Schmidt Gives Keynote Address for Political Trust Conference
Professor Vivien Ann Schmidt gave the opening keynote address, titled Political Trust and Legitimacy in the Age of Populism, for the Political Trust conference, organized by CEVIPOF at the French Political Science School at Sciences Po in Paris on December 5, 2025. This year’s conference, named Political Trust: A Challenge for Democracies, brought together researchers from…
Schmidt Highlights Transatlantic Perspectives on the Future of Liberal Democracy
On December 11, 2025, the Horizon Europe RED-SPINEL project convened its final conference, bringing together scholars and practitioners to present the project’s central findings on dissensus over liberal democracy. The event highlighted the project’s extensive scholarly output, including multiple books and academic articles, and featured discussions of policy-relevant insights emerging from the research. A standout…
Schmidt Shares Ideas Behind Forthcoming Book at the Free University of Brussels
On December 10, 2025, Professor Vivien Ann Schmidt joined a roundtable discussion at the Institute of European Studies at the Free University of Brussels. She was joined by Sophie Jacquot (UCLouvain), Amandine Crespy (IEE-ULB), and Hugo Corten (ULB) to discuss her upcoming book, The Power of Ideas and Discourse in Political Analysis: A Discursive Institutionalist Perspective….
Hefner’s Week as Visiting Professor & International Research Fellow at UIN Jakarta
Over the 2025 Thanksgiving break, Robert Hefner, Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at the Pardee School, was invited by Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs to be a Visiting Professor and International Research Fellow at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta, Indonesia (UIN Jakarta). With…
Ambassador Garčević Covers Global Affairs in the Eastern Mediterranean in Panel and Workshop
Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, participated in a workshop-conference on security in the Eastern Mediterranean titled Recalibrating the Geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean in the 21st Century. The two-day event, held on November 28–29, brought together academics, diplomats, and practitioners for…
University of Chile Honors Emeritus Claudio Véliz
On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Emeritus Professor of History and Emeritus Director of University Professors, Claudio Véliz, received the distinction “Doctor Honoris Causa” at the University of Chile, one of the highest recognitions of the University to those who stand out for their merits or outstanding actions for the benefit of the study of the country or…
Dean Taylor Participates in Panel Discussion on Global African Economics and Steven Dean’s New Book
On November 3, 2025 at the Boston University School of Law, Scott Taylor, Dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies and Professor of International Relations at Boston University, partook in a panel discussion on the new book, Racial Capitalism and International Tax Law: The Story of Global Jim Crow, written by and discussed with…
Storella Addresses Wellesley Club on “The Diplomat: Fact or Fiction?”
Professor Mark C. Storella met with Wellesley Club members on November 13, 2025, to talk about the TV show “The Diplomat.” While he shared that the show is over the top in many respects, he also illustrated, through his own experiences, how some of the show’s storylines accord with real American diplomatic practice. Storella told…
Heine: “India should take a page from its own history and embrace Active Non-Alignment as its foreign policy”
Ambassador Jorge Heine writes an op-ed for The Wire India elaborating on India’s position as a rising democracy of the Global South and what it should do to emerge as a diplomatic winner amid growing differences with the West.
Schilde Testifies at European Parliament on Security Action for Europe (SAFE) Bill
Professor Kaija Schilde testifies before the European Parliament to offer her expert advice on the SAFE bill.
Lori Contributes Chapter to the Oxford Handbook on Cosmopolitanism
Professor Noora Lori contributes a chapter to the Oxford Handbook on Cosmopolitanism, exploring travel as a central feature of cosmopolitanism.
Professor Woodward and Dave Diaz’s Keynote Address for 250th Navy and Marine Corps Birthday
To celebrate 250th birthday of the United States’ Navy and Marine Corps, John D. Woodward, Jr. Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies, and F. David Diaz (MAIA ’02), Pardee Alum and former Foreign Affairs Officer for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and U.S. Department of State, delivered…
Najam Delivers Keynote at EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2025
Professor Najam took the floor at the EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2025 to speak about nature’s greatest gift to humanity: food.
Najam Cited in Rethinking Approaches to Environmental Treaties
Dean Emeritus Adil Najam’s research on environmental negotiations was cited in an editorial, published October 28, 2025, by the leading science journal, Nature, which posed ideas on how the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and their chair might be able to bridge agreements between countries after a series of explosive and tense talks this August….
Najam Speaks at European Law Institute’s Annual Meeting in Vienna
Najam attends the European Law Institute’s Annual Meeting in Vienna to deliver a keynote speech.
Schmidt Contributes Chapter to New Book
Professor Schmidt contributed to the 2025 publication, Handbook of Comparative Political Economy, edited by Marino Regini, Professor Emeritus of Economic Sociology, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Italy. Her chapter, The role of ideas and discourse in comparative political economy, focuses on how ideas and discourse influence political economy in a comparative…
Gallagher Publishes New Book with Cambridge University Press
Dr. Kevin P. Gallagher, Pardee Professor and director of the Global Development Policy Center has co-authored a new book with Cambridge University Press titled China and the International Economic Order. Written with China scholar Gregory T. Chin from York University, the book traces China’s engagement with the Bretton Woods institutions and advances a theory of…
Mako Speaks at Iraqi Research Leaders Forum
Professor Shamiran Mako delivers a talk at the Iraqi Research Leaders Forum in Baghdad, Iraq.
Weinstein and Storella Host ASEAN Delegation Visiting Pardee School
Professor Weinstein and Professor Storella welcomed a delegation of ASEAN International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) fellows to the Pardee School to discuss key defense and diplomatic issues.
Schilde Receives EURYDICE Grant to Explore EU’s Role as a Global Security Actor
Professor Kaija Schilde recently received the EURYDICE grant which will help her advance the academic inquiry around the EU’s role as a global security state.