Departments International Affairs Program

Northeastern student Yasser Aponte works at The Food Project to help deliver fresh food to local communities in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

In the middle of Boston, he’s growing food for good

Every morning during the week, Northeastern student Yasser Aponte navigates the tight, densely-packed streets of Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood until the streets suddenly, almost without warning, give way to a lush, two-acre farm. It’s there that Aponte (literally) rolls up his sleeves, and gets to work weeding, watering, harvesting, and planting food for his community.

by Molly Callahan June 24, 2020

The hidden side of Cairo

CAIRO— A Northeastern student on co-op in Egypt at The Cairo Review of Global Affairs is chronicling the ancient capital’s rapid cultural transformation.

by Sydney Wise - contributor March 12, 2020

A general view of the House of Lords in London as the European Withdrawal Agreement Bill is debated on Tuesday January 21, 2020. Photo credit should read: Kirsty Wigglesworth/ Press Association via AP Images

Brexit is actually happening. Now what?

On Friday, the United Kingdom will officially leave the European Union, and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is confident the two can hammer out a trade deal by the end of the year. That might be “too optimistic,” says Mai’a Cross, Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan January 28, 2020

Northeastern graduate Reema Juffali, a native of Saudi Arabia, is the first woman from her country to race competitively. Photo by Suzanne Plunkett for Northeastern University

In Saudi Arabia, women couldn’t drive cars until last year. This Saudi woman races in one.

Since becoming her country’s first female race car driver to compete in a major event, Northeastern graduate Reema Juffali has secured the national carrier airline of Saudi Arabia as her sponsor, and is injecting some much-needed diversity into the male-dominated world of motorsports.

by Josie Cox - contributor August 6, 2019

Northeastern Professor Mai’a Cross offers a fresh take on Brexit during a daylong event at the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern in London March 17, 2019. Cross’s lecture was streamed live to a group of students in Boston participating in an agile “pop-up” course. Photo by Suzanne Plunkett for Northeastern University.

Brexit ‘is a British problem,’ not a European Union problem

It was a new take on the college course, and it offered a different take on Brexit. In a lecture streamed live from NCH at Northeastern in London and viewed by participants in an agile “pop-up” course on the Boston campus, political science professor Mai’a Cross offered a view on Brexit that’s not often present in media coverage of the issue.

by Molly Callahan March 17, 2019

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The terror in Nice and security across the EU

France is reeling from its third major attack in 19 months after a lone terrorist sped a truck into a crowd of people gathered to watch Bastille Day fireworks. The attack killed at least 84 people and injured more than 200 others. We asked Northeastern experts to analyze these types of “lone wolf” terrorist attacks, the media’s use of graphic footage from the scene, and what the terror in Nice could mean for the European Union’s security procedures.

by John O'Neill July 18, 2016

3Qs: Growing tensions between Saudi Arabia, Iran

The two Middle East nations are in the midst of a heightened diplomatic confrontation that has garnered the attention of the global community. Professor Valentine Moghadam, an international affairs expert, explains why relations between these countries have been strained for some time.

by Joe O'Connell January 8, 2016

An American journalist in Turkey

Audrey Pence’s global co-op at the Fuller Project for International Reporting provided her with an immersive journalism experience, sharing international women’s stories and perspectives.

by Joe O'Connell October 28, 2015

Financial Crisis in Greece - Greek Flag and Flag of European Union

3Qs: What’s next for Greece and Europe?

Northeastern assistant professor Mai'a K. Davis Cross, who studies European politics, explains how Greece’s debt crisis and “no” vote could make the EU stronger and more resilient over the long term.

by Greg St. Martin July 7, 2015

Conflict resolution goes beyond peace agreement

Sarah Lombardo, SSH’15, Northeastern’s first-ever recipient of the prestigious Pickering Fellowship, wants to use diplomacy to help former combatants following a conflict.

by Joe O'Connell May 28, 2015