Founded in 1975 and published biannually, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs is the student-managed foreign policy journal at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The publication provides a broad, interdisciplinary platform for analysis of legal, political, economic, environmental, and diplomatic issues in international affairs. The Fletcher Forum podcast will serve as another avenue for The Fletcher Forum and will feature interviews, roundtable discussions, and debates centered around ...
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Replacing the Helsinki Act
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A podcast with Ian Lesser, Vice President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States discussing the future of European Security from an American perspective. If the Helsinki Accords have been abandoned with the war in Ukraine, can Europe replace them with something new? Throughout European history, the neutral countries have played a large ro…
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Fifa World Cup 2022- International Relations Narratives
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The 2022 Fifa World Cup was significant in many ways. As Lionel Messi lifted the long elusive trophy, controversy was not far. One of the many discussions around the Cup was on the role of Qatar as the host. We try to go deeper into the many international relations controversies from the view of those in the Global South.…
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Colonization in US Universities
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We explore the question of whether the United States is colonizing knowledge through international students. We are joined by two experts on the topic: Maria Carolina Sintura (Sintu) is a teacher and Ph.D. student in the English Department at UCSB. Her research brings together the Legal Humanities, Critical University Studies, Critical Race Theory,…
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Why is the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda so Important?
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The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda is a UN framework that promotes women's participation in all aspects of peace and security efforts. It is based on four pillars: participation, protection, prevention, and relief and recovery. Despite significant progress, there are still several challenges to its effective implementation, including a lac…
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Demystifying Digital Public Infrastructures
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In this first episode, Sarthak talks to David about the concept of digital public infrastructures, its role in the digital economy, and how is it different from the traditional digital development approaches. Our guest for the episode is David Eaves, who’s a thought leader in the DPI and DPG space. David Eaves is an Associate Professor and Deputy C…
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Lessons in Leadership from BRAC
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How to End Global Poverty? In this engaging fireside chat, Scott MacMillan, author of Hope Over Fate: Sire Fazle Hasan Abed and the Science of Ending Global Poverty, and Dr Alnoor Ebrahim, Professor of Management at the Fletcher School, talk about the story of BRAC, the world’s largest NGO, and its founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. Through a detailed d…
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Media and Climate Change Narratives
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The podcast covers the role media plays in raising public awareness of key issues while also discussing the risks of conspiracy theories and misinformation. It tries to understand the different ways media can be used as a platform in climate change discussion. Thereby, we look at the need for understanding the criticality and methods of engaging in…
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An Introduction to AI and Gender
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In this episode, we explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what gender has to do with it. Our staff editor, Paola talks to Kelly Chen, who shares her work and perspectives with us and gives us a complete introduction to Gender and AI. Kelly Chen is an interdisciplinary artist working and living in Boston, Massachusetts. She works in moving images…
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Feminist Foreign Policy: why is it feminist?
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Feminist Foreign Policy seeks to incorporate a gender and human rights perspective into international foreign affairs and policy. This episode discusses what feminist foreign policy looks like in different countries, its challenges, and how it may look in the future. Our staff editor, Paola interviews Daniela Philipson, Peace and Security Ph.D. Sch…
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Maritime Security (armed conflict at Sea) in the Indo-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region
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In this Fletcher Forum podcast episode our staff editor, Hasan Towhid interviews Rear Admiral Md. Khurshid Alam (Retd) has served as the President of the International Seabed Authority Council and represented many other illustrious offices. They talk about peace and maritime security issues in the Indo-Pacific while exploring the broader universe o…
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Did Gender Matter at COP27?
