Storella Keynote Emphasizes Importance of Multilateral Diplomacy
Ambassador Storella averred that disruptions in the current international environment have simultaneously made multilateral diplomacy more complicated and more urgent. Despite pessimism about what multilateral diplomacy can achieve, he concluded that it is needed now more than ever.
Diplomats and IR Experts Discuss Prospect of a Second Cold War
During the “Beyond the Headlines” event, David Malone – Rector of UN University and Under-Secretary-General of the UN – Professor Min Ye, and Ambassador Jorge Heine discuss UN Security Council structure, expansion, and reform as well as what factors might lead to a second Cold War.
Garčević Delivers Lecture on Contemporary Issues in Global Studies
Ambassador Garčević offers up a three-pronged approach to global cooperation in order to address major contemporary global issues from climate change to economic inequality.
Najam Discusses Environmental Policy at UN EMG’s Stockholm+50
Dean Najam suggests that, while much has happened because of the Stockholm conference, much of its agenda remains a work in progress and that this fact would have greatly disturbed the architects of the original conference.
Selin Examines Stockholm Conference and Geopolitical Divides
“Political divisions between industrialized and developing countries that surfaced at the 1972 Stockholm Conference have hampered much subsequent environmental cooperation.”
Selin Co-Authors Book Chapter on Geopolitics of the Stockholm Conference
Professors Selin and Björn-Ola Linnér discuss the geopolitical backdrop of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, global tensions it revealed, and the conference’s continued relevance today.
Garčević Participates in 2021 “Dialogue for the Future” Lecture
Ambassador Garčević discussed “Social Cohesion: Cooperation, Trust and Development” as part of the 2021 “Dialogue for the Future.”
Sarkar Publishes Op-Ed on Biden’s Policy on Nuclear Ban Treaty
Professor Sarkar outlines a series of measures the Biden administration could take that would advance the TPNW’s agenda but do not require complete adherence.
Najam Speaks During UN 75th Anniversary Event
“The urgency [on climate change] is not just for activism to make others change their ways but for action by each one of us ourselves.”
A Message to BU Pardee School Students from Ban Ki-moon
“Despite these great challenges and uncertainties, young people like you…have an incredible opportunity to help construct a brighter future for your communities, for your country, and for our planet.”
Menchik Discusses Jokowi’s Address at UN General Assembly
Professor Menchick said it was impressive how Jokowi’s remarks laid out how Indonesia must be wary of all great powers.
Hare Publishes Op-Ed in The Globe Post on Tele-Diplomacy
Amid COVID-19, global diplomacy, “the principal team game that is supposed to bolster global security and prosperity is hardly being played.”
Garčević Participates in UN’s “Dialog for the Future”
Professor Garčević discussed multilateralism in global affairs as well as the COVID-19 “infodemic.”
Hare Writes Letter to the Editor of The Economist on COVID & Diplomacy
Ambassador Paul Hare’s letter to the editor in The Economist discusses diplomatic reform and the coronavirus pandemic.
Harsch Discusses UN Peacekeeping Amid COVID-19 in Global Observatory
Professor Michael Harsch discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic could serve as opportunity to enact much-needed reforms to the way the UN plans for missions and supports deployed peacekeepers.
GDP Webinar on the Global Economic Response to COVID-19
Global Development Policy Center co-hosts webinar with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development about including developing countries in the COVID-19 response.
Gallagher and Kring Co-Author OpEd on COVID-19 and SDGs
Gallagher and colleagues write OpEd on the impact of COVID-19 responses on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Garcevic Speaks at “Dialog for the Future”
Amb. Vesko Garčević speaks at “Dialog for the Future” Run by the UN Development Program.
Najam on Global Reaction to India-Pakistan Crisis
Dean Najam speaks to Pakistan’s Dunya TV about the global disinterest in the brewing India-Pakistan crisis.
Najam Interviewed on VOA on UN General Assembly
Dean Adil Najam was recently interviewed on the effectiveness of the United Nations over the past century.