The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is the graduate school of
international affairs
International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...
of
Tufts University
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, in
Medford, Massachusetts
Medford is a city northwest of downtown Boston on the Mystic River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 59,659. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus alo ...
. The School is one of America's oldest graduate schools of international relations and is well-ranked in its masters and doctoral programs.
As of 2017, the student body numbered around 230, of whom 36 percent were international students from 70 countries, and around a quarter were U.S. minorities. The school's alumni network numbers over 9,500 in 160 countries, and includes ambassadors, diplomats, foreign ministers, high-ranking military officers, heads of nonprofit organizations, and corporate executives.
History
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The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy was founded in 1933 with the bequest of Austin Barclay Fletcher, who left over $3 million to
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. ...
upon his death in 1923. A third of these funds were dedicated “for the establishment and maintenance of a School of Law and Diplomacy, to be known as The Fletcher School of Law or The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy." Fletcher envisioned "a school to prepare people for diplomatic service and to teach such matters as come within the scope of foreign relations
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embraces within it as a fundamental and thorough knowledge of the principles of international law upon which diplomacy is founded, although the profession of a diplomat carries with it also a knowledge of many things of a geographic and economic nature which affect relations between nations."
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy opened in 1933 under the joint administration of Harvard University and Tufts College. One of the first buildings acquired was
Goddard Hall which was converted into a library. Tufts College assumed exclusive responsibility for the administration of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1935. Between 1963 and 1965, Mugar Hall was constructed and renovated in 2016 to serve the expanding needs of Fletcher.
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Organization
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On October 1, 2019,
Rachel Kyte
Rachel Elizabeth Kyte is a British academic serving as the Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and the first woman to lead the oldest graduate-only school of international affairs in the United States. She was the former Chief Exec ...
assumed the role of Dean of The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, becoming the thirteenth dean of the school. Formerly the chief executive officer of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and special representative of the UN secretary-general for Sustainable Energy for All, Kyte previously was the World Bank Group vice president and special envoy for climate change. Rachel Kyte completed the hybrid residence/online Global Master of Arts Program (GMAP) and has been a professor of practice at the school since 2014. Prior deans of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy have been ambassadors, senior military leaders including admirals, tenured professors, and career diplomats. Admiral
James Stavridis
James George Stavridis (born February 15, 1955) is a retired United States Navy admiral, currently Vice Chair, Global Affairs and Managing Director of the global investment firm the Carlyle Group, and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Rocke ...
, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, served as dean from 2013 to 2018. He had earlier received his MALD and PhD from the school. Ambassador
Stephen Bosworth
Stephen Warren Bosworth (December 4, 1939 – January 4, 2016) was an American academic and diplomat. He served as Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University and served as United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy from March ...
, dean from 2001 to 2013, was a career diplomat, a three-time U.S. ambassador, and a former director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of State.
On its campus in
Medford, Massachusetts
Medford is a city northwest of downtown Boston on the Mystic River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 59,659. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus alo ...
, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy offers multi-disciplinary instruction in international affairs through several master's degree programs and a Ph.D. program. Regardless of the degree program in which they are enrolled, students have the opportunity to select from among more than 170 courses across three divisions: International Law and Organization (ILO); Diplomacy, History and Politics (DHP); and Economics and International Business (EIB).
The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy employs more than 30 full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty as well as a variety of adjunct and visiting professors, and benefits from faculty at partner schools within Tufts, including the
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
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. The full-time Fletcher faculty includes economists, international law theorists, historians, and political scientists who hold the academic ranks of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, and lecturer. With the exception of the current Dean, all faculty members hold terminal degrees in their respective fields (a Ph.D. in the case of historians, political scientists, and economists; and a J.D. in the case of lawyers). In 2013, the faculty to student ratio in Medford is 1:8.6.
Academics
The school has eleven degree programs: its flagship two-year Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD); a one-year Master of Arts for mid-career professionals; a one-year, mid-career Master of Arts (via the Global Master of Arts Program) that combines online and residential learning; a Ph.D. program; a Master of International Business (MIB); a Master of Global Business Administration, an online program combining the study of business with international affairs; and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Law. Additionally, there are several joint and dual degree and certificate programs.
The school has been a leader and innovator in hybrid education (online combines with residency). Its master's degree for mid-career professionals through its Global Master of Arts Program (GMAP) is unique amongst international relations degrees. The year-long program combines three 2-week residencies (two at The Fletcher School and one at a different international location each year) with instruction covering topics such as negotiation, international business and economic law, international trade, economics and politics from a global perspective.
Programs of study
*Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD)
*Master in Global Affairs (MGA)
*Master of International Business (MIB)
*Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Law
*Master of Arts in international relations, a 1-year residential program
*Master of Arts in international relations, via the Global Master of Arts Program (GMAP), a 1-year hybrid residential/internet-mediated program
*Master of Arts in Humanitarian Assistance, offered jointly with the
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy (also called the ''Friedman School'') at Tufts University brings together biomedical, nutritional, clinical, social, and behavioral scientists to conduct research, ed ...
at Tufts University
*Master of Arts in Transatlantic Affairs, offered jointly with the
College of Europe
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*Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Public Policy, offered jointly with the School of Engineering at Tufts University
*Master of Global Business Administration, a 16-24 month online degree program
*Global Master of Arts Program (GMAP), a hybrid three 2-week residencies program for mid-senior career professionals
*Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations
*Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Public Policy, offered jointly with the Tufts University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Research
Fletcher has a number of research centers and institutes, including:
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The Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP) conducts interdisciplinary and policy-relevant research on pressing environmental issues.
