Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

06/11/2026

Shaping the future of international relations and diplomacy

Scoville Fellow '09 Adam Lichtenheld chaired one of the panels at the Universiteit Leiden Thesis Symposium for Advanced MSc students in International Relations and Diplomacy.

From peace missions and military intervention to climate adaptation and geopolitical competition, students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) showcased the results of two years of intensive research at the annual Thesis Symposium on 22 May 2026.

06/02/2026

The Climate Security Threat: Pentagon War Games, European Political Risks, and Darfur Violence

Via National Security Archive by Scoville Fellow '22 Rachel Santarsiero.

Washington, D.C., May 27, 2026 - State Department intelligence analysts predicted widening political fissures in Europe and warned about the rise of populist and radical political parties in response to climate action by European governments, according to a Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)....

05/26/2026

Trump's National Support Is Cratering

Scoville Fellow '10 Nate Cohn speaks with Michael Barbaro on The Daily from The New York Times.

The president’s low approval rating suggests the G.O.P. is facing a big midterm problem despite recent redistricting gains.

05/22/2026

What $25 Billion Spent on the War in Iran Really Means

Scoville Fellow '06 Travis Sharp comments in The Upshot at The New York Times.

It exceeds the annual budgets of numerous federal agencies, and the Pentagon’s yearly budget for munitions.

05/21/2026

Current Scoville Fellows Allie Hansen of Win Without War Education Fund and Lydia El-Sayegh of the Friends Committee on National Legislation - FCNL Education Fund with Scoville board member Amb. Bonnie Jenkins at the Foreign Policy for America Leadership Summit this week.

05/20/2026

Is the U.S. Heading Toward a Hard Landing?
What Can North Korea Tell Us about America’s Future?

Via TomDispatch by Scoville Fellow '88 John Feffer.

Ever since North Korea suffered through the death of its first leader in 1994, a loss magnified by an economic collapse and a devastating famine, outside observers have likened the country to an airplane experiencing

05/19/2026

Better know a non-nuke: South Korea

Arms Control Primer podcast from The International Institute for Strategic Studies hosted by Scoville Fellow '07 Alex Bollfrass featuring Dr. Lami Kim and Dr. Se Young Jang.

From Cold War nuclear deployments to today’s hedging debates, South Korea’s story reveals the pressures and limits of non-proliferation.

05/18/2026

How Russia signals nuclear resolve with civilian nuclear energy infrastructure

Via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists by Scoville Fellow '25 Elena Tiedens of the Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI).

In Ukraine and Iran, Russia is using civilian nuclear power plants to deter attacks by adversaries. This new form of nuclear signaling is not only dangerous but risks undermining the global nuclear order.

05/15/2026

Russian nuclear weapons, 2026

Via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists by Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, and Scoville Fellow '23 Mackenzie Knight-Boyle of the Federation of American Scientists.

Russia's nuclear modernization program has faced significant challenges and delays. We estimate that Russia now possesses about 4,400 nuclear warheads.

05/14/2026

The Fall 2025 Scoville Fellows--Sean Manning, Lydia ElSayegh, and Elena Tiedens--enjoyed dinner this week at Ambar Capitol Hill.