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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. 

Engineering’s Daniele Lantagne is quoted in this updated “Goats and Soda” article about cholera outbreaks, saying, "From the first moment the [Ukraine] conflict began, we have been anticipating cholera.”

Cummings School’s Jonathan Runstadler is quoted about his collaborative research that examined influenza viruses circulating among different groups of birds and characterizes which types of birds are involved in spreading the virus. 

Evan Easton-Calabria of the Friedman School’s Feinstein International Center is quoted about issues associated with the British government’s migration policy to send asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda. 

Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte comments on Alok Sharma, a UK cabinet minister, as “a competitive candidate” for the UN’s global climate chief.

The Friedman School’s Daniel Maxwell is quoted about anticipatory action and early warning systems for humanitarian crises.

Fletcher’s Mihaela Papa examines the past 50 years of global environmental diplomacy since the 1972 Stockholm Conference and highlights potential trends for the coming decades.