#MunchMadness: And the Winner Is…
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Profs. Hefner and Longman Join Pardee School DIS Faculty
Professors Robert Hefner and Timothy Longman are now part of the Division of International Studies Faculty at the BU Pardee School.
Students Throng to Pardee School Global Careers Symposium
Students here, students there, students everywhere – a capacity crowd filled the Pardee School for the first annual Global Career Symposium.
Najam Discusses Iran-US Talks on VOA
Dean Adil Najam discusses the global implications of an Iran-US nuclear deal with VOA Urdu Service.
Hare on Setbacks in U.S. – Cuban Accords
What does U. S. relations with Venezuela have to do with the diplomatic process in Cuba? Amb. Paul Webster Hare has the answer.
VIDEO: Selin Talks Global Chemical Challenges
Watch a video of Pardee prof Henrik Selin explaining how chemical products impact global health.
Min Ye Explores the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Prof Min Ye organized a recent event with experts on Asia demystifying the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
VIDEO: Gallagher Talks Obama Policy, Finance Regulation
Pardee Professor Kevin Gallagher showed how emerging markets were able to re-regulate cross-border finance in the wake of the financial crisis in a new video.
Gallagher: China’s Lending Approach Shifts
Kevin Gallagher argues that looming defaults on loans made to Latin America will cause a seismic shift in China’s lending policy.
Crowley on ISIS, Twitter, and Diplomacy
What is the most dangerous weapon in the world? Here’s a hint; PJ Crowley, Clinton aide who resigned during WikiLeaks crisis, brandished it at a March 17 lecture.
Fewsmith: Turning Points in China
Pardee Professor Joe Fewsmith draws a line from Tien’anmen Square to Chinese president Xi Jinping.
Ban: The Wake of Communism
The standard of living in countries that were part of the Eastern Bloc of the Soviet Union is wildly different. Cornel Ban unpacks the implications for global policy.
Student Spotlight: Wiebel Helps Educate in Nicaragua
Haley Wiebel, IR undergrad, works with Nicaraguan youth to produce a Humphrey Fellowship photo book.
Najam: On Pakistan’s Global Image
Dean Adil Najam interviewed on Pakistan’s global image and need for public diplomacy.
Aftandilian: Rocky Road for Egypt Relations
Pardee prof. Gregory Aftandilian said that until Egypt’s Sisi government corrects its human rights abuses, it will have a tough time with diplomacy.
VIDEO: Lukes on Nemtsov Murder
Pardee professor Igor Lukes said that Vladimir Putin was using Chechen stereotypes to stifle inquiry about the suspicious murder of his prominent political critic Boris Nemtsov.
Asef Bayat Lecture on Muslim Youth Conference
The Pardee School is proud to present a major international academic research conference, “Youth in the Contemporary Muslim World.”
Bacevich: The Blight of Public Intellectuals
Always-pithy emeritus professor Andrew Bacevich describes public intellectuals as Asian carp let loose in the Great Lakes in the Huffington Post.
Fewsmith: The Cult of Xi Jinping
Joseph Fewsmith of the Pardee School weighs in on the growing cult of personality surrounding Chinese president Xi Jinping.
Kamm: A Legacy of Helping China’s Prisoners
John Kamm, Executive Director of the Dui Hua Foundation, has done more to improve conditions for China’s prisoners than anyone else in the world.