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A&S political scientist Katrina Lantos Swett writes this opinion piece on how Hong Kong's full withdrawal of a Chinese extradition bill is a victory for the people of Hong Kong, who still need further support for their democracy movement.

Fletcher Professor Sulmaan Khan co-authors an op-ed for Foreign Policy arguing that, in the battle against climate change, whales are on the front lines of carbon reduction.

This report highlights major new findings on the seasonal patterns of child malnutrition and their links to climate variability, conflict, and livelihood systems in Chad, Sudan, and South Sudan.

Fletcher Professor Alex de Waal discusses Sudan's pro-democracy movement and the challenge of solving the nation's economic and political problems in an op-ed for BBC News.

Fletcher School assistant professor of cybersecurity policy Josephine Wolff writes on why the FBI should join Europe’s No More Ransom initiative to help victims deal with ransomware attacks and avoid paying cybercriminals.

Fletcher board member and alumna Farah Pandith (F95, H18), author of "How We Win," speaks with The Atlantic to discuss why the United States government and private corporations should do more to combat the recruitment of millennials by radical extremists.

Two budding entrepreneurs at Tufts University were recently awarded $15,000 for their proposal to improve health for female Bangladeshi garment workers.

History professor Hugh Roberts comments on the current political situation in Algeria, where the army chief of staff has called for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to “be deemed unfit to rule,” noting that the general’s statement “is probably the best way to go forward” as “[Bouteflika is] not well or legitimate.”

With the Tufts Civic Semester, incoming undergraduates spend their first fall semester abroad