Heine Analyzes the U.S.-EU Response to the Belt and Road Initiative
Professor Heine weighed in on the U.S.-EU response to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in a Politico analysis. The piece explores President Biden’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment plan (PGII) and its potential to address global infrastructure deficits.
Heine Comments on CODEL Visit to Latin America
On August 11, 2023, Amb. Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was quoted in a POLITICO article on the congressional delegation (CODEL) of progressives visiting Latin America in the second week of August. The CODEL…
Ye Quoted on China’s New Global Security Initiative
“Chinese strategic circles are engaged in debates and discussions on security rethinking and adaptation to the new environment. Thus, the new security initiative is likely to stifle such debates and limit the scope of disagreements in China.”
Schmidt, Shifirinson, and Ye Express Opposition to No-Fly Zone in Ukraine
Professors Schmidt, Shifrinson, and Ye were three of 78 experts who signed the open letter opposing a no-fly zone in Ukraine, adding to the argument against putting United States troops in direct engagement with Russians.
Garčević Comments on Violent Clashes in Montenegro
“Unfortunately, the violent means used by the protesters in Cetinje overshadowed the legitimate reasons and revulsion felt by people in Montenegro with the inauguration being held in Cetinje.”
Ye Comments on President Biden’s Infrastructure Package
As President Biden pushes his infrastructure bill to combat China’s own gains, Professor Ye advises U.S. policymakers to avoid an “oversell of [the] China threat” in relation to the country’s infrastructure investment.
Ye Discusses the Changing U.S.-China Narrative in Politico
What does the U.S. need to change about the way it talks about China?
Bacevich in the Media: America’s Endless War in the Middle East
Professor Emeritus Andrew Bacevich discussed why America has failed to end a largely unsuccessful war.
Stern in the Media: The ISIS Paradox
Professor Jessica Stern said that fighting ISIS had paradoxically contributed to its appeal.
Bacevich in Politico: ISIL Not U. S. Problem
Changing oil and gas markets in the western hemisphere mean that the so-called Islamic State poses little direct threat to the U.S., says Bacevich.