The Fletcher Forum

Call for submissions! The Fletcher Forum is now accepting pieces for our Winter 2025 Issue, in what is our journal's 50th anniversary. Find more information here: fletcherforum.org/submissions

50 years of the Fletcher Forum! 🎉 As this year's team signs off, we thank our readers, writers & guests for making this milestone unforgettable. 📰 Read the 50th edition: fletcherforum.org/archives/2025/… 🚨 Watch the celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=7YTni5…

I was honored to be asked to revisit an article I published in 1997 in the @FletcherForum of World Affairs as part of the 50th Anniversary edition. @FletcherSchool was very formative for me, and we have many Fletcher grads serving as faculty at @theIWP fletcherforum.org/archives/2025/…

🎙️ In our final Fletcher Forum 50 episode, we sat down with founding editor Dr. Shashi Tharoor to revisit the Forum’s early days and his time at Fletcher. 🗓️ (Recorded before the May 2025 India-Pakistan hostilities) 🔗 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3eBF69…

The U.S. once rejected the UN Cybercrime Convention. Now it's on board. Why the shift, and what it means for global cybersecurity? 📰Read this article by Liliya Khasanova: fletcherforum.org/home/5/2/2025/…

What can Van Gogh teach us about conflict resolution? 🖼️ Ambassador David Carden argues that empathy, presence, and observing the “language of nature” may be key to lasting peace. 🔗 Read more: fletcherforum.org/home/5/2/2025/…

🇺🇸🇬🇪 What does Trump’s return mean for U.S.-Georgia relations? With Georgian Dream back in power and growing Chinese and Russian influence, this piece by Ann Yancey Bassett explores how shared strategic interests could revive a strained alliance. 📰fletcherforum.org/home/4/30/2025…

🎙️ Dean Gallagher joins us on the Fletcher Forum 50 podcast to talk strategy, student voices & what’s next for Fletcher. How does the Forum fit into Fletcher’s future? Find out in this episode. 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3O4NAV…

🎙️ How did the Fletcher Forum Podcast begin? We go back to 2017 with Maria Selde, Colin Steele & Pulkit Aggrwal, the original creators, for a candid chat on launching the pod, leading through Trump’s first term, and finding hope in hard times. ▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/51mMMy…

🚀 What do space politics & the founding of The Fletcher Forum have in common? We asked Professor Alan Henrikson, the Forum’s first faculty advisor, who joins us on the latest episode of our 50th anniversary podcast series. 🌍🎙️ 🎧 Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/65TTPk…

North Korean IT operatives are infiltrating U.S. companies, posing a growing cybersecurity and national security threat. Why isn't enough being done, and what can be fixed? Read Glenn Chafetz's analysis here⬇️ fletcherforum.org/home/4/25/2025…

The clean energy revolution is meant to be a global good, but could it be fueling environmental injustice in Africa? Billy Agwanda examines how resource extraction, displacement, and inequality shape Africa’s energy transition. Who really benefits? fletcherforum.org/home/3/19/2025…

🎙️ New Podcast: COP-16 & Biodiversity Governance Prof. Charles C. Chester breaks down COP-16’s biggest takeaways—from the Cali Fund to biodiversity financing & the road to COP-30 in Brazil. 🔗Listen now open.spotify.com/episode/0fFvfX…

The Winter 2025 issue of The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs is here! 🌍 This edition dives into Power Dynamics: The Changing Nature of Energy and its impact on global geopolitics. Huge thanks to our incredible team of editors and contributors! 🙏 ⬇️fletcherforum.org/archives/2025/…

📚 Universities & Sustainable Development 🌍🏫 How can students drive local change? Yossef Ben-Meir, President of @AtlasHigh explores the role of experiential learning, research, and policy engagement in achieving sustainability. Read more: fletcherforum.org/home/3/4/2025/…

New Podcast! Is the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) truly fair in practice? Dr. Sidita Kushi joins us to explore the biases in humanitarian intervention, the tension between sovereignty & action, and insights from her book From Kosovo to Darfur. ➡️open.spotify.com/episode/0tIFNq…

🎙️ New Podcast: DeepSeek & the Future of AI 🇨🇳🤖 Can China’s DeepSeek challenge OpenAI? What does this mean for AI, geopolitics, and data security? We break it down in our latest episode. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/2Ghy8v…

🎙️ New Podcast: Confronting China in the Long Term 🇺🇸🇨🇳 How should the U.S. approach China in AI, security, and great power politics? Dr. Daniel Green, national security expert & author, shares insights from his new book. Listen now 🎧open.spotify.com/episode/5ZRx6y…

🇺🇸 Now that Trump is back in office, where will his first international trip take him? His destination could shape the next chapter of U.S. foreign policy. An article by Dr. Mona Pearl and Pr. Bruno S. Sergi 🔗 Read more: fletcherforum.org/home/1/19/2025…

Have you watched Episode 116 of the Indian Diplomacy TV show on #Doordarshan, which features thought-provoking analysis by Professor @dandrezner of the @FletcherSchool of @TuftsUniversity about what happens to the #foreignpolicy of the #USA after the #TrumpInauguration? A must-watch masterclass in reading the mind and the actions of the 45th and 47th President of the #UnitedStates! VIEW HERE 📺 youtu.be/U9_OIZHzHaE?si…

🌍The DRC’s conflict has claimed over 6M lives, with peace deals repeatedly failing. Why? Top-down approaches ignore local voices. It’s time to empower communities for lasting peace. Learn how locally led solutions can break the cycle: fletcherforum.org/home/1/6/2025/…