In the News

Fletcher's Aram Hur coauthors this opinion piece discussing the polarizing political partisanship in South Korea and the resulting impact on its democracy.

Cummings School’s Yi-Pin Lin discusses his experience visiting Afghanistan as a tourist. Multiple photos from Lin’s trip are included.

Fletcher’s Aram Hur comments on the stark divide between South Korean political parties, as evident by the recent impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol by the opposition-controlled legislature, saying “When formerly oppressed parties become unleashed, they start biting back.”

Fletcher Visiting Scholar Pavel Luzin says that the future of Russia’s military bases in Syria “depends on how the political process in Syria itself develops.”

Fletcher’s Katrina Burgess delves into the United States’ longtime illegal immigration strategy of “prevention through deterrence” and why stricter border enforcement and mass deportations are unlikely to stop desperate migrants from trying to reach the U.S.

Fletcher’s Tom Dannenbaum comments on Israel’s appeal with the International Criminal Court to stop its arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying, “None of this challenges the substance of the warrants at this point in the process.”

A&S political scientists Oxana Shevel is featured in this recorded Network for Responsible Public Policy virtual discussion that analyzed the war in Ukraine as well as the country’s future.

Fletcher student Jay Rumas writes this opinion piece calling for Americans to remain steadfast in helping refugees who have been affected by war, reflecting on his own family’s experience as well as his work with a Worcester-area refugee resettlement agency.

Friedman School's Daniel Maxwell comments on the need for countries that provide food aid to also address the problems that cause hunger and to provide projects that promote health and nutrition as well as protection from violence.