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Peace Fellow Kholood Khair examines Sudan’s war, the international failures to stop it, and the urgent need to elevate civilian voices in the push for justice, democracy, and lasting peace.

The series focuses on the theme of “character” and is hosted by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a former Senior Fellow at Jackson, and inspired by his recent book on the subject.

The Venezuelan opposition leader, barred from office in 2024, led massive rallies against Maduro’s regime and became an internationally recognized symbol of resistance to authoritarian rule.

Nine years after graduating from Yale Jackson, Kristrún Frostadóttir returned to New Haven as Prime Minister of Iceland — and the world's youngest sitting head of government — for a fireside chat with Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment director Phil Kaplan.

Just a generation ago, Filipinos lived under the dictatorial rule of Ferdinand Marcos. Elisa Cruz ’26 spent last summer in Manila to research the ways cultural institutions are fighting the nation’s collective denialism over these events to adequately address systemic social issues.

Agnes Sjöblad ’26 details her summer research on the reasons for her native Sweden’s drastic shift from military neutrality to joining NATO. She found that the shift wasn’t as drastic as she first thought.

Mengistu Assefa-Dadi explores the roots of conflict in the Horn of Africa, the decline of regional leadership, and the critical role of grassroots peacebuilding and local resilience in driving long-term stability.

The Schmidt Program's Outer Space Symposium is a series of events that hosts space leaders from across public, private, and nonprofit sectors, who share their perspectives on national security challenges in the space domain.

Former UK prime minister and Blue Center Senior Fellow Theresa May recently spoke at Yale on the importance of protecting democracy amidst the threat of numerous geopolitical challenges.

What does grand strategy look like for those on the assembly line? Tony Ruan ’25 surveyed workers, union leaders, and community activists from across the U.S. to understand the interconnectedness of local military economies and international policy, and how grand strategy can be used as a framework for social change.