Beyond the Headlines: The Arctic on the Global Agenda
On February 2, 2026, the Pardee School of Global Studies welcomed Boston University scholars and faculty for a panel discussion as part of its Beyond the Headlines series, as they examined the global attention and role in national security of Greenland today. The panel consisted of Adriana Craciun, Professor at the College of Arts and…
Weinstein Speaks at Brandeis University’s Center for German and European Studies
This past Friday, January 30, Lt Gen Jack Weinstein, USAF (Ret), Professor of the Practice of International Security at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, participated in a panel at Brandeis University hosted by the Center for German and European Studies in an event named Greenland, the EU, NATO, and Transatlantic Relations…
Storella Comments on the Roots of Trump’s Foreign Policy
Professor of the practice of diplomacy Mark Storella told Portugal’s observatory newspaper, on January 23, that Donald Trump’s foreign policy is not organized around coherent strategy, but rather motivated by his personal impulses and desires. In the article entitled, The Obsession, the Bullying, and the Zigzags—Is there any Strategy in How Trump deals with Greenland?, Observador…
Storella on Trump, Greenland, and Europe’s Push for Greater Security Independence
On January 20, 2026, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy, Mark Storella, told Irish TV viewers on RTE’s Prime Time news program that President Trump’s efforts to acquire Greenland are not popular in the United States. Storella said that Trump had dismantled the normal policy process in the U.S. leaving the U.S. with a broken…
Storella Comments on Immigration, Greenland, and Strains on the NATO Alliance
Professor Mark C. Storella, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy at the Pardee School, was interviewed by French TV (France 24 — English service) on January 20, 2026 to discuss the recent developments in United States immigration, and both foreign and economic policies. Storella shared his perspective that President Trump may be overstepping himself in…
Garčević Comments on Greenland’s Role in Larger U.S.–EU Tensions
In an interview for N1 TV, broadcast on January 20, Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School, was asked to comment on current developments in global affairs, President Trump’s threats to acquire Greenland, U.S. intervention in Venezuela, and Serbia’s relations with the United States. Garčević highlighted two points…
Global Security Series Hosts A Stellar Panel on US Military Power in Extreme Environments
Written by Deniz Oray, Pardee School of Global Studies, Dean’s Ambassador (BAIR’26) On October 21st 2025, the Pardee School of Global Studies, alongside Boston University’s History Department, had the utmost pleasure in hosting Professor Gretchen Heefner, Chair of the History Department at Northeastern University, to discuss her recent book Sand, Snow, and Stardust. Accompanied by…
Heine on Trump’s Confrontational Policy
Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, recently commented on the implications of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy in a media discussion. Heine highlighted how Trump’s aggressive stance – marked by sudden tariff threats and escalating tensions with allies – could push key partners toward closer ties…
Storella Gives First Take on Trump Foreign Policy in French TV Interview
Ambassador Mark Storella, Professor of the Practice at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, appeared on France 24 TV to discuss the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy. He told interviewers that President Donald Trump has already demonstrated his intent to pursue a unilateral, assertive, and transactional foreign policy, with little regard for alliances,…