How Taiwan Became the Center of a Fight Between China and the U.S.
U.S. policymakers waffled, China’s leaders miscalculated, and the potential for conflict keeps growing, a Fletcher professor argues in his new book
Sectarian Violence Reflects Politics More than Religion
Conflicts between Muslim groups in the Middle East are rooted in recent history rather than religious beliefs, according to a new book
For Africa’s Nomads, Refugees, and Political Exiles, a Champion of Belonging
By fighting for the rights of stateless people on the continent, Chidi Odinkalu of The Fletcher School has offered hope to millions
Ancient, Resilient, Dynamic: Why Earth Is Life on a Grand Scale
By showing interconnections across time and all living things, Ferris Jabr makes a case for the Earth as alive
Her Crimes? Speaking Up for Justice and ‘Giving Paper and Pencils to Girls’
In a new memoir, doctor and human rights advocate Sima Samar describes how she has withstood discrimination and death threats to fight for accountability in Afghanistan
Tufts Global In the News
The ICC charged Israeli officials with starving Gaza. What happens now?
Washington Post
Fletcher’s Tom Dannenbaum explains how the International Criminal Court will try to build a “wall of evidence” in its case charging Israel’s top officials with starvation crimes in Gaza noting, “The challenge in evaluating any individual attack is assessing what was targeted, what information was known and what consequences were expected.”
At Least 750,000 on Brink of Starvation and Death in Sudan, Experts Warn
New York Times
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal is quoted from The Horn podcast, saying, “We may not see a famine declaration, but there’s no question that the starvation crisis is on a scale without parallel for 40 years or more, and is going to kill hundreds of thousands of Sudanese.”
How to Start a War Over Taiwan
New Yorker
This article on Taiwan draws extensively from Fletcher Associate Professor Sulmaan Wasif Khan’s new The Struggle for Taiwan: A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between, described as a “rich and thoughtful book.”