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Fletcher’s Donald Heflin provides a historical overview of the United States’ alliances.

Fletcher’s Monica Duffy Toft examines the implications of President Trump’s imperialist rhetoric, saying that “it signals to both allies and enemies that the U.S. is no longer committed to the international order that has achieved relative global stability for the past 75 years.”

Distinguished Professor and Friedman School Dean Emeritus Dariush Mozaffarian is quoted throughout this piece exploring the rise in supplement use, issues with an unregulated industry, and the health impacts of the misuse of supplements

Evan Easton-Calabria of the Friedman School’s Feinstein International Center discusses the new UN handbook, which she helped draft, that offers guidance on effective and inclusive early warning systems and actions for natural disasters in conflict-affected regions.

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian, identified with his TUSM affiliation, discusses healthier alternatives to red meat and processed meats.

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian is quoted throughout this article on navigating the current landscape of wellness trends and sources of information, noting that traditional and alternative medicine can work together.

TUSM Dean, Tufts Medicine Chief Academic Officer, and Tufts Medical Center Infectious Disease Physician Helen Boucher notes how current clinical trial participants might be impacted after the National Institutes of Health issued an order that would dramatically reduce funding for academic medical labs.

Friedman School’s Shibani Ghosh is quoted about how her project in Jordan, which included evaluating a maternal and child nutrition and health program, has been impacted by the Trump administration’s 90-day freeze on USAID funding and work.

A&S political scientist Oxana Shevel comments on Ukraine’s apparent willingness to share access to rare-earth minerals with the United States as an exchange for its continued support and security guarantees.