In the News

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.

Engineering’s Valencia Joyner Koomson is quoted about new technologies in pulse oximeters, which are less accurate for patients with darker skin, including her prototype, which includes technology that can adapt to different skin tones. 

Fletcher’s Chris Miller joins The Verge’s “Decoder” podcast to discuss his book “Chip War, The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology” and the latest on U.S. ban of semiconductor technologies exports to China.

Fletcher’s Monica Duffy Toft is quoted from her updated January 18 The Conversation article on U.S. military aid for Ukraine in this weekly recap of Ukraine-related news.

Fletcher postdoctoral scholar Abay Yimere examines how “investing in renewable-powered cold chains in the world’s least-developed countries will help spur green growth, protect nature and feed the world’s hungry people.” 

A&S political scientist Michael Beckley is quoted about the theory that China’s declining population will lead to decline in its global power. Beckley is noted as co-author of “Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China.”

Fletcher’s Monica Duffy Toft examines three key points about U.S. military aid for Ukraine in its war against Russia. 

A&S political scientist Kelly Greenhill’s research on the use of migration as a geopolitical weapon is cited and a 2016 essay on the topic is linked. 

A&S political scientist Oxana Shevel is quoted at length about challenges facing Russia in its campaign in Ukraine, noting that "time is not on their side.”