Pardee Professor Joseph Fewsmith Retires After 34 Years at Boston University

Pardee Professor Joseph Fewsmith Retires After 34 Years at Boston University.

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Verschuren Shares Strategic Insights at 2025 Carnegie Nuclear Policy Conference

Professor Sanne Verschuren joined global experts at the 2025 Carnegie Nuclear Policy Conference to discuss U.S. missile defense strategy, nuclear deterrence, and strategic stability. She also contributed to a panel on the three-body problem and mentored early-career professionals, showcasing her expertise across multiple dimensions of international security policy.

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Heine Releases a New Book About Active Non-Alignment (ANA)

Professor Jorge Heine releases a new book, “The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition.”

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Rachel Nolan’s Book “Until I Find You” Named Pulitzer Prize Finalist

Professor Rachel Nolan earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for her debut book Until I Find You.

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Nolan Awarded Prestigious New Directions Fellowship for Cross-Disciplinary Research

Professor Rachel Nolan is awarded the prestigious New Directions Fellowship for Cross-Disciplinary Research.

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Reviving Tradition with Innovation: Ajami Readers in Wolof, Mandinka, and Hausa

Frederick S. Pardee School’s Readers in Ajami (RIA) project has developed three African Ajami Readers in Wolof, Mandinka, and Hausa.

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Heine Analyzes Implications of Trump’s Policies on Latin America

Jorge Heine, Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and former Chilean Ambassador to China, recently shared his insights in an interview with Project Syndicate’s “Say More” series, discussing the challenges Latin America faces in light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies.​ Heine highlighted that Trump’s actions—such as…

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Heine Discusses Global Trade Dynamics at Boao Forum for Asia

Jorge Heine, Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and former Chilean Ambassador to China, recently participated in a panel discussion on CGTN’s “The Heat,” focusing on the Boao Forum for Asia and the evolving landscape of global trade. The discussion addressed the implications of the United States’ recent imposition of…

Heine on the Rise of Active Non-Alignment in a Divided World

Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, analyzes the growing phenomenon of “New Neutrals” and the resurgence of Active Nonalignment (ANA) in his latest article, “Not Picking Sides and the ‘New Neutrals’: Active Nonalignment, Great Power Competition, and the Global South,” published as the lead piece in…

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Hare: “Is Trump alone now the voice of America?”

Paul Webster Hare, Master Lecturer in International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and former diplomat, analyzes the dramatic shift in American public diplomacy under President Trump’s second term in an article published by the USC Center for Public Diplomacy.  “Trump has created his own meme crypto coins and named himself as…

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Ambassador Vesko Garcević comments on Zelenskyy’s Oval Office Visit

Ambassador Vesko Garcević, Professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies, was invited by TRT World News to comment on the recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr  Zelenskyy.  His take on the meeting was broadcast on February 28th here. In the commentary, he described the meeting as an unprecedented display…

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Ambassador Vesko Garcević participates in political TV show “The Context”

Ambassador Vesko Garcević, Professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies, participated in the political TV show The Context on February 19th. The show Global Tectonic Changes: the Return of Realpolitik addressed President Trump’s foreign policy and the US global posture. In addition to Ambassador Garcević, the show featured Aaron Mate, journalist and author, and Mirko Dautović, foreign…

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Ambassador Garčević hosts “What does Trump’s Return Mean for the Balkans?” Panel

Ambassador Vesko Garcević, Professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies, participated in the fifth annual IEMS winter seminar on security and diplomacy centered on the Eastern Mediterranean at a time of geopolitical and economic grand realignment. The event is organized by the Institute of East Mediterranean Studies – Emmanuel College in partnership with…

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Hare Analyzes Complex Trump-Maduro Relationship Amid Venezuelan Election Fraud

Hare identifies a ‘subtle shift’ in Trump’s approach to Venezuela despite continued election fraud concerns. While maintaining sanctions and recognizing opposition leader González as legitimate, the administration has pursued pragmatic engagement with Maduro on deportations and hostage releases, suggesting self-interest now drives this complex diplomatic relationship.

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Garčević Publishes New Book on Montenegro-Serbia Relations

Professor Vesko Garčević of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University has published a new book examining the relationship between Montenegro and Serbia. The book, “Montenegro and Serbia: A Velvet Divorce?”, co-authored with Kenneth Morrison, presents the first comprehensive analysis of these two Balkan nations’ relationship from the late 1980s to…

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Stern Warns of ISIS’s Enduring Digital Influence

Jessica Stern, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and terrorism expert, authored an analysis in The New York Times examining ISIS’s persistent influence despite its territorial defeat. Drawing on her extensive research interviewing extremists, Stern highlights how the group’s ideology continues to resonate with vulnerable individuals through online channels….

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