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Politics

Would Japanese Ownership of US Steel Really be a National Security Threat?

October 15, 2024

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Higher Education

What Is the Role of Universities after October 7?

October 9, 2024

Emmy-winning television host, producer, and entrepreneur Yue-Sai Kan (right) was interviewed on stage by Min Ye, a Pardee professor of international relations, who is an expert on China, India, and regional relations. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Arts & Culture

Yue-Sai Kan—Dubbed the “Chinese Oprah”—Speaks at BU

September 17, 2024

A woman pushing a wheelchair next to destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on March 21, amid the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas

Politics

Does the United States Have the Clout to Alter Netanyahu’s Course in Gaza?

March 26, 2024

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Academics

Undergraduate Research Study Project Explores Do-It-Yourself Extremism

March 26, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: The Truth behind Trump’s NATO Threats

February 26, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: International Reaction to Gaza Siege Has Exposed the Growing Rift between the West and the Global South

November 15, 2023

Photo: Bolsonarista terrorists generate chaos in Brasilia, Brazil in a coup attempt with the invasion of the STF, National Congress and Palacio do Planalto. Seen from the back, A Braizilian person wearing the Brazilian flag as a cape stands and faces a line of armed officers in riot gear. Scene is at night, as a fog is seen in the air.

Books

Trump, Putin, Orban: New Book, How Democracy Survives, Probes Global Threat

March 31, 2023

Photo: A Ukrainian woman and her family members gather over a closed casket at a funeral for a Ukrainian solider who died during the Russian occupation of Ukraine. They are wearing heavy outwear indicating it is cold.

Politics

One Year into the Russia-Ukraine War, What’s Next?

February 22, 2023

Photo of Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaking about the launch initiative to support Afghan women during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sept. 20, 2022. An older white man with graying hair stands in front of a blue curtain at a lectern with the US Government insignia on it. He wears a dark gray suit and blue tie.

University News

US State Department Partners with Pardee School of Global Studies to Empower Afghan Women

September 20, 2022

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New Appointment

Georgetown Africa Scholar Named New Dean of Pardee School of Global Studies

August 31, 2022

Composite of three images of Sujena Soumyanath wearing three different outfits. Soumyanath is a young woman of color with long, dark, straight hair. At left, she wears a white tank top, wide-brim baseball hat, light jeans and a chunky belt on a sidewalk near some industrial looking pipes. At center, she wears a colorful tube top, ripped wide leg jeans, and stands with her hands in her belt loops in front of a graffitied wall. At right, she wears a brown sweatshirt, black mini skirt, and brown, nearly knee-high boots. She wears dark round sunglasses and poses on a street corner.

Accolades

Society of Professional Journalists Honors Daily Free Press Writer for Fashion Column

July 27, 2022

photo of a young Japanese person offering flowers and bowing their head in prayer in front of a black-framed photo of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at Zojoji temple prior to his funeral wake Monday, July 11, 2022, in Tokyo. In the photo, Abe wears a white button down shirt, black pants, and smiles with his hands on his hips. Large, white flower displays are seen around the photo and on the table in front. The saddened young person wears a white shirt and a black backpack and has short light brown hair.

Global Politics

Shinzo Abe Remade Japan—and the World, BU Expert Says

July 11, 2022

Listen Now

How Close Are We to World War III?

March 28, 2022

President Joe Biden delivers remarks about a national security initiative to announce that the US will share nuclear submarine technology with Australia from the East Room of the White House Complex as he is joined virtually by Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Ensuring Balance in US/Indo-Pacific Strategy

October 5, 2021

Dean of BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies, Adil Najam, smiles and poses with arms crossed for a photo in his office

University News

Adil Najam Leaving Post as Pardee Dean Next May

September 30, 2021

Voices & Opinion

How 9/11 Changed the World

September 8, 2021

Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris waves as she deboards Air Force Two in Singapore at the start of her trip to Southeast Asia.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Kabul Is Not Saigon

August 23, 2021

A photo of Trump supporters holding signs that read "Arrest the Traitors" and "Biden is Not My President"

Voices & Opinion

POV: America’s Greatest National Security Threat

June 3, 2021

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Coronavirus

#WorldAfterCorona—Adil Najam’s Crash Course on the Future

July 1, 2020

#WorldAfterCorona—Adil Najam’s Crash Course on the Future