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The 27th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP27 - is the world's most important conference on climate. The episode explores how diversity and inclusion look at COP. What challenges exist? What has been done? And what can be better for making it a space with diverse voices and repres…
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Why women in Latin America should care about what is happening in Iran? (in Spanish)
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In today's episode, I talk about "Why women in Latin America should care about what is happening in Iran?" I interview Belen Torchiaro, an Argentinian political science major, Muslim, feminist, and women's rights activist. The episode is hosted in Spanish. You can follow Belen on social media as @BeluTorch This episode of The Gendering Internationa…
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Fireside Chat: India's Micro-enterprises and Bigtech Platforms Monopoly
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In this first Fletcher Forum Fireside Chat, Dr. Jonathan Donner and Dr. Pramod Varma talk about an open protocol approach to counter bigtech monopoly in digital commerce towards making it more inclusive for micro-enterprises. Dr. Varma elaborates on India’s journey so far in democratizing access to public services through open technology, and the m…
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Disobedience Podcast Part 3: Somos Un Rostro Colectivo
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In this episode, Princess Anene-Maidoh speaks with two Colombian feminist activists Laura Vasquez and Valeria Surc who are part of a feminist network in Bogota called Somos Un Rostro Colectivo (We are a collective face). They discuss the causes the group advocates for, their organizing tactics, and the methods they use in dealing with opposition. T…
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Disobedience Podcast: Part 2 - Invasion Day
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In this episode, the Disobedience podcast dives into the Invasion Day protests in Australia. We discuss the role that indigenous women play in the fight for liberation and the power of representation in the media. This episode's interviewee: Chelsea Watego Chelsea Watego (formerly Bond) is a Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman with over 20 year…
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Disobedience Podcast: Part 1 - The Egba Women's Revolt
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In this episode, the Disobedience podcast in collaboration with the Fletcher Forum podcast explores the Egba women’s revolt - a feminist anti-colonial movement that took place in the late 1940s in Abeokuta, a town in southwest Nigeria. We discuss the various tactics used by the women in protesting the British colonial government as well as the eras…
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Understanding Russia's Attack on Ukraine
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As the war in Ukraine approaches its fourth week, many Western commentators are still wondering why Russian President Vladimir Putin chose a full-scale invasion, and why now. In this podcast, Kiana Nedele sits down with Professor Christopher Miller, head of the Fletcher School’s Russia/Eurasia Program, to work through these questions and more. Prof…
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Addressing the Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh currently hosts around 1.1 million Rohingya Muslim Minorities from Myanmar. The Rohingya people have faced decades of systematic discrimination, statelessness, and targeted violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Such persecution forced them to come to Bangladesh for many years, particularly in August 2017. In this episode, H. E. Ambassador …
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PublicTech and the Pandemic: Part 1 - Contact Tracing Apps
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COVID19 was a crisis that blurred the boundaries between state control and civil liberties. Technology solutions played a vital role in curbing the spread like contact tracing apps, telemedicine, vaccine scheduling and digital vaccination certificates. But it came with a lot of potential caveats like privacy invasions, state surveillance, and digit…
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Zubair Torwali is a community activist, linguist and educator based in Bahrain, Pakistan who has sought to preserve and promote Pakistan's Dardic cultures and languages. He has authored and supervised a number of books in and about Torwali. In this episode, he speaks with Elizabeth Dykstra-McCarthy about hydropower development in the Swat valley, i…
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Integrating Social Norms into Anti-Corruption Strategy
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Jonathan Regnier interviews Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church and Diana Chigas, the co-directors of Corruption Justice and Legitimacy Program (CJL) to discuss why anti-corruption programming needs to engage with social norms and what CJL is currently doing to shift social norms from the periphery to a central component of corruption analysis and anti-corr…
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Dr. Courtney Fung on China's Interventions in the UN Security Council
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Dr. Courtney J. Fung is an assistant professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong, and holds a PhD in International Relations from the Fletcher School where she was awarded the Peter Ackerman Dissertation Prize for her doctoral thesis. In this podcast, we discuss her lat…
