In the News

Fletcher's Chris Miller explores the similarities between COVID-19 and the fall of the Soviet Union, in an op-ed for The New York Times.

Fletcher's Bhaskar Chakravorti calls on social media leadership to enforce stricter standards around COVID-19 information, in an op-ed for The Indian Express.

Fletcher’s John Shattuck writes why a controversial law that has granted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán unlimited governance powers in response to the Coronavirus epidemic is an abuse of power that “suspend[s] democracy in ways that will outlast the current emergency.”

Alumnus Kartikeya Batra (F15) publishes op-ed in The Quint on how nationalist leaders are responding to COVID19.

MALD student Marina Lorenzini argues in favor of temporary Iran sanction relief, in an op-ed for The National Interest.

GDAE visiting scholar David Sussman examines the effects of climate change on Japanese culture, such as the early blooming of cherry blossoms, and urging an increase in climate change awareness and action among Japan’s citizens.

Fletcher MALD candidate Alex Betley publishes op-ed in MinnPost on the importance of transnational relations to control the coronavirus.

Fletcher Alumna Antoinette Sayeh (F82, F85) is appointed as the IMF's Deputy Managing Director, as covered by Face 2 Face Africa.

Fletcher's Dan Drezner speaks with The Guardian about the efficacy of Trump's travel ban.