In the News

A&S historian Ayesha Jalal, who shares a Fletcher appointment, is quoted about Pakistan’s relationship with the U.S. and the challenges prime minister-elect Shehbaz Sharif faces in improving relations with the West.

Fourth-year A&S student Samuel Gardner-Bird outlines why the United States should encourage Taiwanese leaders to take more responsibility for the island’s defense. This piece is the winner of the 2022 John Quincy Adams Society/The National Interest Student Foreign Policy Essay Contest.

Fletcher’s Josephine Wolff joins NPR’s “The Indicator” podcast to discuss rising concerns about Russian retaliatory cyber attacks against American companies and potential obstacles involving cyber insurance payouts.

Fletcher Dean Emeritus James Stavridis analyzes the sinking of Russia’s Black Sea flagship Moskva and ramifications for the Russian navy and other global navies.

Fletcher’s Tom Dannenbaum is quoted throughout this piece explaining the process of prosecuting international war crimes.

A&S International Literary and Cultural Studies Professor Gregory Carleton examines Russia’s self-created myth that it is a geopolitical fortress and protects itself from enemies seeking to destroy its culture and history.

A&S historian Ayesha Jalal, who shares a Fletcher appointment, shares her expectations for Shehbaz Sharif as the new prime minster of Pakistan.

A&S historian Ayesha Jalal, who shares a Fletcher appointment, discusses the situation in Pakistan after the ousting of Prime Minister Imran Khan and the election of Shehbaz Sharif.

Fletcher’s Chidi Anselm Odinkalu discusses Nigeria’s long history of a “chronic mass violence” cycle due to the incompetence of leadership, police, and security forces.