"Ajay Banga, World Bank nominee must swap finance for climate"
Financial Times
Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte calls Ajay Banga, the U.S.-backed nominee for World Bank president, an “inspired choice.”
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How the Ukrainian military mixes high- and low-end tech on the battlefield
Fast Company
Fletcher student Laura Jones examines how Ukraine harnessed military technology to quickly and efficiently become a technical fighting force with a cohesive strategy for battling Russia.
The Adani Crisis Is Exactly What India Needs
Foreign Policy
Fletcher’s Bhaskar Chakravorti examines why the Adani Group crisis “is exactly what India needs right now to accelerate its journey” toward realizing the country’s vast economic potential.
U.S. Nominates Ajay Banga to Lead World Bank
New York Times
Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte comments on the Biden administration's nomination of Ajay Banga as the next World Bank president, saying he’s “become very conversant in the climate crisis.”
Lesson from a year at war: In contrast to the Russians, Ukrainians master a mix of high- and low-end technology on the battlefield
The Conversation
Fletcher student Laura Jones examines how Ukraine harnessed military technology to quickly and efficiently become a technical fighting force with a cohesive strategy for battling Russia.
Nigerian elections: How Peter Obi disrupted a two-horse race
Financial Times
Fletcher’s Chidi Anselm Odinkalu is quoted throughout this article on relative political newcomer Peter Obi as a candidate in Nigeria’s presidential election.
What Big Oil’s bumper profits mean for the energy transition
Financial Times
Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte is quoted in this article examining the impact of the markets on the world’s energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable power in the wake of record-breaking 2022 profits for the six largest western oil companies
Inside the push to limit China's access to advanced chip-making tech
Marketplace
Fletcher’s Chris Miller joins this “Marketplace” radio segment to discuss why the Biden administration has persuaded the Netherlands and Japan to restrict exports of high-tech chip-making equipment to China.
Meet the Scientists Who Want to Make Medical Devices Work for Everyone, Finally
Inverse
Engineering’s Valencia Joyner Koomson comments on her work to improve pulse oximeters, which are less accurate for patients with darker skin, as well as the need for federal regulations that better support equity in device testing.