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Deloitte's Paul Magill on Firms' Preparedness for Organic Growth
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As a Managing Director at Deloitte Consulting, Paul Magill is an expert in growth strategy, marketing, and digital transformation. He recently came by Fletcher to discuss their latest research on organic growth and discuss the implications -- for companies, as well as for individuals planning their future careers. Listen to learn about these findin…
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Interview with Sam Dagher, Author of "Assad or We Burn the Country"
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Following his talk at Fletcher, Sam Dagher spoke with Elizabeth Dykstra McCarthy to dive deeper into his book, "Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria." The discussion covers the makings of the Assad family as well as their intrigues and their inner workings. Dagher was a senior correspondent focused on Syria,…
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The Future of Fletcher: An Interview with Dean Rachel Kyte
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Want to know what Fletcher’s new Dean thinks about the school’s future? Well, listen to her in-depth and wide-ranging conversation with Shawn Ghuman exploring her vision for this important institution. In this podcast, you’ll hear why she decided to make Fletcher a part of her career story and what changes she hopes to bring to the school in the co…
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SNEAK PEEK: Democracy in the Age of Disinformation Conference
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The Fletcher Forum's Shawn Ghuman sat down with Carla Martinez and Ellysse Dick to discuss the Edward R. Murrow Center’s first annual conference on new media and democracy, "The Future of Democracy in the Age of Disinformation: Innovating Policy Solutions for a Networked World." The upcoming event will explore the shifting landscape of public diplo…
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Rocking with Kaiser Kuo: A Conversation on Podcasts, Media Control, and U.S.-Chinese Relations
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Shawn Ghuman sat down with Kaiser Kuo, Co-Founder of the Sinica Podcast, Editor-at-Large of SupChina, and was a founder of China’s first heavy metal band, Tang Dynasty, during his time in town for a panel on “The Digital Silk Road: Spreading the Chinese Internet Control Model.” In this podcast, we discuss with Kaiser how he went from being a rock m…
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Changes in the World of Political Risk with Meredith Sumpter
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Senior Web Editor for the Fletcher Forum Markian Kuzmowycz has a conversation with Meredith Sumpter, Research, Strategy, and Operations Head at Eurasia Group and Zoltan Feher, co-chair of the Fletcher Political Risk Group. Sumpter was the keynote speaker at the Fletcher Political Risk Conference in March 2019, discussing the changes in political po…
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Robin Chase on Transportation, the Platform Economy, and Peers Inc.
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In this edition of the Fletcher Forum podcast, Matt Weinmann chats with Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, about her new book Peers Inc which describes how our modern, collaborative economy can tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges and change the very nature of capitalism. In this discussion, we learn how excess capacity can …
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Dr. Michael Beckley on Why China is Far From Becoming the World’s Superpower
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Fletcher Forum Podcast Editor Mark Benedetti sits down with Professor Michael Beckley to discuss the complicated geopolitical situation between the United States and China. Author of the recently published book, Unrivaled: Why America will Remain the World’s Sole Superpower, Beckley argues that although China poses threats to American security and …
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Lessons from the Iraq War: A Conversation with Colonel Frank Sobchak
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In the latest Fletcher Forum podcast, Editor in Chief Elissa Miller and Senior Podcast Editor Maria Ory sit down with retired Colonel and Fletcher PhD candidate Frank Sobchak to discuss the recently published two-part volume on the history of the U.S. Army in the Iraq War from 2003-2011. The nearly 1,500 page report, according to Sobhack, one of th…
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On Counterintelligence and AI: A Conversation with former FBI General Counsel James Baker
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In the latest episode of the Fletcher Forum podcast, Editor-in-Chief Elissa Miller and Senior Web Editor Chloe Logan sit down with former FBI General Counsel James Baker to discuss the latest developments in counterintelligence and artificial intelligence. Baker reflects on his time as a public servant at the FBI, gives listeners an inside glance i…
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Winning the War of Ideas: A Conversation with Farah Pandith
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In the latest episode of the Fletcher Forum podcast, Elissa Miller, Courtney Hulse, and Maria Ory sit down with Fletcher alumna and former first-ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities at the US Department of State, Farah Pandith. As Pandith argues in her forthcoming book, How We Win: How Cutting-Edge Entrepreneurs, Political Visionaries,…
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Reflections on 100 Years Since World War I: What Has Changed?
