026 issue of Baltic Rim Economies. In the piece, Wippl asserts that a clear understanding of each position in these fields are key to accomplishing their missions and minimizes negligent decision-making. Wippl begins with outlining how intelligence functions as a…
Selin Examines New Pathways for Chemicals Governance Beyond Planetary Boundaries in New Chapter
Prof. Henrik Selin of Pardee School has published a new chapter titled Alternatives to planetary boundaries can enhance science-policy linkages for chemicals governance, in the upcoming March 2026 issue of Earth System Governance. In the chapter, co-authored with Noelle Eckley Selin, the two critically assess the planetary boundary framework and question its usefulness for addressing the…
Quinn Slobodian’s ‘Hayek’s Bastards’ Named NBCC Finalist
Congratulations to Professor Quinn Slobodian, whose most recent book, Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right, has been named a finalist for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Awards under their Criticism category. The recognition highlights the book’s powerful intervention in debates about capitalism, democracy, and the contemporary far right….
Fallou Ngom on Translating the Ajami Poetry of Sëriñ Mbay Jaxate
Dr. Fallou Ngom discusses his new book on the Ajami poetry of Sëriñ Mbay Jaxate in this interview.
Amb. Garčević on Montenegro-Serbia Relations in Book Talk Panel
The Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Montenegro hosted Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, for a book talk on December 18 in Podgorica, Montenegro. Together with Professor Ivan Videnović of the University of Belgrade, Professor Oliver Komar of the…