Pardee Welcomes Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones (‘03) to Talk Leadership and Public Service
On December 15, 2025, the Honorable Gina Ortiz Jones (Pardee ‘03), San Antonio’s 69th Mayor as of June 7th this year, visited the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies for a Q&A discussion. She was joined by International Relations students, faculty, fellow BU alumni, and ROTC affiliates, many of whom with personal connections to…
Heine on Why Ecuador Turned to China, Not the U.S
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…
Pardee Works: Careers in Finance, Economics, and Impact
On October 16, 2025, Pardee Career Services hosted a compelling panel discussion titled “Careers in Money and Impact” as part of the PardeeWorks series. This event brought together Pardee alumni and staff working in finance, economics, and consulting to share firsthand career insights with students interested in international relations. The panel featured Eugenia Garrisi Terhune,…
Gallagher Appointed to Export-Import Bank’s Council on China
As a member of the Council, Professor Gallagher will provide guidance on advancing the comparative leadership of the United States with respect to China and supporting U.S. innovation and employment through competitive export finance.
Gallagher Appointed to EXIM Advisory Council on China Competition
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.
GEGI Launches China Energy Finance Database
The database allows users to search and display the overseas lending of the China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China.
GEGI Launches China-LatAm Finance Database
The database provides up-to-date information on Chinese policy bank loans to Latin America by country, lender, sector and year.
Gallagher Presents GEGI Study at Columbia University
Prof. Kevin Gallagher discussed China’s global developmental finance institutions, China’s policy bank lending to foreign governments for energy.
Gallagher in FT: Insufficient Capital Controls
Kevin Gallagher discussed capital flows in a Jan. 27 article in the Financial Times.
Ban Publishes Research Paper in JCMS
Pardee School Professor Cornel Ban published an article in the Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS).
Gallagher in China Daily: Don’t Count China Out in LatAm
Pardee School Professor Kevin Gallagher said that economic slowdown in Latin America doesn’t change China’s priorities.
Gallagher in Cipher: China/LatAm ‘Win Win’
Pardee School Professor Kevin Gallagher said that common interests made closer relations between China and Latin America a ‘win-win’ situation.
Schmidt At Harvard on Euro Crisis
Pardee School Professor Vivien Schmidt was invited to speak at a recent roundtable on the Euro crisis at Harvard University.
Video: Gallagher Talks TPP on Treaty Series
Pardee School Professor Kevin Gallagher spoke about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) treaty in a video series discussing current trade agreements.
Gallagher in FP: Emerging Markets Will Hate Yellen
Pardee School Professor Kevin Gallagher said that emerging markets will be tested when quantitative easing ends later this year.
Gallagher Op-Ed: TPP and Financial Stability
Pardee Professor Kevin Gallagher said that negotiation is key to regulating cross-border financial flows in the TPP.
Selin Teaches Governance in Geneva
Looking for a memorable way to learn global governance? How about Switzerland?
Ban in Bloomberg: Austerity Insight Too Late
A rethinking at the IMF about the value of austerity measures for cash-strapped nations might have come too late for Greece.
Alumni Spotlight: Michael Greenwald Named Treasury Attaché
This August, Pardee School alum Michael Greenwald will begin his appointment as the U. S. Department of the Treasury Attaché to Qatar and Kuwait.
Gallagher Op-Ed in FT: Save ExIm Bank
Kevin Gallagher writes OpEd in The Financial Times Blog on why saving the U. S. Export-Import Bank is important.