Heine on Trump’s Pardon of Former Honduran President Exposing U.S. Policy Contradictions
On December 5, 2025, Ambassador Jorge Heine's recent analysis titled, Debunking Trump's 'Drug War' Narrative on Venezuela, was published by The Wire-India. The article highlights the far-reaching implications of President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who had been serving a 45-year sentence in the... More
Mueller Quoted in NYT Article on Kenya’s Ralia Odinga
BU African Studies Center's Research Affiliate Susanne D. Mueller was recently quoted in an NYT article covering Ralia Odinga. More
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... More
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... More
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... More
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, More
Heine Discusses US-China Rivalry Amid a Non-Aligned Global South
Ambassador Jorge Heine unpacks how active non-alignment is helping the Global South navigate the era of polycrisis amid U.S.-China tensions in a new podcast. More
Najam Joins Discussion on COP30 and the Future of Climate Action for BBC World Service
On Monday, November 24, 2025, Professor Adil Najam, global President of WWF and the inaugural Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations and Earth and Environment at the Pardee School, spoke to The Climate Question podcast, a series by BBC World Service. He was joined by David Victor, Distinguished Professor... More
Gallagher Discusses Age of Polycrisis and his book The Case for a New Bretton Woods
Professor Kevin P. Gallagher makes a case for a new Bretton Woods to navigate polycrisis in the 21st century in this interview for the Institute for New Economic Thinking. More
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. More