The Conversation
Fletcher’s Bhaskar Chakravorti discusses trends in how digital technology in emerging economies develop and evolve differently than in "digitally evolved" nations.
New York Times
Fletcher’s Sung-Yoon Lee is quoted in this essay by reporter Gardiner Harris reflecting on his 28 hour visit to Pyongyang, North Korea.
WHYY.org
Eliot-Pearson’s Amanda Sullivan discusses the benefits of incorporating robotic technologies into early childhood education.
CNBC
Fletcher’s Joel Trachtman comments on the G-7 summit, saying President Donald Trump’s fractious approach is “good for Putin and bad for the United States and for the West.”
Tufts Nutrition
Livelihoods programs promise refugees a path to self-reliance, but how much they can truly help remains an open question.
Tufts Medicine
School of Medicine students evaluate programs and policies to combat HIV in Namibia.
Washington Post
Fletcher Dean James Stavridis is quoted in this article on Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr., who is expected to be nominated as the U.S. ambassador to South Korea and become a key player in the Trump administration’s diplomatic relations with North Korea.
The Conversation
Professor of the Practice and Director of the Feinstein International Center Gregory Gottlieb reflects on the 10 year anniversary of Cyclone Nargis, which devastated areas of Myanmar, and how the Myanmar government’s reluctance to work with international partners and relief organizations could put its people at future risk.
New York Times
Fletcher’s Bhaskar Chakravorti is quoted regarding Facebook’s historically difficult relationship with developers.