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In this year’s first Fletcher Forum podcast, Professor Sulmaan Khan sits down with Fletcher students Sarah Davis, Karst Brandsma, and Kacie Yearout to reflect on the origins of World War I and the centenary of the end of the war. Drawing parallels between the lead up to World War I and today’s current state of global affairs, this episode's guests …
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A Doctor and a Diplomat Walk into a Crisis: A Conversation with Ambassador Sinead Walsh and Dr. Oliver Johnson
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In this episode of the Fletcher Forum Podcast, podcast editor Alexander Thomas sits down with Ambassador Sinead Walsh and Dr. Oliver Johnson to talk about their new book Getting to Zero: A Doctor and a Diplomat on the Ebola Frontline. During their conversation, they discuss Ambassador Walsh's and Dr. Johnson's involvement in the West African Ebola …
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Telling the Right Story In the Digital Age: A Conversation with Thom Shanker
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In the latest episode of the Fletcher Forum podcast, Forum staff members Lexi Kriss and Siobhan Heekin-Canedy sit down with Assistant Washington Editor of the New York Times and Fletcher alum Thom Shanker. Drawing on his extensive career, including as a Pentagon correspondent at the Times, Shanker discusses the evolving role of journalism in today’…
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The Current State of Iraq: A Conversation with Expert Nussaibah Younis
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In this latest episode of the Fletcher Forum podcast, editor-in-chief Elissa Miller and senior podcast editor Maria Ory sit down with Dr. Nussaibah Younis, an expert on the politics, foreign policy, and economy of Iraq and founder of the Iraq Leadership Fellows Program. Following parliamentary elections last May, Iraq’s new Prime Minister, Adil Abd…
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Migration, Diplomacy, and Challenges Ahead for Venezuela with Ambassador Diego Arria
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In this episode of the Fletcher Forum Podcast, podcast editor Alexander Thomas sits down with Ambassador Diego Arria, former President of the UN Security Council and a prominent member of the Venezuelan opposition. During their conversation, they discuss Ambassador Arria's career in diplomacy and his thoughts on the Venezuelan economic and migratio…
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Paying it Forward: The Future of Microfinance with Dr. Amjad Saqib
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In this edition of the Fletcher Forum podcast, podcast editor Shawn Ghuman sits down with Dr. Amjad Saqib, the Executive Director of Akhuwat, the largest Islamic microfinance organization in the world. While microfinance takes many forms all over the world, Dr. Saqib's interest-free microloans program in Pakistan serves as a noteworthy testament to…
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On Cybersecurity, Cyber-diplomacy, and the 2016 Election ‘Hacking’
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On the latest episode of the Fletcher Forum Podcast, senior print editor Emma Friedheim and senior podcast editor Maria Ory sit down with cybersecurity and policy experts Angela McKay of Microsoft and Herb Lin of Stanford University. Relatively speaking, cybersecurity is a fairly new field. The impact of cybersecurity on the intersecting roles of p…
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Looking Ahead to the Academic Year: A Conversation with Interim Dean Johnstone
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Kicking off the 2018-2019 school year, the Forum's Editor in Chief Elissa Miller and Senior Podcast Producer Maria Ory sit down with interim Dean Johnstone. In the inaugural podcast for the academic year, Dean Johnstone highlights why he chose to accept the position as interim Dean of the Fletcher School and what his hopes and priorities are for th…
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Diplomacy Behind the Scenes with Ambassador Peter Selfridge
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In our latest podcast episode, the Forum’s incoming Director for Marketing and Communications, Courtney Hulse, speaks with Ambassador Peter Selfridge, former U.S. Chief of Protocol and current Senior Vice President & Global Head of Digital Government and International Affairs at SAP. During the conversation, he sheds light on the preparation for an…
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On Diplomacy, Politics, and Hygge with Ambassador Rufus Gifford
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The Forum’s incoming Director for Marketing and Communications, Courtney Hulse, sits down with Rufus Gifford, former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark under President Obama, for a lively conversation. Ambassador Gifford takes listeners behind the diplomatic curtain and discusses his unique approach to diplomacy, the importance of people-to-people interact…
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In its inaugural podcast, members from The Fletcher Forum’s executive team, Maria Selde, Pulkit Aggrwal, and Colin Steele, discuss the latest Winter print edition 42.1. The team highlights features that include an interview with Lord Michael Dobbs and a photo essay by photographer Saskia Keeley. Tune in to upcoming Fletcher Forum podcasts for excit…
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