Fletcher’s Alex de Waal joins this episode of The World to discuss the landslide that decimated a village in western Sudan, where civil war is complicating aid from the international community.
National Public Radio
Daniele Lantagne of the Friedman School’s Feinstein International Center comments on how the crumbling of infrastructure systems during conflict can lead to contaminated water supplies that transmit cholera.
This Q&A with Fletcher’s Alex de Waal, director of the World Peace Foundation, examines how famine developed in Gaza.
Financial Times
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal, director of the World Peace Foundation, discusses rise in global famines, including the latest declared in Gaza, noting, “over the past few years we have seen the numbers dying from starvation begin to escalate in a terrifying way.” Data from the World Peace Foundations database of Historic Famines is also referenced.
Fox News
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal discusses the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification System’s official declaration of famine in Gaza.
A&S political scientist Alon Burstein assess the current situation in Gaza City and how Hamas has managed to sustain the fight against the Israeli military.
IANS
Fletcher Visiting Professor Mikhail Troitskiy discusses the August 20 virtual meeting among officials from the United States and NATO to discuss the security guarantees for Ukraine, following US President Donald Trump's meeting with the leaders of European countries on August 18.
ABC
Fletcher Visiting Scholar Pavel Luzin comments on barriers to Russian President Vladimir Putin committing to a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Boston Business Journal
Gordon Institute Executive Director Kevin Oye comments in this article on how executive education is still growing for international students at Tufts.