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The Fletcher School at Tufts University joined The American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD) to host the annual Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum.This year's forum, titled "Great Power Competition in the Polycentric World," addressed the emerging era of interstate rivalry. The discussion examined shifts in the global economic and security order, with attention to U.S. policy and the role of the Global South.After opening remarks from Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte and AAD President Ambassador Ronald Neumann, a panel discussion featured three former senior U.S. officials:- Ambassador Aurelia Brazeal served for over 40 years career at the U.S. State Department. She is first African American woman career Foreign Service officer to be promoted into the Senior Foreign Service and the first to be nominated as an ambassador. Her ambassadorial assignments were as U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, to Kenya, and Micronesia.- Ambassador Kathleen Doherty served the U.S. Department of State for 30 years, most recently as a dean of the Foreign Service Institute. She was U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe. Prior to entering public service, she worked as a journalist, writing for The Washington Post among other publications.- Admiral James Foggo served as commander of United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples. Across a decorated career in the U.S. Navy, he was also director of Navy Staff and commander of the Sixth Fleet. He is currently dean at the Center for Maritime Strategy.

The Fletcher School was delighted to have The Honorable Jeffrey Feltman, F83, deliver the keynote remarks at the Academic Convocation on Friday, September 9, 2022.

In the 11th episode of this series, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at The Fletcher School converses with Andrew Maksakov, President, and Igor Guryanov, Chief Technology Officer, both of VIMAS Technologies, which is based out of Kyiv, Ukraine. They talk about how both Kyiv and Ukraine as a whole remain under attack, although the capital city is now more stable. They also discuss how their business, and the IT business generally, has remained stable, despite the personal psychological pressures facing them all. The best thing to do, they believe, is to support the government and the military by doing their jobs well.This is Episode 11 of a series, Imagining a Digital Economy for All (IDEA) in Ukraine. For other episodes in the series, please see: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/imagining-a-digital-economy-for-all-in-ukraine/

The Digital Intelligence Index (DII) charts the progress 90 global economies have made in advancing digitalization, fostering trust, and enabling inclusion among their citizens.With country-specific, time series data from a 12-year period, the DII is presented as an interactive dashboard that will help you analyze and compare where countries are along their digital trajectory, and what they need to do to secure a more digitally advanced future. This video walks you through the features of the dashboard and how you can share your analysis and inferences with this interactive tool, to the world.https://digitalintelligence.fletcher.tufts.edu/

A discussions with Monica Toft, Professor of International Politics, Director of the Center for Strategic Studies; Melissa McCracken, William R. Moomaw Assistant Professor of International Energy and Resource Policy; and Bethany Tiejten, PhD Candidate, The Fletcher School

Chris Miller, Assistant Professor of International History, Co-director of The Russia and Eurasia Program; Tom Dannenbaum, Assistant Professor of International Law; and Abi Linnington, Professor of Practice in International Security Studies discuss

Kelly Sims Gallagher, Academic Dean, Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy; Sulmaan Khan, Associate Professor of International History and Chinese Foreign Relations, Denison Chair of History and Diplomacy; Chidi Odinkalu, Professor of Practice in International Human Rights Law discuss

In the 10th episode in this series, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at The Fletcher School talks to Dave Lowenstein, CEO of IMS Management Services Corporation, based in Los Angeles, California. IMS is a client of Softjourn, a global tech company with an office in Ukraine, and a subject of previous interviews in this series. David talks about the excellent work done by Softjourn, and more broadly, about the resilience and quality of service provided by the rapidly growing tech sector in Ukraine.This is Episode 10 of a series, Imagining a Digital Economy for All (IDEA) in Ukraine. For other episodes in the series, please see: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/imagining-a-digital-economy-for-all-in-ukraine/

In the 9th episode of the Imagining a Digital Economy for All in Ukraine series, Bhaksar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at the Fletcher School interviews Yuriy Sivitsky, founder and Board member of Intecracy Group, in this episode of Imagining a Digital Economy for All in Ukraine. Intecracy Group is based in Kyiv, Ukraine, and currently hosts a conglomeration of around 15 tech companies. The Intecracy Group was founded by mathematicians and software engineers to develop large-scale software projects on demand. They offer a wide range of services, covering a variety of technologies in countries around the world. Yuriy recounts how although the domestic market crashed immediately after the Russian invasion, their international business thrived. He also talks about the unwavering support received by them from international businesses, which parallels the international support from NGOs and other organizations for Ukraine during the war. Yuriy also discusses how events of the past, the company’s foresight, and government assistance has helped them keep their business going in spite of the ongoing conflict.This is Episode 9 of a series, Imagining a Digital Economy for All (IDEA) in Ukraine. For other episodes in the series, please see: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/imagining-a-digital-economy-for-all-in-ukraine/

In the eighth episode of Digital Planet’s Imagining a Digital Economy for All in Ukraine series, Bhaksar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at the Fletcher School converses with Mykola Zhandarov, CEO, Leater Integration, based out of Kyiv in Ukraine. Leater Integration is an IT company which focuses on AV and security integration. Because of the nature of the work, which primarily involves buying different hardware and integrating them for customers, as well as due to the fact that most of their customers are in Ukraine itself, Leater’s business has been negatively impacted by the war. Despite this, Mykola also expresses hope that Ukraine will emerge victorious after the war, and the tech industry will play a critical role in rebuilding the country.This is Episode 8 of a series, Imagining a Digital Economy for All (IDEA) in Ukraine. For other episodes in the series, please see: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/imagining-a-digital-economy-for-all-in-ukraine/