*The
Edward R. Murrow
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Center of Public Diplomacy was established in memory of the journalist and former head of the
United States Information Agency
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.
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The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies
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organizes public lectures, conferences, and roundtables to create a greater understanding of the region and its challenges.
*The Hitachi Center for Technology and International Affairs focuses on the management of innovation and technological change and the advancement of economic and financial integration.
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The Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC) conducts research and organizes interdisciplinary conferences on contemporary issues in international business.
*The
Institute for Human Security
The Henry J. Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security (formally the Henry J. Leir Institute for Human Security), founded in 2001, is an interdisciplinary education and research organization within The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, ...
promotes research and education at the intersection between humanitarianism, development, human rights, and conflict resolution.
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The International Security Studies Program (ISSP) is a distinct field of study within the multidisciplinary curriculum of The Fletcher School.
*The
Russia and Eurasia Program
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is dedicated to teaching and research on a broad range of historical and contemporary issues related to Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.
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The World Peace Foundation, provides intellectual leadership on issues of peace, justice, and security of foreign parties, and provides financial support only for projects that it has initiated itself.
Affiliated programs
*The Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies
*The Global Development and Environmental Institute
*Refugees and Forced Migration Program
Publications
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The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs
''The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs'' is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of international relations established in 1975. It is managed by students at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University). It is also an online fore ...
,'' a student-managed foreign policy journal, founded in 1975 and published biannually.
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Fletcher Security Review'', an online and print journal focused on security studies.
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PRAXIS: The Fletcher Journal of Human Security,'' produced in collaboration with Fletcher's Institute for Human Security.
Notable faculty
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Bhaskar Chakravorti, Senior Associate Dean, International Business & Finance, Director,
Institute for Business in the Global Context
Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC) is an educational organization founded in 2011, devoted to international business studies, within The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, at Tufts University. IBGC houses the school's Maste ...
.
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Antonia Chayes, Professor of International Politics and Law, former
United States Under Secretary of the Air Force
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.
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Alex de Waal
Alexander William Lowndes de Waal (born 22 February 1963), a British researcher on African elite politics, is the executive director of the World Peace Foundation at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Previously, he wa ...
, African development scholar, and director of the World Peace Foundation at the Fletcher School.
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Daniel W. Drezner
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, Professor of International Politics, regular featured columnist in ''
Foreign Policy
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'' and ''
The Washington Post
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Nadim Rouhana, Professor of International Affairs and Conflict Studies, expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Director of the
Fares Center at the Fletcher School.
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Leila Fawaz
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, Issam M. Fares Professor of Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Carnegie Scholar.
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Michael J. Glennon, Professor of International Law, former legal counsel to
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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.
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William Moomaw
William R. Moomaw is the Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy at the The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Fletcher School, Tufts University. Moomaw has worked at the intersection of science and policy, advocating for inter ...
, Professor of International Environmental Policy, lead author of the
Nobel Prize
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-winning
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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, developed the concept of
New diplomacy New diplomacy is international relations in which citizens play a greater role. Under the old diplomacy, global policymaking was more strictly the purview of governments. New diplomacy began to be observed in the 1990s amidst easing tensions in the ...
.
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Richard H. Shultz
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, Professor of International Politics.
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Ayesha Jalal
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Family and early life
Ayesha Jala ...
, Professor of History and the Director of the Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, former
MacArthur Fellow
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Sung-Yoon Lee, Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of Korean Studies.
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Klaus Scharioth, Professor of Practice, former German Ambassador to the US and State Secretary of the
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Patrick Webb, Alexander McFarlane Professor of Nutrition, Policy and Evidence Adviser to the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, former Dean for Academic Affairs at the
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
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at
Tufts University
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, former Chief of Nutrition for the United Nations
World Food Programme
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.
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Ibrahim Warde, Professor of International Business.
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Joyce Aluoch
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, Judge of the
International Criminal Court
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in
The Hague
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.
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Dr. Shahid Masood, Pakistani TV Journalist, an anchorperson and a medical doctor.
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James Stavridis
James George Stavridis (born February 15, 1955) is a retired United States Navy admiral, currently Vice Chair, Global Affairs and Managing Director of the global investment firm the Carlyle Group, and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Rocke ...
, (Admiral, Retired), Commander of
United States Southern Command
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,
United States European Command
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, and was the first
United States Navy
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Admiral
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to be appointed the
NATO
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Supreme Allied Commander Europe
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, former Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Notable alumni
The Fletcher School has over 9,500 alumni living around the world in 140 countries, including hundreds of sitting ambassadors, award-winning journalists and authors, global business executives and leaders of international peacekeeping, humanitarian and security initiatives.
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