CNN
A&S political scientist Fahd Humayun comments on the recent deadly explosions in both Islamabad and Delhi, which are exacerbating political tensions among Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.
New Yorker
The Friedman School’s Elena Naumova discusses her analysis of Medicare hospitalizations after Hurricane Katrina finding a sustained, elevated rate of hospitalizations related to cardiovascular issues, saying, “It’s very hard to connect what happens months later to the hurricane . . . but the risks linger for a long time.”
BBC
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal examines the rise of Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagalo, the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which currently controls most of Sudan.
CNN
Fletcher Dean Kelly Sims Gallagher comments on the impact of the United States’ absence from the COP30 climate summit saying, “I think it’s just getting harder to make the case that global ambition is going to rise without pretty substantial engagement from the United States.”
The Conversation
Fletcher’s Birhan Mezgbo co-authors this article explaining how “famine was used as a weapon in a campaign of destruction in Tigray.”
Guardian
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal, director of the World Peace Foundation, is quoted about the humanitarian atrocities at the hands of Rapid Support Forces in the Sudanese city of El Fasher noting that the “[RSF] has been conducting exactly this type of military operation, which involves large-scale abuses of civilians, for more than 20 years.”
New York Times
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal comments on the indirect deaths due to hunger and disease in Gaza, saying that he’d “be very surprised if there’s anything less than 50,000 nontrauma deaths.”
CNBC
Fletcher’s Chris Miller joins The China Connection to discuss China’s latest moves in the trade rivalry with the United States, the country’s AI strategy and shift towards semiconductor chip self-sufficiency.
New Yorker
The Friedman School’s Merry Fitzpatrick comments on the “amazing” scientific work by Jewish doctors cataloging data and observations of the biological effects of starvation in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942.