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Getting to Yes on the Plastics Agreement: Time for More Plasticity? A thorough survey of tools that can be used to bridge divides in negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution.

In negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution, gaps remain wide on key issues. Sue Biniaz, Dan Bodansky, and @nu-policyschool.bsky.social Director @mivanova.bsky.social provide a thorough survey of tools to bridge divides and pave the way forward: www.justsecurity.org/114144/getti...

On April 21st, @mivanova.bsky.social joined a discussion at Yale’s MacMillan Center on "Overcoming Global Gridlock: Regional Collaboration on Climate Action” to explore how regional collaboration offers a more effective path forward for meaningful climate action. @nu-policyschool.bsky.social

Standing for Solidarity in an Age of Retreat My speech to the Rotary Club

I gave a speech to Rotary about the sheer magnitude of the changes unfolding in the international system and the implications for the basic idea that we should all care about one another.

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Kitty Dukakis, Wife of Former Presidential Candidate, Dies Dukakis won high marks as a campaigner during her husband's 1988 presidential efforts, stumping tirelessly for him.

Honored to see @TIME recognize the extraordinary legacy of Kitty Dukakis - fierce advocate for good and public service. The article also highlights the Dukakis Center @nu-policyschool.bsky.social and features reflections from Ted Landsmark and me. @nuglobalnews.bsky.social

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Maria Ivanova speaking at the Distinguished Scholar Award Panel honoring Ben Cashore at ISA 2025

Maria Ivanova, who is the winner of the 2025 ESS Engaged Scholar Award and was a former student of Ben, speaking at the Distinguished Scholar Award Panel honoring Ben Cashore at #ISA2025 @isaess.bsky.social

Grateful for this amazing award from @isaess.bsky.social -#EngagedScholar. And to all the partners in government, business, civil society, UN institutions, and academia whose commitment continuously inspires!

Grateful to be honored with the Engaged Scholar Award by @isaess.bsky.social And the honor is double as my mentor and dissertation committee member Ben Cashore received the Distinguished Scholar Award. @nu-policyschool.bsky.social

Trump Suggests No Laws Are Broken if He’s ‘Saving His Country’ President Trump shared a quotation on social media, making it clear it was one he wanted people to absorb: “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.”

President Trump posted on Saturday that a president "who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” as he tests legal and constitutional boundaries in the process of upending the federal government. It's not the first time he has suggested he has divine backing to enforce his will.

“Plastics are everywhere--clogging our oceans, infiltrating our food, and harming our health,” says @mivanova.bsky.social “The debate shouldn’t be about nostalgia for plastic straws; it should be about the future we are creating.”
Watch her #TEDx talk on plastic pollution here: lnkd.in/exfKN9vb

Congratulations, Dan O’Brien! @nu-policyschool.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined us and made this event so memorable! If you have any photos or thoughts to share, feel free to drop them in the comments.

“FEMA has been a critical element here in Massachusetts for quite some time,” Daniel Aldrich said. “If that money is suspended, as it is right now, or FEMA itself is somehow dissolved, and we don’t get access to those funds...

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