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The report covers research, teaching, and events from the Blue Center's second year and previews developments for the upcoming academic year.

This year's cohort of World Fellows includes a Ukrainian journalist, a Chinese environmentalist, and a Kenyan orchestral conductor.

A new public forum aiming to foster respectful debate and intellectual exchange across differences, Yale Conversations are presented by the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs in collaboration with the office of the university president and led by Presidential Senior Fellow David Brooks.

Brooks joins Yale as part of an initiative to foster respectful debate and bridge the academy and society at large.

Aleena Gul, Pranav Pattatathunaduvil and Jordan Van Doren were selected from a pool of more than 5,800 candidates for the prestigious fellowship.

Doug Beck and Brian Driscoll will bring their experience as senior government leaders into the classroom through new Blue Center courses focused on contemporary statecraft challenges.

At a pivotal moment for global democracy, a series of dialogues will explore the present and future of democratic governance.

The 2026 cohort, chosen from about 4,700 applicants, spanned a Cypriot former justice minister, an Indian UN official focused on Ukraine, and a Sierra Leonean writer leading national war remembrance work.

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.

Retired General Timothy Haugh, the former commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, will join the Blue Center as a Senior Fellow for fall 2025, where he will teach a seminar on intelligence, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.