Panel Discussion: How Has the Russia-Ukraine War Changed the International Security Environment?
The Center for Strategic Studies and the Fletcher Eurasia and Russia Program hosted a panel discussion at the Fletcher School
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Director’s Welcome 2021-2022
by Monica Duffy Toft What a year it has been. Between pandemics, the ending of endless wars, and climate crises,
Read moreNew by Monica Toft: ENDING THE ENDLESS WARS: A STRATEGY FOR SELECTIVE DISENGAGEMENT
A majority of U.S. veterans and the public do not believe the efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq were worth the sacrifice. Indeed,
Read moreEngaging Practitioners with Dean Susana Malcorra
Dean Malcorra has invaluable experience in diplomacy, including international negotiations with the Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Chad, Somalia, and
Read moreMonica Duffy Toft in the TwentyTwenty Podcast by Foreign Brief
Professor Monica Duffy Toft was a guest of the Hard Truth, Soft Power podcast about how the events of 2020 have accelerated global trends and made the world’s challenges, like authoritarianism, soft power, data privacy, and the future of work, more visible.
Read moreCSS Post-Doctoral Fellow Aroop Mukharji has been chosen as one of 6 “New Faces in international security” by the Triangle Institute of Security Studies at Duke
Since 2000, the Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS) has hosted an annual two-day conference called the “Junior and Interdisciplinary Faces of International Security.” The purpose of the “New Faces” project, as it has come to be known, is to strengthen the rising cohort of scholars specializing in security studies.
Read moreNils Hagerdal Discusses the Beirut Blast on NBC News
Many people in Lebanon blame the government for an explosion last month that killed 190 people. Now, many residents are wondering if it’s time to leave the country.
Read moreMonica Toft will teach Fletcher Summer Live
Contemporary Challenges in International Security (July 6-29)
The causes of war and political violence dominate international relations. International trade and cooperation remain important, but for most scholars of international relations and, more importantly, most policy makers, international security issues often take pride of place. This course surveys scholarly and policy literature on international relations theory, with a focus on international security as it has evolved in the past, the present, and as it might do in the future.
Read moreCSS Post-Doctoral Fellow Benjamin Denison in a new Podcast
On May 21, 2020, CSS Post-Doctoral Fellow Benjamin Denison participated in the latest edition of “Empire Has No Clothes,” discussed regime change and why it’s failed almost every time it’s been tried.
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