Secure the world's future.
Work towards global peace and justice by learning how to respond to conflict with International Security Studies.
Whether it’s war, intelligence, non-violent resistance, cybersecurity, or military reform, the study of national and international security requires a comprehensive approach.
Take the next step.
Find what program is right for you, and learn more about what your future holds at Fletcher.
Why choose Fletcher?
The Fletcher School at Tufts University is one of America’s oldest and most reputable graduate schools for international affairs.
Education for your life
Tailor your experience to your personal goals – choose from a Master in Global Affairs, International Business, or Law and Diplomacy, to apply your interests to the career you want.
Global Faculty Experts
Learn from respected scholars and professors of practice with direct experience as influential policymakers and presidential advisors.
Vast Alumni Connections
Solve the world’s greatest challenges together with other pioneers. Your support will extend far beyond the Fletcher walls through the support of a global network of alumni in international security and beyond.
A History of Excellence
For 90 years, Fletcher has led the study and practice of international affairs at the intersection of the most complex challenges, in a world that’s ever-evolving.
Ranked Among The Best
Fletcher is proudly among the top 10 international relations schools in the world, according to Foreign Policy Magazine’s best master's programs 2024 edition.
Sample courses:
- Nuclear Weapons and Great Powers Competition
- Civil Resistance
- International Cyber Conflict
- Power in World Politics
- Peace Operations
of Fletcher graduates find related roles within 6 months of graduating.
Public sector career paths include:
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- United States Agency for International Development
- US Armed Forces
- US Department of Defense
- US Department of Homeland Security
What our students say:
Jennifer Anderson
“As a prior military intelligence officer, I wanted to pursue a graduate program that would equip me with the skills necessary to be successful as a civilian in international security and foreign relations. The breadth and depth of the MALD courses offered are unmatched and provide you the flexibility to tailor your course load to meet your specific goals and interests.”
Sebastián Uribe Correa
“Defense and security issues are extremely important, and any serious diplomat or politician should have advanced understanding of these issues. The flexibility of the curriculum at Fletcher allows me to pursue both fields of study and strengthen my theoretical knowledge, while also improving soft skills such as public speaking.”
Learn from experts such as:
Richard Shultz
Field Advisor, PhD
- Research/areas of interest: U.S. national security policy, regional conflict and state disintegration, ethnic and religious violence, extremism and political violence, internal conflicts and wars, contemporary military strategy, 21st century intelligence policy, and more.
- For the last ten years Professor Shultz has served as a Senior Fellow to the U.S. Special Operations Command’s Joint Special Operations University. He deploys abroad as a member of SOCOM/JSOU military education teams to teach terrorism/counter-terrorism and special operations integration courses to foreign military officers.
- In the last few years his courses have included programs in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Tunisia, Morocco, Uzbekistan. Romania, Poland, Cameroon, and Mali. In doing so, he is able to gain first hand knowledge about the irregular warfare environment around which his research interests are centered.
Abigail Linnington
Professor of Practice of International Security
- Research/areas of interest: U.S. national security policy, regional conflict and state disintegration, ethnic and religious violence, extremism and political violence, internal conflicts and wars, contemporary military strategy, 21st century intelligence policy, special operations forces and covert paramilitary operations, artificial intelligence and war fighting media-military relations, changing roles and missions of the U.S. armed forces
- Retiring at the rank of Colonel, Linnington served for 25 years in the U.S. Army as a military strategist and aviator.
- From 2016 to 2018, she was a special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and director of the Chairman’s Action Group. In that position, she supported the chairman in his role as senior military advisor to the president, secretary of defense, the National Security Council, and Congress.
- She worked in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy for two years as an advisor on war plans related to European security and U.S. special operations. From 2012 to 2014, she led the analysis and speechwriting team for the U.S. Army Chief of Staff.
Monica Toft
Professor of International Politics
Director, Center for Strategic Studies
Academic Dean
- Research/areas of interest: US foreign and national security policy, interstate and civil wars, territory and nationalism, demography religion in global politics
- Monica is also a research associate of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford and at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
- She is a supernumerary fellow at Brasenose College, University of Oxford, a Global Scholar of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Political Instability Task Force.
- In 2008 the Carnegie Foundation of New York named her a Carnegie Scholar for her research on religion and violence, in 2012 she was named a Fulbright scholar, and most recently served as the World Politics Fellow at Princeton University.
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