The Fletcher School’s Talloires Symposium
Talloires @ 25: The Troubling Twenties
June 5-7, 2026
For this special 25th edition, the program will address security in Asia, policy planning, and strategy.
Sunil Kumar, President of Tufts University, will be joining on Friday and Saturday. We will be holding a memorial tribute to Dean Emeritus Stephen W. Bosworth, who brought his passion for scholarship, diplomacy, and dialogue to all that he accomplished for The Fletcher School, including the founding of the Talloires Symposium held each year since 2002 at the Tufts European Center.
Saturday, June 6 | Morning Session
Policy Planning in the Trump Era
Farah Pandith, F95, H18: Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; Muhammad Ali Global Peace Laureate at Muhammad Ali Center
Jeremy Shapiro: Research Director and Director, US Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations
David Logan: Assistant Professor of Security Studies at The Fletcher School (Moderator)
Saturday, June 6 | Afternoon Session
East Asia in a Turbulent World
Ambassador Christopher Hill: Professor of the Practice at The Fletcher School
Ramón Pacheco Pardo: Professor of International Relations at King's College London and KF-VUB Korea Chair at Brussels School of Governance, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Aram Hur: Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professorship in Korean Studies; Associate Professor of Political Science at The Fletcher School (Moderator)
Sunday, June 7 | Morning Sessions
Fletcher State of the School with Q&A
Kelly Sims Gallagher, F00, FG03: Dean and Professor of Energy & Environmental Policy at The Fletcher School
What the War in Iran Tells Us About American Foreign Policy
Daniel Drezner: Academic Dean and Distinguished Professor of International Politics; Co-Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School
Chatham House rule will be observed.
For questions regarding registration and logistical information, please email FletcherAlum@tufts.edu, call +1 617-627-4285, or connect via WhatsApp at +1.617.627.0576.
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