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Fletcher experts offer insight into the politics and priorities driving international climate talks at @cop30brazil.bsky.social. @tarungk91.bsky.social @katehkchi.bsky.social #COP30noBrasil #COP30

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A photo of the current contributors to "COP30: Key Issues and Stakes for Global Climate Policy" by the Fletcher School at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts
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Day 3 at #COP30 🇧🇷
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Professor Chris Miller quoted in a piece on a global semiconductor shortage following a trade dispute between a Dutch company and China. @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/b...
How Trade Tensions Sent Automakers Scrambling for Chips
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November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Professor Alex de Waal discusses the likelihood of a ceasefire in Sudan. @npr.org @ayesharascoe.bsky.social @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social

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Trump is making diplomatic efforts to end Sudan's civil war. What's at stake?
The Trump administration is pushing for a ceasefire in Sudan. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Sudan scholar, Alex de Waal, about the challenges in bringing an end to the conflict.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Senior fellow Gina McCarthy is quoted in this piece about how state & local U.S. leaders are taking initiative on climate policy. @theguardian.com @cop30brazil.bsky.social #COP30noBrasil #COP30

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Over 100 US leaders to attend Cop30 climate summit as Trump stays away
Dozens of US state and local leaders will be at talks in Brazil with president’s team expected to send no representatives
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November 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Dean @kellysimsgallagher.bsky.social on the U.S. approach to @cop30brazil.bsky.social. Interview starting at (3:30). #COP30noBrasil #COP30

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BBC Audio | Newshour | Will US try to wield influence at COP30?
The US has not sent a delegation to the COP30 in Brazil
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November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Professor Alex de Waal quoted in a piece on the devastation of El Fasher, Sudan, at the hands of the paramilitary group RSF. @theguardian.com @rachelmsavage.bsky.social @elenamorresi.bsky.social @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social

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A Sudanese massacre foretold: the grim familiarity of the RSF’s rampage through El Fasher
Atrocities unfolding in El Fasher since it fell to paramilitary forces follow a bleak pattern seen in Rwanda, Liberia and Sudan itself, including lack of international action
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November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Professor Monica Duffy Toft discusses her theory on spheres of power on Metamorphosis, a podcast by Fletcher student Hamed Al Ghaithi.

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Metamorphosis 003 | Monica Toft: Spheres of Power
YouTube video by Metamorphosis with Hamed Al Ghaithi
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November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Visiting scholar Pavel Luzin weighs in on Russia's nuclear weapons capability. @aljazeera.com

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‘Nothing revolutionary’ about Russia’s nuclear-powered missile: Experts
Putin has touted cruise missile Burevestnik and torpedo Poseidon as game-changing weapons as the Ukraine war rages on.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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In his new piece comparing U.S. and Chinese economic strategy, Fareed Zakaria references research from Fletcher PhD student @vikingbohman.bsky.social. @washingtonpost.com

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Opinion | Trump now plays by China’s rules
The U.S. wins through openness and innovation, not tariffs and centralized planning.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Fletcher experts offer insight into the politics and priorities driving international climate talks at @cop30brazil.bsky.social. @tarungk91.bsky.social @katehkchi.bsky.social #COP30noBrasil #COP30

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A photo of the current contributors to "COP30: Key Issues and Stakes for Global Climate Policy" by the Fletcher School at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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"Ten years after its birth, [The Paris Agreement] is at once the most successful climate accord in history and, so far, unable by itself to drive sufficient action to avert catastrophe," says Professor Nigel Purvis. @foreignpolicy.com #COP30noBrasil

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Will Belém Kill Paris?
COP30 in Brazil tests the 2015 climate accord at a pivotal moment.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Professor Alex de Waal analyzes the paramilitary group RSF, which now controls half of Sudan’s territory, and its leader, Hemedti. @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social

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Sudan conflict: Who is RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagolo?
Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo will either lead a breakaway state or seek to take control of the whole country, Sudanese say.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Will the U.S. impact climate negotiations at @cop30brazil.bsky.social despite not sending a delegation to Belem? Dean @kellysimsgallagher.bsky.social quoted in a piece by @afreedma.bsky.social in @cnn.com. #COP30noBrasil

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How the US could shape the COP30 climate summit without even being there | CNN
The Trump administration does not intend to send a high-level delegation to the COP30 climate summit in Brazil — or possibly any delegation at all. But that doesn’t mean the country’s influence won’t ...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Senior fellow Jennifer Morgan joins BBC Newshour to discuss the state of global efforts against climate change.

