Caleb Weaver
What can security practitioners learn from Pope Francis?
Despite the global reach of his position, the Pope is generally not the first source consulted by foreign policy decision-makers. Pope Francis’ written works, however, offer vital lessons for those working to ensure human security and grapple with the causes and effects of conflict across the world.
Read MoreThe Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) held its Open House and its inaugural Research & Policy Seminar on September 18, 2017. More than 75 students, faculty and staff attended the event and learned about The Fletcher School’s most recently established research center. The first Research & Policy Seminar talk was delivered by CSS Director and Fletcher Professor Monica Duffy Toft on “A Positive Future for US Foreign Policy and Strategy.”
Read MoreWhen the Center for Strategic Studies first arrived at the Fletcher School, we knew that one of the chief assets available to us would be Fletcher’s students. Their diverse backgrounds and recent experience in the trenches of security policymaking made them a rich source of insights into an always-shifting global security environment. To unlock those insights, we asked students to submit short answers to several “Pressing Questions” we thought would be of interest to the broader security community. We were impressed with the results, and when you read the winning submissions, we think you will be too.
Read MoreMonica Duffy Toft
18 September 2017