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Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte comments on the expectations for Ajay Banga, who is expected to be confirmed this week as the next World Bank president noting “This is a very important job, but it’s not his job alone…the system is bigger than one person.” 

Fletcher’s Chris Miller comments on the U.S. semiconductor industry and is quoted from his book “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology” in this opinion column.

Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte outlines steps that Ajay Banga, President Biden's nominee to be the next World Bank president, should undertake in that role

Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte outlines steps that Ajay Banga, President Biden's nominee to be the next World Bank president, should undertake in that role. 

A&S political scientist Oxana Shevel comments on the likely reasoning behind Russia’s changed focus from Bakhmut to Avdiivka as part of its war on Ukraine. 

Fletcher Visiting Scholar Maxim Krupskiy examines the history of foreign agent laws aimed at limiting foreign influence on domestic issues, and why overly expansive policies which “stigmatize and restrict law-abiding NGOs, independent media and individuals is a threat to democratic values.”

Kimberly Howe, of the Friedman School’s Feinstein International Center, shares the work being done by the Bahar Organization, a Syrian grassroots group, in response to the 2023 earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria to illustrate the crucial role of locally-based humanitarian aid groups. 

Fletcher’s Chris Miller is featured in this "Sunday Morning" report on U.S. efforts to increase the country’s chip production.

A&S political scientist Michael Beckley shares takeaways from the inaugural hearing of the U.S. House's Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, which aims to address the perceived growing threat of China.