Tufts student Emily Pantalone [EPIIC '10] quoted in the GlobalPost article, "Pakistan floods reveal climate change fallout:"

“If you look at it from Pakistan’s point of view, it would be crazy to align yourself with the United States right now.” 

~ Emily Pantalone, a Tufts University student who has been researching the conflict in Afghanistan for a book.

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Follow the blog of alumni Daniel Enking ['10] as he travels through Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing experiencing a new stage of post graduation life:

Big Bull in a China Shop

Jenna Sirkin [EPIIC '03] and Dr. Susan Pick have released their book Breaking the Poverty Cycle: The Human Basis for Sustainable Development, available now on Amazon.

For three days from April 12-15, 2010, the World Bank sponsored an Innovation Fair titled “Moving Beyond Conflict” in Capetown, South Africa. The Institute is proud and honored that three of the selected projects, representing 10% of the presence at the Innovation Fair, were Institute-affiliated proposals.

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This Award, a $2,500 stipend, has been established by the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University and its Exposure program to promote the creation of documentary work with a social purpose.  Named in honor of Alexandra Boulat, a co-founder of VII Photo Agency, it has been created to acknowledge the inspiration and mentorship she provided to Exposure and its students.

A SHORT TERM PUSH WITH A LONG TERM PLAN

Posted on 06/23/10

Prospects for Security and Political Reconciliation in Afghanistan
Guideposts for Policymakers

The Tufts University Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) and Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs are pleased to publish the report “Prospects for Security and Political Reconciliation in Afghanistan: Local, National, and Regional Dimensions,” based on two days of intense discussions hosted by the IGL at Tufts University.

This folio, featuring the photography of noted VII Photographer Ron Haviv and an introductory essay by Simon Winchester, was initiated by the Institute to address this year’s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti.

7.0 Magnitude
230,000 people killed
3,000,000 people affected in a country where 85 percent of the population was already living in poverty

Nichole Sobecki shot and edited "Shooting for Peace," an initiative of the Jacob Burns Film center which explores grassroots initiatives, including a program that reaches out to people affected by AIDS. Featured on the New York Times website, found in the link below.

Winter 2010 Newsletter