Financial Times
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal, director of the World Peace Foundation, discusses rise in global famines, including the latest declared in Gaza, noting, “over the past few years we have seen the numbers dying from starvation begin to escalate in a terrifying way.” Data from the World Peace Foundations database of Historic Famines is also referenced.
Fox News
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal discusses the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification System’s official declaration of famine in Gaza.
A&S political scientist Alon Burstein assess the current situation in Gaza City and how Hamas has managed to sustain the fight against the Israeli military.
ABC
Fletcher Visiting Scholar Pavel Luzin comments on barriers to Russian President Vladimir Putin committing to a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
IANS
Fletcher Visiting Professor Mikhail Troitskiy discusses the August 20 virtual meeting among officials from the United States and NATO to discuss the security guarantees for Ukraine, following US President Donald Trump's meeting with the leaders of European countries on August 18.
Boston Business Journal
Gordon Institute Executive Director Kevin Oye comments in this article on how executive education is still growing for international students at Tufts.
A&S political scientist Oxana Shevel comments on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recent meeting with President Trump to discuss a resolution to end the Russia and Ukraine war saying, “I don't think there has been any sort of substantive breakthrough, because the details of whatever breakthrough may have been -- security guarantees in particular -- are not there.”
The Conversation
Fletcher's Donald Heflin, director of the Edward R. Murrow Center, shares takeaways from the “flawed” August 15 summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, which failed to secure a ceasefire or a permanent peace plan between Russia and Ukraine.
Bloomberg
Fletcher’s Monica Duffy Toft appears in this video to discuss the contrasting stakes that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin faced as the two presidents headed to their Alaska summit.