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Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Visits Fletcher

The Fletcher School was honored to host former Fletcher Fellow, Colombian President, and winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize for peace, Juan Manuel Santos, for a screening of the short documentary film “Port of Destiny: Peace.” Dean ad interim Ian Johnstone hosted a conversation with President Santos followed by a Q&A with the audience.

What if AI is Just BS?

Dan Drezner debates the true impact of artificial intelligence, via his Washington Post column.

Leading Global Investors Top for Responsible Investing Practices

SovereigNet research on responsible asset allocators is featured in Investor Relations Magazine. Leading global investors CalPERS, Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund and the UK’s Strathclyde Pension Fund are among some of the most responsible asset allocators in the world, according to a new ESG ranking and report.

Announcing Fletcher’s New Dean

Rachel Kyte, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All, has been named Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Facebook’s Fake Pivot To Privacy

In this article in Forbes, Fletcher’s Dean of Global Business, Bhaskar Chakravorti, analyzes Facebook’s proposed focus on privacy and what it really means from a business perspective.

Which Countries Are Leading the Data Economy?

This Harvard Business Review article, co-authored by GBA faculty member and our Dean of Global Business, explores data as the driver of a new world order, and why “gross data product” – an alternate GDP – can provide useful insights into issues like security, privacy, and economic growth.