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Fletcher Visiting Scholar Pavel Luzin is quoted about Russia’s intensifying summer offensive, which includes a plan “to demoralize Ukrainian society and authorities.”

Fletcher’s Jenny Aker discusses the transformative impact that increased mobile internet coverage could have in sub-Saharan Africa, but notes that this technology is “no substitute for investment in public services and infrastructure.”

Fletcher’s Sulmaan Wasif Khan joins Bloomberg's Businessweek Podcast to discuss his new book The Struggle for Taiwan: A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between.

Fletcher Dean Emeritus James Stavridis examines how coming exercises in the Baltic Sea will give NATO a chance to work Finland and Sweden into its complex web of defenses.

This article highlighting the collaborative work of Cummings School’s Jonathan Runstadler and Wendy Puryear to track bird flu also links to an April 2 Boston Globe piece focused on their efforts in Massachusetts.

Fletcher’s Karen Jacobsen outlines the main types of humanitarian admissions for immigrants to the United States, provides background on settling patterns, and shares ways that local and federal governments can support new humanitarian arrivals.

Friedman School’s Paul Howe explains his famine systems model, which identifies five elements that describe how famines develop.

Fletcher’s Chris Miller is quoted about Apple’s efforts to diversify its manufacturing and assembly chains away from China, investing in countries such as Vietnam, India, and Indonesia.

Fletcher’s Tom Dannenbaum comments on Israel’s attack on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy saying, “In the case of doubt as to a convoy or person’s status, one is to presume civilian status. And so, attacking in the context of doubt is itself a violation of international humanitarian law.”