Shaping Europe’s Future: Garčević Brings Western Balkans Perspective to Bled Strategic Forum
Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School, participated in the Bled Strategic Forum 2026, held in Slovenia on August 31 and September 1. Under the theme The Power to Shape the Future, the Forum brought together heads of state and government from EU member states, EU Commissioners, representatives…
Goossen Awarded Grant for International Research Initiative on Asia and the Anthropocene
As climate change continues to reshape societies around the world, scholars are increasingly looking for new ways to connect human history with environmental change. Benjamin Goossen, Assistant Professor of International History at the Pardee School, is helping lead that effort through a newly funded international research collaboration that will explore the relationship between Asia and…
Najam Speaks on Rethinking Security and Reconceptualizing Nature at Oxford
Professor Adil Najam, Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, who also serves at the Mahatir Mohammad Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, spent a month at the University of Oxford engaging in multiple research activities and events. He was invited by the Oxford Department of International Development for…
Hefner Delivers Lectures at Two Leading Universities in Indonesia
Professor Robert Hefner delivered three lectures on Islam and global affairs at two renowned Indonesian institutions.
Najam Keynotes at ADB Institute in Tokyo on Climate Leadership in Asia
Professor Adil Najam, WWF Global President and Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, presented the opening keynote to a gathering of senior environmental policymakers from across central and west Asia, organized at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting focused on emerging climate and development challenges…
Heine’s ‘The Non-Aligned World’ Cited in Landmark ECLAC Geopolitical Report
The most recent book co-authored by Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and Chilean ambassador, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition (Polity Press 2025), has been cited in a major new report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and…
GDP Center Advances China-Global South Cooperation Through High-Level Engagements in Beijing
In July 2026, a group of researchers and staff from the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) traveled to Beijing, China. This was part of bi-annual trip to engage with Chinese partners and stakeholders, and share their latest research and exchange ideas with policymakers, development finance institutions, and academics through workshops and meetings….
New Review of Slobodian’s ‘Muskism’ Highlights Critiques of Ideology Behind Elon Musk
A new review in The New York Review has drawn attention to ‘Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed’ (HarperCollins), the newest book by Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History, and technology writer Ben Tarnoff that examines the worldview and growing influence of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Rather than offering a traditional biography, the authors ask a broader…
Mondesire Explores the Future of Black Internationalism in New Essay
In an essay published in part of the 25th anniversary volume of SOULS, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of Black Studies, Zachary Mondesire, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, examines how Black internationalist movements have understood global struggles for justice and why some contemporary crises receive greater attention than others. Titled “On…
Najam’s Keynote to Young Diplomats Focuses on Building a Better International Order
Professor Adil Najam, WWF’s Global President and Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, was invited to deliver the keynote address at the XIXth Summer School for Young Diplomats, held in Kolašin, Montenegro, making it his third year attending. Organized by Montenegro’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with UNDP and…
Mako Co-Authors Chapter on Iraq’s Ba’th Party Archives
Shamiran Mako, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, has co-authored the opening chapter of a new edited volume from Stanford University Press, The Ba’th Party Archives and the Study of Iraqi Politics and History, edited by Samuel Helfont and Lisa Blaydes. Co-authored with Marsin Alshamary and titled “Arrested History: Hierarchized Knowledge Production…
Cappella Zielinski Co-Authors New Research on Battlefield Coalition Formation
Rosella Cappella Zielinski, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of Graduate Studies, and Associate Professor of the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, has co-authored a new article, “When Do Militaries Fight Battles Together?”, published in Security Studies (2026) with Ryan Grauer of the University of Pittsburgh. The article takes on a surprisingly…
Raymond Wang Joins Pardee School as Assistant Professor of International Relations
We’re pleased to announce that Raymond Wang will be joining the Pardee School of Global Studies as Assistant Professor of International Relations. Wang will assume his professorship on July 1, 2026. “In fact, we hired Raymond Wang back in early 2025, but he deferred his arrival in order to complete his postdoc at Columbia.” Dean…
Pardee School Welcomes Dr. Mariana Díaz Chalela as New Assistant Professor of International History
The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University welcomes Dr. Mariana Díaz Chalela as Assistant Professor of International History. Dr. Díaz Chalela is a historian of modern Latin America whose research and teaching focus on economic development, political violence, property rights, and transitional justice. “We are thrilled to have Mariana Diaz Chalela…
Hefner Delivers Keynote Address at Rome Summer Seminar on Religion and Global Politics
Professor Robert Hefner presents the keynote address for the opening of the Rome Summer Seminar on Religion and Global Politics.
Lori Co-Edits Special Issue on Time, Migration, and Political Possibility
Professor Noora Lori co-edited a special issue of Migration Studies (Oxford University Press, 2026) that was published this June, and co-authored the introduction article titled “Mobile Temporalities and Political Possibilities: Expanding the Temporal Turn in Migration Studies.” Co-written with Anne McNevin (The New School for Social Research) and Loren B. Landau (University of Oxford), the introduction…
The Increasing Global Traction of Heine’s Concept of “Active Non-Alignment”
An article for The Hindustan Times titled When world leaders speak like academics, spotlit the book, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition (Polity Press 2025), written by Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and Chilean ambassador, and his co-authors, Carlos Fortin and…
University of Chile Honors Professor Jorge Heine
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, has been appointed as Honorary Professor at the Institute of International Studies (IEI) at the University of Chile, one of Latin America’s oldest and most distinguished centers for the study of global affairs. Founded in 1966, the IEI has…
Mako Promoted to Associate Professor of International Relations
Congratulations to Professor Shamiran Mako, who was recently promoted to Associate Professor of International Relations with tenure at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies! In his announcement, Dean Scott Taylor acknowledged her impactful scholarship, teaching, and service in the field of international relations. Awarded the Gitner Family Prize for Faculty Excellence at Pardee’s 2025…
Garčević Discusses Montenegro’s Referendum Legacy and EU Path Forward
On May 22, Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, took part in a panel hosted by the German think-tank, Südosteuropa Gesellschaft (Southeast Europe Association) on 20 years since the referendum on independence in Montenegro and the situation in the…