NPR
Paul Howe, director of the Friedman School’s Feinstein International Center, joins Weekend Edition Sunday to discuss the “common denominator” of conflict that is contributing to imminent famines across the globe including Gaza, Haiti, and Sudan.
NPR
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal joined this All Things Considered segment to discuss the imminent famine in Gaza.
Guardian
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal examines the conditions under which famine is unfolding in Gaza.
New York Times
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal writes this opinion piece examining the factors contributing to the mass starvation that threatens a dozen countries and territories, calling for Congress to unlock the needed humanitarian aid funds because “there’s no time to lose.”
Washington Post
A&S biologist Benjamin Wolfe explains the crucial role of the Penicillium camemberti fungus in the development of camembert and brie cheeses. The Wolfe Lab’s ongoing research domesticating wild mold for use in cheesemaking is also linked.
New York Times
A&S political scientist Michael Beckley comments on China’s focus on the manufacturing and technology industries to help boost its slowing economy. Beckley’s 2023 International Security article on the implications of China’s peaking power is linked.
NPR
New collaborative HNRCA research that found increases in the amount of plant protein consumed correlated to increases in the likelihood that aging women would stay healthy is linked in this NPR Shots blog post, which appears on 107 additional stations.
NPR
Fletcher’s Michael Glennon joins this episode of All Things Considered to give insight into Justice Department efforts to stop foreign agents’ attempted political assassinations in the United States.
CNN
A&S political scientist Fahd Humayun says “While public confidence in the country’s institutions has clearly fluctuated in the past few years, these elections, for all their flaws, have proven that there was considerable political mobilization around the issue of representation, and that should inspire hope for Pakistan’s future.”