Fletcher In the News

The Fletcher community, including faculty, leadership, students, and alumni, is actively engaged on the international stage as analysts and advisors for elected officials, policy makers, organizations, and industry. Read more about their ongoing research and work in global business and international affairs.

Featured Research

Did Big Tech Save the World From an Even Bigger Economic Meltdown?

Bhaskar Chakravorti evaluates if the nations with better digital readiness experienced greater economic resilience during the COVID-19 meltdown, via his Foreign Policy column.

In the News

LGBTQ+ Women In Tech Outnumber LGBTQ+ Men

June 21, 2021

Bhaskar Chakravorti is interviewed on Cheddar News about recent Digital Planet research, which finds the number of LGBT+ women outnumber LGBT+ men in the U.S. tech industry.

Why Republicans are suddenly reluctant to condemn political violence

June 20, 2021

Daniel Drezner is quoted about the similarities he sees between the U.S. Republican party and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, via an article in Los Angeles Times.

UN blasts world leaders for failing to seal £72bn-a-year deal on climate

June 20, 2021

Rachel Kyte says that the “G7 failed to lead when it didn’t agree how to fulfil the $100bn promise” to support climate change efforts in countries that need funding assistance, via an article in The Guardian.

Hire Black and Latinx Tech Talent From These Overlooked Cities

June 19, 2021

Companies recruiting in STEM fields need to look beyond Atlanta and Miami, advises Bhaskar Chakravorti in his op-ed in Bloomberg.

The big UFO report, in context

June 17, 2021

Dan Drezner is quoted from his April 1 Washington Post column about the ongoing legitimization of the concept of UFOs (unidentified flying objects) in this opinion piece in the Star Tribune.

Q&A with Fletcher Alumna Erin Clancy (F09)

June 17, 2021

As part of Fletcher’s Pride Month 2021 celebration, alumna Erin Clancy offers reflections on her journey from Fletcher to Facebook, LGBTI rights on a global scale, and what gives her hope for the future.