For many of our alumni spread out in 100 countries across the globe, there was no Pardee School when you attended Boston University, only the Department of International Relations. We are now a full-fledged school: YOUR school.
There are many ways to engage with your alma mater, and we hope you do!
Our Pardee School alumni spotlights share the stories of our illustrious alumni and how their experience at BU shaped their professional journey after graduation.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending programs rarely deliver the investment boost they promise, according to new research led by Pardee Professor and Global Development Policy (GDP) Center Director, Kevin P. Gallagher. The study, "Adjustment without Accumulation: Evidence on Capital Formation from IMF Programs," appears in the Journal of Development Economics (Volume 182). In addition to Gallagher,...
Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History and author of Muskism (2026), was recently featured on NPR’s Code Switch podcast during an episode entitled “Weaponizing IQ: Who gets to be smart?” The discussion went over renewed fascination with intelligence and intelligence quotient (IQ) testing in American tech and political circles, also touching on the historical connection...
Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History and author of Muskism (2026), recently appeared on the New York Times’ Ezra Klein Show during an episode entitled “Elon Musk’s Endgame,” where he examined the world’s richest man’s unyielding influence over American politics, as well as his expanding control over technology and infrastructure and their implications for democratic...
Faculty experts and researchers gathered on October 29, 2026 for a timely Beyond the Headlines discussion titled "Elections in Brazil: What Next for Latin America's Largest Democracy?", examining the implications of Brazil's October general election, and what President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's win against conservative opponent and Trump ally, senator Flávio Bolsonaro, could mean...
Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and Ambassador to Chile, China, and South Africa, recently spoke to South China Morning Post commenting on how Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s re-election against Trump ally Flavio Bolsonaro marks a historic non-consecutive fourth term marks a watershed moment in Latin...
As Russia's war in Ukraine continues to reshape European security and transatlantic relations, questions about deterrence, defense spending, and military preparedness have moved to the forefront of policy debates. These issues took center stage during a recent Global Security Initative (GSI) panel discussion, titled 'Transatlantic Security in Crisis: New Ways Forward,' featuring (Ret.) Vice Admiral...
Boston University's Alexander Hamilton Society hosted three Pardee School faculty members who had served their countries as ambassadors, plus another ambassador as an invited guest, to examine the evolution of world politics at a time that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has characterized as a "rupture" in world affairs. The panel discussion on October 22,...
Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and Ambassador to Chile, China, and South African, presented his latest book, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition (Polity Press), at the Words Beyond Borders Literary Festival held at Raffles University in Neemrana, India, from October 25-27. The...