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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.

Tagged: citizenship status, cosmopolitan citizenship, cosmopolitanism, Cosmopolitanism and the Right to Travel, Global Citizenship, investment in citizenship, Migration, Noora Lori, Passport Power, right to reside, right to travel, right to visit, The Oxford Handbook of Cosmopolitanism, travel

Heine Discusses Active Non-Alignment and India’s Potential with The Wire India

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Ambassador Jorge Heine, former professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and diplomat, was in conversation with Siddharth Varadarajan of The Wire India. They discussed the concepts behind his two recent books, Active Non-Alignment (2023) and The Unaligned World (2025), which both unpack the histories, motivations, and realities which inform the current Active Non-Alignment…

Tagged: Active Non-Alignment, Africa, Amb. Jorge Heine, Ambassador Jorge Heine, BRICS, China, Ecuador, Global South, India, Jorge Heine, Latin America, The Wire India, United States

Storella Reflects on Recent Israel-Hamas Peace Deal

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Professor Mark C. Storella shares what the world can expect from the recent Israel-Hamas peace deal in an NBC10 Boston TV interview.

Tagged: ceasefire, gaza, israel, Israel-Hamas peace deal, Mark C. Storella, NBC10 Boston

Heine Unpacks Key Ideas Behind New Book with The Democracy Forum

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Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Chilean Ambassador to China, was interviewed by Humphrey Hawksley of The Democracy Forum to dive into his recent publication, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition, co-authored with Carlos Fortin and Carlos Ominami. Click…

Tagged: Active Non-Alignment, Africa, Amb. Jorge Heine, Asia, beijing, Carlos Fortin, Carlos Ominami, China, Economics, Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy Analysis, global economics, Global South, Latin America, United States, washington

Jorge Heine on Peru, Indonesia, and the Rise of South–South Trade

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In an analysis for the Latin America Advisor, a daily publication of the Inter-American Dialogue, published August 25, 2025, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Chilean Ambassador to China, examined the growing importance of South–South cooperation through the lens of the new Peru–Indonesia trade agreement….

Tagged: Amb. Jorge Heine, Asia, BRICS, Chile, China, Free Trade Agreement, Global North, Global South, Global Trade, Indonesia, Investment, Non-Aligned Movement, Peru, Strategy

Heine Discusses Recent Book and the Concept of Active Non-Alignment (ANA)

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Former Chilean diplomat and Quincy Institute non-resident fellow, Jorge Heine was in conversation with Sarang Shidore, director of the Global South Program at the Quincy Institute, about his recent publication, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition, which he co-authored with Carlos Fortin, Emeritus Fellow and Research Associate at the…

Tagged: Africa, Amb. Jorge Heine, BRICS, Central Asia, Chile, China, Global South, Great Power Competition, International Conflict, international relations, Multilateralism, Russia, South America, Southeast Asia, United States

Heine on Why Ecuador Turned to China, Not the U.S

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Ambassador Jorge Heine’s article was published by Responsible Statecraft on September 4, 2025. Check out the full article here. Throughout the article, Heine highlights Ecuador’s heavy reliance on China — the country’s top source of foreign direct investment in 2024. With Ecuador facing large foreign-debt burdens, oil-price swings, and the need for hard currency, Chinese…

Tagged: Amb. Jorge Heine, China, Ecuadore, Finance, green industry, Infrastructure, international relations, Jorge Heine, Latin America, Technology, trade, United States

Storella Expresses Optimism on Mideast Peace Deal in BU Today Interview

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Professor Mark C. Storella unpacks the Israel-Hamas peace deal in a BU Today interview.

Tagged: BU Today, gaza, Hamas, humanitarian aid, israel, Mark C. Storella, peace deal, peace negotiation, Peace Plan

Professor Schmidt Discusses Potential Impact of Letta and Draghi Reports in New Article

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Professor Vivien A. Schmidt wrote a new article for the Annual Review Issue by Wiley, published on August 5, 2025. Click here to read the full article. Contextualized within a long history of policy briefs, reports, and documents in efforts to influence policy-makers’ decisions about EU economic policy and governance, the most recent reports being…

Tagged: Annual Review Issue, Draghi report, Economics, EU, European Politics, Letta report, Vivien Ann Schmidt

Aftandilian Weighs in on Recognition of Palestinian Statehood

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Professor Gregory Aftandilian shares his thoughts on the recognition of Palestinian statehood in a Wyoming Star report.

Tagged: Benjamin Netanyahu, gaza, gregory aftandilian, israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, palestine, Palestinian state, Sovereignty, two-state solution, Wyoming Star

Hare Discusses Trump’s Venezuela Push

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Professor Paul Webster Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba, shared his thoughts on Trump Administration’s policy objectives for Venezuela with the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle on October 17, 2025. In the article, he said Trump’s approach to the Maduro regime was a “special case” rather than a signal of increasing US intervention into the region. “Trump…

Tagged: Cuba, Deutsche Welle, Latin America, Maria Corina Machado, Nicolás Maduro, Paul Webster Hare, Trump, US-Venezuela relations, Venezuela

Hare Unpacks the Role of Middle East in Gaza Peace Plan

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Professor Hare expands on Middle East’s role in the Gaza peace plan led by Trump in a new opinion piece.

Tagged: Egypt, gaza, Gaza plan, israel, Jared Kushner, Middle East, palestine, Paul Webster Hare, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, The Jerusalem Post, Trump, Turkey, UAE, UK

Garčević Discusses Recent Alaska Meeting Between Trump and Putin

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Professor Garčević shared his thoughts on the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska, held to negotiate a ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia.

Tagged: alaska, ceasefire, Newsmax Balkans, putin, security, Sinteza, Trump, Ukraine, Vesko Garcevic

Schilde Receives EURYDICE Grant to Explore EU’s Role as a Global Security Actor

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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.

Tagged: Defense, ean Monnet Chair in European Security, EU, EU Defense Capabilities and Strategic Autonomy, European Security, European Union, EURYDICE, Jean Monnet Module, kaija schilde, military power, research, security governance, Soft Power, The EU as a 21st Century Security Actor/State