Listen below, starting at 14:00.

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BBC Audio | Newshour | Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa
The strongest storm Jamaica has ever known is about to hit: we hear from people at risk
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October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Federal Reserve policy slightly favors supporting growth over fighting inflation, Professor Michael Klein tells @andyreports.bsky.social for @aljazeera.com.

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US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates as labour market weakens
The US central bank cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point, its second cut for the year.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Could the Nobel Committee choose Donald Trump for a future peace prize?

Professor Eileen Babbitt provides analysis for Jessica Gardner at the Australian Financial Review.

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Trump can make case for the Nobel Peace Prize – but not this time
The US president should get credit as a “peace-striver”, scholars say, but believe he is unlikely to win the big honour when it is awarded this week.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Strategic AI investments could “lift populations and economies around the world out of poverty,” writes Dean of Global Business Bhaskar Chakravorti.

Read his new piece in @foreignpolicy.com.

foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/27/a...
How to Make AI More Useful
The obsession with powerful large language models overlooks the developing world.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Professor Michael Klein joins #FletcherAlum Philippe Rose on a new episode of Rose’s podcast At the Coalface.

They discuss how clear communication on economic topics can enhance public trust.

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Michael Klein - How to Talk About Economics Without Losing the Plot - At the Coalface
In this episode, I speak with Professor Michael Klein, founder and co-editor of EconoFact and Professor of Economics at The Fletcher School. Michael has served as Chief Economist in the U.S. Treasury ...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Has American foreign policy reached a turning point?

Academic Dean @dandrezner.bsky.social joins The Last Best Hope podcast from RAI Oxford to discuss, together with @aipsmith.bsky.social and Jay Sexton.

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Trump’s Second Term Foreign Policy in Historical Context
A hundred years ago, Walter Lippmann, one of the great analysts of democratic life, wrote that the present crisis of western democracy is a crisis in journalism.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Nigerian authorities must address internal violence, Professor Chidi Odinkalu tells Ope Adetayo for @apnews.com.

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A US senator claims 'Christian mass murder' is occurring in Nigeria. The data disagrees
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been trying to rally fellow evangelical Christians and urge Congress to designate Nigeria as a violator of religious freedom with unfounded claims of “Christian mass murder."
apnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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"European leaders need to build on the chip industry’s strengths with deeper partnerships, not a futile drive for self-sufficiency."

Read Professor Chris Miller's new piece for @foreignaffairs.com, co-written with John Allen of GLOBSEC.

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Europe Is Losing the Chips Race
The continent needs more cooperation with America—not less.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Professor Chris Miller quoted in a piece assessing major Chinese policy shifts on global trade. @nytimes.com @anaswanson.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...
China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game
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October 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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The Economic Times examines #FletcherAlum Riya Sinha's paper for the Centre for Social and Economic Progress, titled, "India and the Quad in Port Development in the Bay of Bengal Region."

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Quads future port program eyes Bay of Bengal
The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) released a paper examining India and the Quads role in port development in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) region. Highlighting economic and geostrategic mot...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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"China’s paradox — leading in clean energy innovations while expanding coal — reflects the tension between ensuring energy security and reducing emissions and climate impact," says PhD student @katehkchi.bsky.social. @us.theconversation.com

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Why countries struggle to quit fossil fuels, despite higher costs and 30 years of climate talks and treaties
The International Energy Agency expects global renewable energy capacity to double by 2030, even with lower growth in the US, but fossil fuels still dominate.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Tufts undergraduates can now obtain a Graduate Certificate in Business for no extra cost thanks to a new program offered at @fletcherschool.bsky.social.

The new program was launched as part of The Fletcher School's first-ever FletcherFest this past week.

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Students Explore Business and Global Affairs Education Opportunities at FletcherFest
Tufts undergraduates explored the possibilities of studying business and global affairs at The Fletcher School at an October 15 event called FletcherFest. At T
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October 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM