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Stephen Flynn
Professor of Political Science, Founding Director of the Global Resilience Institute
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catastrophic terrorism, community resilience, COVID-19, critical infrastructure protection, earthquake, homeland security, maritime and port security, national security, natural disaster, Puerto Rico, Resilience, Resiliency, Supply Chain Management, transportation security

Stephen Flynn in the Press

Stephen Flynn for Northeastern Global News

Three Mile Island nuclear station in 2011 generating electric power.

Plan to reopen Three Mile Island plant could be ‘rebirth’ of nuclear energy, Northeastern experts say

“‘Nuclear’ has a really bad reputation as a word, but for use in our society, it is actually very convenient,” says Alessandra Di Credico.
The silhouette of a Russian missile at sunset.

‘Risks of nuclear terrorism are high and growing.’ New tools, alliances, renewed focus needed, group led by Northeastern expert recommends.

“We’ve got a lot of capability, let’s stay on top of it,” Northeastern security expert Stephen Flynn says of the nuclear terrorism threat.
A Cuban sailor walking outside in the sun past a Russian Navy ship.

Russian warships in Cuba recalls ‘Cold War posturing,’ but no threat, expert says

Mai’a Cross says the Russian fleet’s transit isn’t so much a show of force as it is “a bit of swaggering.”
Smoke billowing from an apartment building in Ukraine that had been hit by a Russian missile.

Could the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars escalate into World War III?

With tensions flaring in the Middle East and Europe, can the two crises snowball into one global war: World War III?
A cargo ship in the Red Sea.

Houthi rebels attacks on ships in Red Sea could raise gas prices, cause supply chain delays

If the attacks by Houthi rebels continue, experts say, American and global consumers are going to feel the increase of costs and prices.
aerial shot of a Caribbean community devastated by a hurricane

How Northeastern is helping Caribbean communities combat climate change and extreme weather

The university’s Global Resilience Institute is identifying what communities in Barbados and Dominica need to protect themselves from sea level rise and hurricanes, and build sustainable economies.
A mangled, burning car in front of war-damaged buildings

Is World War III possible? The next few weeks will tell.

If the U.S. and its NATO allies are going to avoid becoming militarily involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, developments in the coming days will prove critical, says Mai'a Cross, the Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Northeastern.

President Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act. Here’s what that means.

The law, which allows the president to require that companies produce necessary goods, should be invoked now in order to prevent a shortage of supplies for combating COVID-19, says Stephen Flynn, the founding director of Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute.

Unsure what to do about COVID-19? Take this 60-minute course.

COVID-19: How to be Safe and Resilient, an hour-long course that is free and accessible to anyone, was launched Friday morning by Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute. Its purpose is to make reliable skills for surviving the pandemic available in one place.

Puerto Rico has weathered 500 earthquakes in two weeks. How does it rebuild?

The island is still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017, which killed close to 3,000 people and knocked out power for months. Northeastern faculty have been working with humanitarian organizations to develop a project to facilitate that recovery.