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Operational secrecy kept the US from making evacuation plans – and that means Americans in the Mideast could wait days A longtime diplomat explains how the State Department normally encourages and helps Americans to leave countries amid political instability and war – which didn’t happen over the last week.

"Why Americans in Mideast War Zone Could Wait Days To Be Evacuated," by Senior Fellow Donald Heflin in @us.theconversation.com.

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Senate rejects bill to curb Trump on Iran. That fits a long pattern on war powers. Congress is more often letting a president take the lead on decisions about war, raising questions about checks and balances, and the Founding Fathers' intent.

"Senate Rejects Bill To Curb Trump on Iran. That Fits a Long Pattern on War Powers," featuring Professor Michael Glennon in @csmonitor.bsky.social.

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Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live March 2, 2026 YouTube video by GBH News

Academic Dean @dandrezner.bsky.social discusses Operation Epic Fury in an interview with @gbhnews.bsky.social (starting at 0:00:11).

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Photos of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the following text: "Fletcher Experts Discuss War in the Middle East: U.S., Israel, & Iran"

Deep uncertainty grips the world, following the U.S. and Israel's military operations against Iran. Fletcher faculty discuss implications for security, energy, diplomacy, and law.

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ABP Network Summit | IOI 2026 | The World in Ferment- A Question of Leadership | Monica Duffy Toft YouTube video by ABP NEWS

Professor Monica Duffy Toft joins ABP News to discuss "The New World Order" at the Ideas of India Summit in Mumbai. #IdeasOfIndia

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Oil, Shipping, And Markets On Edge As Iran‑Israel Conflict Escalates The US‑Israel strike on Iran has sent oil, shipping, and global markets reeling, as the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil, once again becomes a flashpoint of geopolitical and ...

“[The strike on Iran] will increase oil prices in the Gulf and globally, and will inject a geopolitical risk premium into energy markets worldwide," says Professor Rockford Weitz to Forbes Middle East.

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Despite massive US attack and death of ayatollah, regime change in Iran is unlikely President Trump has appealed to Iranians to topple their government, but a popular uprising is unlikely to defeat current leadership or the Revolutionary Guards, a former US diplomat says.

"Despite Massive U.S. Attack and Death of Ayatollah, Regime Change in Iran Is Unlikely," by Senior Fellow Donald Heflin. @us.theconversation.com

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YouTube video by NBC10 Boston Local professor discusses ‘profound impact' of Iranian Supreme Leader's death

"Local Professor Discusses ‘Profound Impact’ of Iranian Supreme Leader’s Death", featuring Professor Rockford Weitz on @nbcboston.com. @jeffsaperstone.bsky.social

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Meta's $100 billion deal buys it freedom from Nvidia dependence Namely, the deal secures Meta millions of chips, a share in the chipmaker, and a diversified supply chain.

Professor Chris Miller discusses Meta's $100 billion deal with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices. @marketplace.org

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Why would Trump strike Iran? How lack of clarity imperils a diplomatic deal. President Donald Trump’s brief mention of Iran in his State of the Union address was still short of a complete argument for how and why striking Iran, which would risk a wider Middle East conflict, wo...

Visiting Professor Arash Reisinezhad quoted in a piece for @csmonitor.bsky.social, titled, "Why Would Trump Strike Iran? How Lack of Clarity Imperils a Diplomatic Deal."

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A photo of Kelly Sims Gallagher, Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, Benedetta Berti, a Fletcher School alumna and NATO Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General, and Academic Dean Daniel Drezner at the Munich Security Conference.

A photo of the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

A photo of Kelly Sims Gallagher, Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, with Hind Kabawat, a Fletcher alumna and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor in the new transitional government in Syria, at the Munich Security Conference.

A photo from a Fletcher School alumni meet-up at the Hofbräuhaus München, featuring Academic Dean Daniel Drezner, Emma L. Belcher, Dean Kelly Sims Gallagher, Chris Melvin, Darius Z. Hyworon, Alexia Latortue, and Zviad Adzinbaia.

Upon returning from @munsecconf.bsky.social, @kellysimsgallagher.bsky.social and @dandrezner.bsky.social join fellow faculty to provide commentary on their insights from the conference and the state of the Atlantic alliance. #MSC2026

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How the End of the Cold War Saved the Siberian Tiger Cooperation between Russia and the United States boosted conservation—and a resurgence in nationalism chilled it again.

Professor Sulmaan Khan authors "How the End of the Cold War Saved the Siberian Tiger," drawing on insights from a new book by @jonathanslaght.com. @newrepublic.com

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OpenAI has changed its mission statement 6 times in 9 years, most recently about AI that 'safely benefits humanity' | Fortune It’s still committed to creating something that will benefit humanity. It’s unclear why it doesn’t want to do so “safely” anymore.

Professor Alnoor Ebrahim on changes to OpenAI's mission statement: "In my view, these changes explicitly signal that OpenAI is making its profits a higher priority than the safety of its products.” @fortune.com

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Ayatollah Khamenei's Politics of Martyrdom Iran's leader is unlikely to ever accept surrender to the United States.

Visiting Professor Arash Reisinezhad on U.S. negotiations with Iran: "There is another dimension often overlooked in Western debates: the politics of martyrdom." @foreignpolicy.com

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4 years into Russian invasion, fundamental sticking points on Ukraine peace deal remain Among the most difficult points are the fate of Ukraine's partially occupied eastern Donbas region and the nature of post-war Western security guarantees for Ukraine.

