In the News

Fletcher’s Amy Myers Jaffe joins this episode of “The Energy Gang” podcast to discuss the energy crisis in Europe. 

Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte writes this opinion piece on how U.S. climate policy is “lost and damaged with self-inflicted wounds, and the world increasingly resents us for it.”

The Friedman School’s Daniel Maxwell says a new deal between Russia and Ukraine to allow the safe export of Ukrainian wheat and other grains “will be helpful, but it won’t make the food crisis go away.”

Fletcher’s Alex de Waal comments in this article on the hunger emergency afflicting some of  the world’s poorest countries, noting that the current combination of factors “could be the harbinger for what is coming on a bigger scale.” De Waal is the author of the 2018 book “Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine.”

A&S economist Steve Cicala is quoted about why he believes President Biden’s proposed price cap on Russian oil “is unlikely to affect global oil prices.” 

Evan Easton-Calabria of Friedman School’s Feinstein International Center examines the effectiveness of refugee self-reliance programming managed by humanitarian agencies. She is the author of “Refugees, Self-Reliance, Development: A critical history.” 

Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte notes the global concern over whether U.S. climate change efforts will continue to be supported by American leadership. 

Fletcher’s Sung-Yoon Lee explains why North Korea has not been responsive to the Biden administration’s overtures. 

Fletcher’s Daniel Maxwell joins this “The Inquiry” episode at the 18:10 mark to discuss factors that were driving acute food insecurity in parts of the world before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.