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Why the United States Is the Only Superpower

With so many advantages and strengths, the U.S. towers over its rivals worldwide, despite misperceptions of the threats from China and Russia, says a Tufts political scientist

Closeup of a wavy U.S. flag. With so many advantages and strengths, the U.S. towers over its rivals worldwide, despite misperceptions of the threats from China and Russia, says a Tufts political scientist

Alumni Award Winners 2019

Eight Jumbos received awards for their work and service at a ceremony at Tufts

Eight people lined up for a photo. Eight Tufts alumni received awards for their work and service at a ceremony at the university at Homecoming.

A Better Way to Improve Security

Fletcher graduate Querine Hanlon leads reforms to make nations’ military and police forces more effective and accountable

Police officers in Senegal stand with shields as they receive training in crowd control. Fletcher School graduate Querine Hanlon leads assistance programs to help make nations’ military and police forces more effective and accountable, as part of broader efforts in security sector reform.

Changing the Family-Run Business Model

The brothers behind the Farida Group give every employee their cell phone numbers, wear uniforms to work, and refuse to promise jobs to their kids. It just might keep the family enterprise afloat.

Two brothers stand with their employees. The brothers behind the Farida Group give every employee their cell phone numbers, wear uniforms to work, and refuse to promise jobs to their kids. It just might keep the family enterprise afloat.

2020 Cybersecurity Policy Summer Policy Fellowship Application Deadline

The 2020 Cybersecurity Policy Summer Fellowship program will support three Tufts students with $5000 each in internships working on cybersecurity policy in civil society organizations

The Complicated Legacy of the Berlin Wall’s Fall

The momentous event thirty years ago unified Germany and reshaped the map of Europe

Large pieces of concrete wall with graffiti on them, on display behind a railing. The fall of the Berlin Wall thirty years ago unified Germany and reshaped the map of Europe

The Fall of the Berlin Wall “Was Like Heaven on Earth”

Fletcher alum and former German ambassador to the U.S. tells how the November 9, 1989 event led to German reunification

People standing on the ground and on the Berlin Wall, with a towering old building in the background. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 led to German reunification because diplomats seized on the momentum after East Germany eased travel restrictions.

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