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Fletcher’s Alex de Waal and Friedman’s Helen Young are both quoted in this article exploring why the democratic movement in Sudan, which recently overthrew President Omar al-Bashir, has not taken hold in the Darfur region.

This article cites collaborative 2018 research involving A&S economist Gilbert Metcalf on the importance of collaborative climate policies across governments to help encourage and increase efforts toward mitigating global climate change.

Fletcher’s Rockford Weitz discusses Iran’s use of hybrid warfare in the Strait of Hormuz, the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, in response to the U.S. assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Suleimani.

Fletcher’s Daniel Drezner is quoted from his Washington Post column regarding best and worst case scenarios for what can happen between the United States and Iran as a result of the U.S. assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Suleimani.

Fletcher's Daniel Drezner participates in this discussion on the rising global tensions between the U.S. and Iran following the U.S. assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Suleimani.

Friedman's William A. Masters and Ph.D. student Yan Bai co-author this piece on ways to ensure that nutritious food is available to all. Masters and Bai authored a study that found the EAT-Lancet diet for human and planetary health is unaffordable for 1.58 billion people globally.

Fletcher's Alex de Waal co-authors this piece on how the U.S. must provide economic support to Sudan and remove sanctions following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir by the Sudanese people.

In this opinion piece, Fletcher School assistant professor of cybersecurity policy Josephine Wolff discusses why shutting down the Internet is a sign “that a government is panicked about how little control it has.”