Heine on the Power of Latin America Amid US-Venezuela Tensions for CGTN
In a panel discussion for DIALOGUE–CGTN shared on December 23, 2025, Ambassador Jorge Heine investigated the Trump administration’s reasons behind heightening tensions with Venezuela and its path towards a serious military confrontation. Heine was joined by Professor Jiang Shixue, Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Shanghai University; Ben Norton, Editor-in-Chief of the…
Hare Quoted on Trump’s Venezuela Strategy
In an article written by Matthew Ward Agius for Deutsche Welle titled What is behind Trump’s ouster of Venezuela’s Maduro?, published on January 3, 2026, Professor Paul Webster Hare, master lecturer at the Pardee School and former British ambassador to Cuba, discussed the Trump administration’s escalating military pressure on Venezuela. While recent actions signal that…
Schmidt Gives Keynote Address for Political Trust Conference
Professor Vivien Ann Schmidt gave the opening keynote address, titled Political Trust and Legitimacy in the Age of Populism, for the Political Trust conference, organized by CEVIPOF at the French Political Science School at Sciences Po in Paris on December 5, 2025. This year’s conference, named Political Trust: A Challenge for Democracies, brought together researchers from…
Schmidt Highlights Transatlantic Perspectives on the Future of Liberal Democracy
On December 11, 2025, the Horizon Europe RED-SPINEL project convened its final conference, bringing together scholars and practitioners to present the project’s central findings on dissensus over liberal democracy. The event highlighted the project’s extensive scholarly output, including multiple books and academic articles, and featured discussions of policy-relevant insights emerging from the research. A standout…
Hare’s Take on China, Venezuela, and the Stakes for Cuba
An article for the National Post titled Why U.S. action in Venezuela may also topple Cuba’s regime, written by Raphael McMahon, quoted Professor Paul Webster Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba. As tensions escalate between the United States and Venezuela, Hare says China’s involvement is a key factor shaping Washington’s strategy—and the potential fallout for Cuba….
Ambassador Garčević on Peace Talks and Ukraine for TRT World
In an interview with TRT World, broadcast on December 8, 2025, Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, discussed the outcomes of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s meetings with UK, French, and German leaders in London earlier that day. During the conversation, Ambassador Garčević emphasized…
Heine Examines Risks of the New “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine
Ambassador Jorge Heine’s most recent analysis titled, Trump’s ‘Monroe Doctrine 2.0’ completely misreads Latin America, was published by Responsible Statecraft on December 9, 2025. Throughout the piece, Heine highlights the significant implications of the Trump administration’s new “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. This initiative has been featured prominently in the 2025 National Security Strategy…
Pardee Welcomes Mallory Stewart to Discuss the Future of Arms Control and AI’s Potential
This article was written by Fabian Salvador (BA IR ’26). On November 18th, the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies had the privilege of welcoming the Executive Vice President of the Council on Strategic Risks and former Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability at the Department of State, Mallory…
Ambassador Garčević on EU Enlargement in Interview for Montenegrin TV Nova M
Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, commented on the European Union enlargement process, developments in the Balkans, and EU–US relations in an interview for Montenegrin TV Nova M, part of the Balkans TV Network Nova. The interview was broadcast…
Heine on the U.S. Airspace Ban in Venezuela and Where it May Lead
Ambassador Jorge Heine was interviewed by Marianne Dimain for CBC/Radio-Canada on November 29, 2025, to speak on the persisting tensions between the United States and Venezuela. This conversation occurred shortly after an announcement from President Trump, declaring the airspace near Venezuela is closed for all travel. Tensions have been rising as the US have ramped…
Tim Longman on the Threat to African Studies and U.S. Soft Power
Professor Tim Longman, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the Pardee School of Global Studies, was quoted in an article titled “‘Africa is DEI’: How Trump’s anti-diversity crusade is eroding US expertise”, by Julian Pecquet for The Africa Report, published on November 24, 2025. The U.S. has…
Gallagher on How Trump-Era Policies Are Accelerating South–South Economic Cooperation
In a new analysis for The American Prospect, a magazine that discusses public policy and legislation, published November 27, 2025, Professor Kevin P. Gallagher and co-author José Antonio Ocampo, former Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia, argue that President Trump’s “America First” economic policies—marked by tariffs, pressure on trading partners, and a retreat from multilateralism—are…
Gallagher Comments on China’s Growing Influence on Global Economic Institutions in New Op-ed
Professor Kevin P. Gallagher writes an op-ed for The Wire China, explaining China’s impact on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank.
Dean Taylor Participates in Panel Discussion on Global African Economics and Steven Dean’s New Book
On November 3, 2025 at the Boston University School of Law, Scott Taylor, Dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies and Professor of International Relations at Boston University, partook in a panel discussion on the new book, Racial Capitalism and International Tax Law: The Story of Global Jim Crow, written by and discussed with…
Harris Discusses Last-Ditch Healthcare Solutions for Republicans in The Hill Op-ed
Joseph Harris, an affiliate of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies’ Boston University’s Center for the Study of Asia, Global Development Policy Center, and Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, and Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University, wrote an op-ed article for The Hill and was published on November…
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…
Amb. Jorge Heine on ‘In Pursuit of Development’ Podcast
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former research professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and Chilean ambassador to China, India, and South Africa, joined Dan Banik from the In Pursuit of Development podcast on November 1, 2025. They discussed Heine’s new book, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition (2025), and Banik…
Heine Discusses Active Non-Alignment and India’s Potential with The Wire India
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and diplomat, was in conversation with Siddharth Varadarajan of The Wire India. They discussed the concepts behind his two recent books, Active Non-Alignment (2023) and The Unaligned World (2025), which both unpack the histories, motivations, and realities which inform the current Active Non-Alignment…
Wippl Writes on Human Intelligence for The Oxford Handbook of National Security Intelligence
Professor Wippl contributes a chapter on human intelligence to The Oxford Handbook of National Security Intelligence.
Heine Unpacks Key Ideas Behind New Book with The Democracy Forum
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Chilean Ambassador to China, was interviewed by Humphrey Hawksley of The Democracy Forum to dive into his recent publication, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition, co-authored with Carlos Fortin and Carlos Ominami. Click…