On the four-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, visiting scholar Pavel Luzin analyzes the state of the war and negotiations.

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It’s time to save judicial appointments from corruption, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu For nearly five years, Abia State has been the site of a bewildering contest over the crisis of corruption that now bedevils Nigeria’s judicial appointment process.

Professor Chidi Odinkalu on controversies in the Nigerian judicial appointment process.

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Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live February 19, 2026 YouTube video by GBH News

In an interview with GBH News, Professor Abiodun Williams discusses the inaugural meeting of Trump's Board of Peace (starting at 2:06:13). @gbhnews.bsky.social

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Best of Both Sides | Welfare for all — the AI race India should win Beyond the US-China-EU trinity, India demonstrates a fourth possibility. We must speak not in terms of AI-for-power measures when the most powerful in the AI world descends upon New Delhi, but in term...

Dean of Global Business Bhaskar Chakravorti on India’s standing in the global AI race.

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Missing the mark: Why Putin’s “wonder weapons” only make Russia less secure When the New START Treaty between Russia and the U.S. expired on Feb. 5, it marked the first time since the 1970s that no mechanism for limiting the nuclear arsenals of Moscow and Washington was in pl...

Visiting scholar Pavel Luzin quoted in a piece on Russia’s missile and submarine capabilities. @theins.press

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'Καλός σερίφης – Κακός σερίφης' Όταν πριν από ένα χρόνο ο Αντιπρόεδρος των ΗΠΑ JD Vance μίλησε κατά τη διάρκεια της Διάσκεψης του Μονάχου για την Ασφάλεια, όλοι σοκαρίστηκαν.

Professor Dimitrios Skiadas analyzes what JD Vance and Marco Rubio’s speeches at the past two Munich Security Conferences say about the state of the transatlantic relationship. #MSC2026

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Carlos Alvarado ahora será presidente de alianza latinoamericana contra el crimen organizado Carlos Alvarado presidirá Glacsed participan expresidentes, autoridades nacionales y subnacionales, expertos y sociedad civil.

Fletcher's Carlos Alvarado named president of a new platform for combatting organized crime in Latin America.

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Keeping Taiwan’s National Security in the Mind’s Eye - Institute for Security and Development Policy This brief examines Beijing’s dual-track approach: a digital offensive using AI and disinformation to erode democratic confidence of Taiwan.

"China’s strategy toward Taiwan has evolved beyond traditional deterrence into a comprehensive political warfare campaign designed to reshape the nation’s cognitive landscape," says Doctoral Fellow Lilly Min-Chen Lee in a policy brief for @isdp-sweden.bsky.social.

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Africa’s trade blocs were designed to unite the continent: four reasons they haven’t delivered Africa’s leaders must urgently rationalise the mission of regional integration and ensure that common political values underpin its ambitions.

Professor Chidi Odinkalu authors a piece for @us.theconversation.com titled: "Africa’s Trade Blocs Were Designed To Unite the Continent: Four Reasons They Haven’t Delivered."

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On first day, new foreign minister harks back to late President Zia’s foreign policy Newly appointed Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday said they want to get back to the foreign policy of martyred President Ziaur Rahman which was very positive and expansive, stressing th...

Khalilur Rahman, the new Foreign Minister of Bangladesh and #FletcherAlum, discusses his vision for Bangladeshi foreign relations.

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What War With Iran Would Look Like Decapitation strikes against the country are likely. An invasion is not.

Visiting Professor Arash Reisinezhad co-authored a piece on what a U.S. war with Iran might look like. @foreignpolicy.com

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USA: Trump schreddert Klimaschutz, Demokraten wollen Untersuchung Demokratische Senatoren fordern, das Kippen von Klimabestimmungen durch die US-Regierung zu untersuchen – auch im Hinblick darauf, wer von ihr profitiert.

Dean @kellysimsgallagher.bsky.social quoted on the Trump administration's decision to overturn key climate regulations: “I do not believe this reversal will stand up in court, because all the evidence, all the scientific findings, are clear.” @taz.de

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YouTube video by DW News US allegiances in Europe - Where do they really lie? | DW News

Academic Dean @dandrezner.bsky.social analyzes Marco Rubio’s speech at @munsecconf.bsky.social (starting at 1:21). #MSC2026

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OpenAI has deleted the word ‘safely’ from its mission – and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders OpenAI’s restructuring may serve as a test case for how society oversees the work of organizations with the potential to both provide benefits and harm humanity.

Professor Alnoor Ebrahim authored a piece on OpenAI's decision to remove the word ‘safety’ from their corporate mission statement and to move towards a for-profit model. @us.theconversation.com

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TPU? GPU? What's the difference between these two chips used for AI? Christopher Miller, author of "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology," says Google's TPU is designed especially for machine learning, while GPUs can take on a wider variety of A...

In an interview with @marketplace.org, Professor Chris Miller addresses the question: "TPU? GPU? What's the difference between these two chips used for AI?"

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The Doomsday Clock ticks on Had the polar chill eased its grip on America’s eastern seaboard and if a hydrogen leak had not intervened, Artemis II would have lifted off from Cape Canaveral

Senior Fellow Pratik Kanjilal looks at two scientific markers – space exploration and the doomsday clock – for clues about the direction of human society.

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