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2021

Najam Delivers Annual Sarfraz Pakistan Lecture on Climate Change

in Events News, Videos

According to Dean Najam, the world is now living in the Age of Adaptation, and ignoring the impacts of climate change is no longer a luxury that any country can afford, least of all Pakistan, which is economically impoverished and climatically imperiled.

Tagged: 2021, Adil Najam, Age of Adaptation, Climate Change, lecture, Oxford University

Selin Examines Stockholm Conference and Geopolitical Divides

in In the Media

“Political divisions between industrialized and developing countries that surfaced at the 1972 Stockholm Conference have hampered much subsequent environmental cooperation.”

Tagged: 2021, China Dialogue, Climate Change, Henrik Selin, United Nations

Pardee School Student Selected for Pickering Fellowship Program

in Student News

“The fellowship is an extremely exciting opportunity to me because as a Syrian-American woman, I get to portray the U.S.‘s rich diversity to countries all over the world.”

Tagged: 2021, Department of State, diplomacy, Scholarship

Storella Discusses U.S. Refugee Policy Following Afghanistan Withdrawal

in Events News, Videos

According to Ambassador Storella, the large influx of refugees from Afghanistan reveals strains in the U.S. refugee resettlement system and critical weaknesses in U.S. asylum policy and infrastructure.

Tagged: 2021, Afghanistan, Mark Storella, Refugee, United States

Mako Publishes Article on Foreign Intervention During Arab Uprisings

in Research

Professor Mako argues that domestic instability caused by mass uprisings altered the relative distribution of power, producing system-wide changes to the MENA state system.

Tagged: 2021, Arab Spring, Bahrain, international politics journal, Intervention, Libya, Shamiran Mako, Syria, Yemen

Garčević Explores Prospect of Balkan Countries Joining the EU

in Events News, Videos

The EU’s appetite for enlargement has waned, which allows for illiberal tendencies to flourish in the Western Balkans as there is nothing to stop a strong driving force behind them – unconstrained nationalism and populism.

Tagged: 2021, Balkans, EU Enlargement, European Union, Panel, Vesko Garcevic

Garčević Discusses Turkey, the West, and the Trans-Atlantic Relationship

in Events News

Ambassador Garčević said that the West often misunderstands Turkey’s interests in the Balkans and underestimates its strength. As it turns out, in the Balkans, Turkey and NATo are not in disagreement

Tagged: 2021, Balkans, Emmanuel College, NATO, Panel, Turkey, Vesko Garcevic

Hefner Joins Fellow Fulbright Scholars for Fulbright Indonesia Day Panel

in Events News, Videos

In his remarks, Professor Hefner spoke about how Islamic educators in the state Islamic University system have played such a pivotal role in communicating that democracy and multireligious citizenship are in fact compatible with Islam.

Tagged: 2021, Fulbright, Indonesia, Islam, Robert Hefner

Heine Publishes Article on January 6 U.S. Capitol Riot

in Research, Research Journal

In exploring what led to the January 6 Capitol riots, Ambassador Heine places the event within the broader crisis of Western democracies and the rise of populism that has been its hallmark.

Tagged: 2021, Capitol Hill, Election 2020, Jorge Heine, President Donald Trump, Protest

Schmidt Presents Research on European Capitalism and Democracy

in Events News

In her latest research, Professor Schmidt explores the resilience of neo-liberal ideas from the 1980s to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as their impact on capitalist structures, institutions, and policies.

Tagged: 2021, Capitalism, Democracy, European Union, Neo-Liberalism, United States, Vivien Schmidt

PGC Hosts Pardee School Alumni for Career Panel

in Alumni, Events News

Pardee School Alumni emphasized the importance of networking, establishing relationships with Pardee School professors, making meaningful connections with peers, and taking advantage of the study abroad programs at BU.

Tagged: 2021, Alumni, Careers, Pardee Graduate Council, Pardee School Alumni

Schmidt Discusses EU Climate Strategy on Belfer Center Panel

in Events News

Professor Schmidt explores the ways in which the EU seeks to lead the world through example on its approach to climate change as well as the internal challenges of implementing its climate strategy.

Tagged: 2021, Climate Change, European Union, Harvard Kennedy School, Panel, Vivien Schmidt

Mako Discusses State-Building in Post-Conflict Iraq on LSE Panel

in Events News

Professor Mako discusses post-conflict development in Iraq, international actors’ for their lack of understanding of the heterogeneous nature of the country both before and after the 2003 invasion, as well as ongoing issues of transitional justice.

Tagged: 2021, Iraq, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Peacebuilding, Shamiran Mako

Najam Keynotes Karachi International Water Conference

in Events News

Dean Najam highlights that, because of the failures of the world’s richest and polluted countries, the harsh realities of climate change are now actively affecting the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries

Tagged: 2021, Adil Najam, Age of Adaptation, Climate Change, conference, global climate change, Keynote

Gallagher Appointed to EXIM Advisory Council on China Competition

in Faculty News

As a member of the Council, Professor Gallagher will advise on EXIM’s China and Transformational Exports Program and ensure that the United States continues to strengthen its efforts to keep U.S. exports globally competitive. 

Tagged: 2021, China, ExIm Bank, Finance, Kevin Gallagher, United States

Heine Publishes New Book on Active Non-Alignment for Latin America

in Research, Videos

Ambassador Heine’s new book makes the case for a policy of Active Non-Alignment by Latin American countries, in which countries would steer clear of siding with either the U.S. or China in ongoing conflicts and focus strictly on Latin America’s own interests.

Tagged: 2021, Active Non-Alignment, Book, Jorge Heine, Latin America, US-China

Najam Offers Thoughts on Biden-Xi Virtual Summit

in In the Media

One issue Dean Najam hopes the United States and China can work together on is climate change arguing that as the world’s two top polluters, the U.S. and China need to find ways to coordinate climate mitigation efforts. 

Tagged: 2021, Adil Najam, Climate Change, President Joe Biden, PTV news, Xi Jingping

Schmidt’s “Europe’s Crisis of Legitimacy” Awarded APSA IKP Best Book 2021

in Faculty News

In describing Professor Schmidt’s latest book, the APSA IKP Book Award Committee stated, “The political epistemologist will find much of value in Schmidt’s thorough account. Her analysis is impressively ecumenical, drawing on political theory as well as economics, IR, and comparative politics.”

Tagged: 2021, APSA, Book Award, Eurozone Crisis, Vivien Schmidt

Ye Guest Edits Special Issue of Journal of East Asian Studies

in Research

“As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shift China’s relationship with the world, this special issue contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the modus operandi of Chinese capital going global.”

Tagged: 2021, Belt and Road Initiative, China, East Asian Studies, global economics, Journal, Min Ye

Garčević Leads Diplomatic Negotiation Workshop

in Events News

Ambassador Garčević led 22 students in diplomatic negotiation simulations at Emmanuel College’s Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Studies, where he has served as the Ambassador in Residence since 2018.

Tagged: 2021, diplomacy, Emmanuel College, Vesko Garcevic, Workshop

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