“Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica” Reviews Heine’s “Active Non-Alignment and Latin America“
“‘Active non-alignment and Latin America: a Doctrine for the New Century’ is a book whose doctrine is essential to understand and reassess the position of Latin America in the international environment and with a multilateral perspective.”
Garčević Explores NATO Enlargement’s Impact on Ukraine Crisis
Ambassador Garčević’s presentation – part of Milton Academy’s Keyes Seminar Day – focused on the popular narrative that NATO enlargement provoked Russia to invade Ukraine.
Stern Receives Templeton Award for Excellence in Student Advising and Mentoring
The Templeton Award is given annually to three CAS professors for excellence in advising and is the result of student nominations through the Boston University Office of Student Academic Life.
Heine Discusses Latin America’s Economic Struggles
Ambassador Heine discussed the impacts of global economic shift on Latin Americans, how central banks can help combat growing inflation rates, as well as the social fallout from the region’s economic challenges.
Garčević Publishes Article on the Role of Intellectuals in Times of Crisis
Ambassador Garčević and Srdja Pavlovic, Research Associate and the University of Alberta’s Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies, argue that in times of crises, wars, human rights violations, crimes against humanity, or the negation of identities of other nations, intellectuals can’t be “neutral.”
Gallagher and Kozul-Wright Discuss Inequality and Climate Change
Professor Gallagher and Richard Kozul-Wright discuss the findings of their latest book – “The Case for a New Bretton Woods‘ – and the need to reform the international economic order to address pressing climate and development challenges.
Selin Co-Authors Journal Article Exploring Impact of Private Governance on Multilateralism
Professor Selin argues that private governance – the enactment of state-like governance functions by non-state actors – can undermine the potential for international state-based governance to become more stringent; such is the case for international pesticide governance.
Heine Quoted on Degrees of Global Response to Ukraine Crisis
“Many countries in South America, Africa, and Asia…don’t want to be pushed into a position that would go against their own interests, economic or otherwise.”
Schmidt Interviewed on French Presidential Election
Professor Schmidt discusses what a Marine Le Pen presidency would look like and addressed questions on what she would do in France and in Europe as well as the implications for the rest of the globe, Africa in particular.
Schmidt Discusses French Elections at EU IDEA Conference
Professor Schmidt joined Herman van Rompuy, President Emeritus of the European Council (2009-2014), to discuss the clash of ‘big ideas’ – neo-liberalism, populism, and progressivism – the critical elections in France that occurred on April 24, 2022, and their potential impact on Europe.
Woodward Publishes Review of “The Nazis of Copley Square“
In Professor Woodward’s view, author Charles Gallagher “has vividly brought to life a little known, largely shameful, and eminently intriguing episode of American history in his latest book.”
Hefner Joins Panel Examining Global Transformation of Religions
More than a celebration of Jose Casanova’s “Public Religions in the Modern World” and its argument, this conference was an invitation to examine the global transformations of religions in the public sphere in the last twenty-five years.
Heine Discusses Need for New Non-Alignment Movement
A vocal proponent of creating what he calls “Non-Aligned 2.0,” Ambassador Heine discussed his proposed strategy of active non-alignment, what brought about the need for such a strategy, and the importance of regional collaboration in making it a reality.
Pardee School Welcomes 2022-23 Dean’s Ambassadors
Over the next year, the new Dean’s Ambassadors will represent the Pardee School and its Dean at special events with prospective students, alumni, and distinguished guests. They will also serve as liaisons to the wider BU community as well as prospective students and families.
Najam Interviewed on Political Turmoil in Pakistan
Dean Najam argued that the divided country desperately needs a narrative of healing; however, none seems to be available at this time.
CLAS Hosts Lecture by Juan Carlos Pinzón, Ambassador of Colombia to the U.S.
In commemoration of the bicentennial of diplomatic relations between Colombia and the U.S., Ambassador Pinzón spoke about the history of the countries’ binational relationship, their partnership, and the political challenges that both countries face.
Gallagher Argues for Global Financial Support of Green Economic Recoveries
As stated in his latest book, Professor Gallagher calls on the IMF and World Bank to abandon austerity requirements and cooperate with other development banks to boost worldwide financing for just green transitions to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars.
Najam Comments on the Future of Philanthropy Among Pakistanis
Dean Najam finds that the older diaspora tend to have direct connections to these people and give to them rather than donate through organizations; however, younger generations tend to favor institutional giving.
Najam Discusses Fallout of Imran Khan’s Ousting
“A country where the many wounds of division were already deep and deeply felt has now become even more divided with new lines of polarizations having emerged.”
Min Explores Evolving Chinese-Russian Relationship
According to Professor Ye, China and Russia’s partnership is a declaration of joint counterbalancing on the global stage and an explicit commitment to support each other’s security concerns.