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Fletcher’s Chidi Anslem Odinkalu is quoted about how anti-government sentiments and protests are uniting Nigerians noting that a “widespread sense of injustice could be quite combustible.”

Fletcher Distinguished Professor Daniel Drezner examines how national security issues might be better clarified and categorized.

Fletcher Dean Emeritus James Stavridis explains the significance of Leticia Carvalho’s election as secretary-general of the United Nations’ International Seabed Authority.

Distinguished Professor and Friedman School Dean Emeritus Dariush Mozaffarian, also identified as FIMI director, is quoted about new Friedman research, using data from the Global Dietary Database, that has found that consumption of sweetened drinks by young people increased by nearly 23% worldwide from 1990-2018.

Fletcher’s Bhaskar Chakravorti comments in this article on the significant challenges that India’s technology startup sector faces, noting, “With the implosion of the highest of high-fliers — Paytm, Ola, Byju’s, Oyo — it is entirely natural that VCs will shy away.”

Fletcher Visiting Scholar Pavel Luzin comments on how the Russo-Ukrainian war is impacting Russia’s border region of Belgorod saying, “[Ukraine’s strikes] have weakened Russia’s military capabilities: Russia needs to spend its limited military resources to counteract Ukraine’s strikes in the region. I think Ukraine will inevitably increase the number and the depth of the strikes because it is necessary in order to defeat Russia.”

Fletcher’s Alex de Waal joins the Washington Post Live podcast to discuss the many factors contributing to Sudan’s dire humanitarian crisis.

Fletcher’s Tara D. Sonenshine examines how to effectively educate immigrant students.

Recent Tavitian Scholar Siranush Sargsyan reflects on her experience witnessing the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh (her homeland) while studying abroad at Fletcher School.