Hare Cautions That Lasting Change in Cuba Must Come From Within
In an interview titled “For the Trump administration, ‘taking Cuba’ would not be easy” by Whitney Eulich for the Christian Science Monitor, Paul Webster Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba and a master lecturer at the Pardee School of Global Studies, urged caution in response to renewed rhetoric from the Trump administration suggesting U.S.-imposed political…
Garčević Weighs In on KFOR Drawdown Talk and Evolving U.S.–EU Relations
Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School, was featured in an article “Talk of KFOR Drawdown Reveals a Changing US Approach to the Balkans,” published by European Western Balkans on March 21. The article examines the possibility of the United States reducing its troop presence in Kosovo. Although…
Hare Examines Limits of U.S. Pressure on Venezuela and Cuba
In a recent article published by Café Fuerte, Andy S. Gomez and Paul Webster Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba and a master lecturer at the Pardee School of Global Studies, argue that President Trump’s approach to Venezuela and Cuba fails to reflect the fundamentally different political realities of the two countries and has delivered…
Heine Analyzes U.S. Sanctions and South America’s Digital Fault Line
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, recently co-authored a piece for Tech Policy Press titled Untethering South America from US Cables After Rubio Pressures Chile in Trans-Pacific. Heine and his co-author, Juan Ortiz Freuler, argue that the United States’ decision to impose visa sanctions on three Chilean officials…
Heine Discusses U.S. Visa Sanctions Over Chile–China Undersea Cable Proposal
In a recent interview for the Latin America Advisor, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and Chilean ambassador to China, analyzed the U.S. decision to impose visa restrictions on three senior Chilean officials involved in considering a new undersea telecommunications cable linking Chile directly to Asia. Heine explained that…
Storella Explains How “Soft Power” Diplomatic Instruments Yield Strategic Results
In an episode of the American Diplomat podcast, released on March 12, 2026, Professor of the practice of diplomacy Mark Storella discussed the importance of leveraging the full spectrum of U.S. diplomatic tools. Highlighting examples such as President George W. Bush’s PEPFAR anti-HIV initiative, public diplomacy efforts, and democracy‑promotion programs through USAID and the National Democratic…
Reflection of Nolan’s ‘Until I Find You’ in The New York Book Review
A recent review titled Torn Asunder, written by Oscar Lopez for The New York Book Review, spotlights Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History, and her groundbreaking book Until I Find You, a Pulitzer Prize finalist that uncovers the little‑known story of how Guatemala became the site of one of the world’s most coercive and…
Garčević Analyzes Shifting Power in the Balkans
Upon the invitation of the Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES), the largest undergraduate international relations program at Tufts University, and the Tufts Slavic and Eastern European Association, Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School, delivered a guest lecture on March 3 about the current…
Beyond the Headlines: The U.S.–Israeli War on Iran and Regional Spillover
On March 5, 2026, the Pardee School of Global Studies hosted an urgent discussion of the recent United States-Israel attack on Iran as part of its Beyond the Headlines series. The panel consisted of Pardee faculty Lt Gen Jack Weinstein, Professor of the Practice of International Security; Shamiran Mako, Assistant Professor of International Relations; Alexander…
In Conversation with BU Today: Hare on the Crisis Linking Cuba and Venezuela
In a recent interview with BU Today, Paul Webster Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba and a master lecturer at the Pardee School of Global Studies, emphasized that current tensions between the United States, Cuba, and Venezuela cannot be viewed in isolation. “You can’t just talk about the US and Cuba without talking about what’s…
A New Review of Heine’s ‘The Non-Aligned World’ (2025)
A book review by Aprajita Kashyap of The Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, analyzes The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition (2025), the most recent book by Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies. The book offers a timely exploration of how countries in the Global…
Heine Warns U.S. Cannot “Wish Away” China’s Embedded Presence in Latin America
In a new interview for Rearview by the ABC Radio National, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, offered historical and geopolitical context on China’s expanding presence in Latin America amid renewed U.S. efforts to reassert influence in the Western Hemisphere. Heine underscored that China’s engagement with Latin America…
Mako Analyzes U.S.–Iraq Tensions as Maliki Nomination Sparks Political Crisis
In a new article published by War on the Rocks on February 27, 2026 titled Why Trump’s Criticism of Maliki Strengthens Him in Iraq, Professor Shamiran Mako and her co-author Yasir Kuoti, PhD student of political science, offered insight into rising tensions in Iraq following the Coordination Framework’s decision to nominate former Prime Minister Nouri…
Nolan Wins HCI Collaborative Grant for Independent Project, ‘History of Deportation’
Congratulations to Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History, who has been awarded the HCI Collaborative Grant for her independent research project, History of Deportation! Professor Rachel Nolan will receive $5,000 for her independent project examining the history of deportations from the United States to Latin America. With this funding, she will travel to…
Storella Addresses Tufts “Leading Through Crisis” Panel
Professor of the practice of diplomacy Mark Storella told students that leaders in an uncertain world must identify what is their “rock” and proceed with confidence from the things about which they are uncertain. Storella was speaking as a member of the concluding panel of the 40th Annual Tufts Symposium, this year entitled “Risk and…
Garčević Unpacks Bosnia and Herzegovina at Harvard’s Davis Center
Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School, participated in the panel discussion titled 30 Years Since the Dayton Peace Agreement: What’s Next for Bosnia and Herzegovina?, held on February 17 at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. The event featured Professor Damir Kapidžić, University of Sarajevo;…
CURA’s Third Annual Jewish Left Conference Explores Identity, Community, and Political Transformation
The Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies hosted its Third Annual Conference on the Jewish Left on February 12, 2026, drawing 943 participants (480 in-person and 463 online) to a day of discussion on Jewish politics, identity, and community. The program was reported…
Gallagher travels to China for Track Two Dialogue on US, China, and Global Economy
Pardee Professor and GDP Center Director, Kevin P. Gallagher, spent a week in China in January to participate in the U.S.-China Global Economic Order (GEO) Dialogue, a track two dialogue between ex-officials and experts from the United States and China on the global economic order. Now in its 11th year, the group is chaired by…
Dean Taylor Discusses U.S. Engagement with Africa at WorldBoston
On January 29th, 2026, Scott Taylor, Pardee School Dean and Professor of International Relations, moderated WorldBoston’s first conversation of 2026 between Stephanie Sullivan, former ambassador for the US to the African Union, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ghana, and Kennedy Ukelegharanya, business attorney at a major multinational law firm, advising innovative technology and life…
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…