Future of Diplomacy Project

Please join the Belfer Center and Women in Defense, Diplomacy and Development for a conversation with Henrietta Fore, former Executive Director of UNICEF, about her time as the head of one of the largest aid organizations in the world. She will discuss her work to save children’s lives in over 190 countries and territories during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as her experience in multilateral diplomacy during a time of immense global challenges. Ms. Fore will also share her lessons in leadership from her distinguished career in public service, having previously served as the first woman Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Director of US Foreign Assistance, between 2007-2009. Erika Manouselis will moderate.

Food will be provided. In person event only.

Co-sponsored by the Project on Europe and the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with LTC(R) Alexander Vindman, former Director for European Affairs for the U.S. National Security Council and spring 2023 Hauser Leader at the Center for Public Leadership. Col. Vindman came to public attention in 2019, when his congressional testimony led to the first impeachment of President Donald Trump. Since then, Col. Vindman has used his voice to influence the global response to Russian aggression and to lift up the needs of the Ukrainian people. During a discussion moderated by Jennifer Pfister MPP 2024, McCloy Fellow, and Vlad Wallace MPP 2024, Belfer Young Leaders Student Fellow and Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellow, audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with Col. Vindman. This event is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP Required.

Please join the Belfer Center’s Future of Diplomacy Project for the second part of a panel series on future financial, humanitarian, and military support for the reconstruction of Ukraine. A new joint assessment released late last month by the Government of Ukraine, the World Bank Group, the European Commission, and the United Nations, estimates that the cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine has grown to US $411 billion - almost 2.6 times the country’s estimated 2022 GDP. We will be joined by Natalie Jaresko, former Finance Minister of Ukraine; Matteo Patrone, Managing Director, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Vladyslav Rashkovan, Alternative Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund; and Daniel F. Runde, Director of the Project on Prosperity and Development at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. This conversation will be moderated by Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project.

Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project for a conversation with General Glen VanHerck, Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM. General VanHerck will join us virtually to discuss homeland defense in the context of today’s dynamic strategic environment, as well as address the necessary steps to ensuring security for the United States and its interests. Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project, will moderate.

This event will be in-person only and limited to Harvard ID holders. 

Please join the Belfer Center’s Future of Diplomacy Project and Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D) for a seminar on the future of arms control with Ambassador Bonnie Denise Jenkins, the current U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. Under Secretary Jenkins will discuss strengthening disarmament and non-proliferation at a time of challenges to the multilateral arms control architecture with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This conversation will be co-moderated by Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project, and Jacqueline White Menchaca, MPP '23 Student and Belfer Young Leader Fellow.

Please join the Belfer Center’s Future of Diplomacy Project and Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship for a seminar on the current European security landscape with Audra Plepytė, Ambassador of Lithuania to the US; Kristjan Prikk, Ambassador of Estonia to the U.S., and Māris Selga, Ambassador of Latvia to the U.S. The Ambassadors will discuss how Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has affected transatlantic and regional security as well as increasing threats to critical infrastructure in the Baltic states. This conversation will be moderated by Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project.

Please join the Belfer Center’s Future of Diplomacy Project and the Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association for a seminar on the prosecution of Russian war crimes in Ukraine with Counselor for War Crimes Accountability at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Mr. Eli M. Rosenbaum. Mr. Rosenbaum will discuss how DOJ is committed to holding the perpetrators of such grave crimes fully accountable. This conversation will be moderated by Ambassador Paula J.  Dobriansky, Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project.

In 2021, the UK put forth its ‘Indo-Pacific Tilt,’ underlining the strategic importance that it places on the region. Recent political administrations in Britain have increasingly underscored the need to drive prosperity and growth with countries and institutions like ASEAN, Australia, India, and New Zealand, with trade, technology, and security to likely feature as cornerstones. What does the UK’s geopolitical and economic strategy in the Asia-Pacific look like today? How can the ‘Indo-Pacific Tilt’ continue to move forward beyond its written significance? 

 Please join the Southeast Asia Caucus, British & Irish Caucus, and Future of Diplomacy Project for a special conversation with Natalie Black (HKS MPP ’11), His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for the Asia-Pacific. This event will be moderated by Abhinav Seetharaman (MPP ’23).

 Advance registration is required, and attendance is limited to current Harvard affiliates (students, staff, faculty, fellows). This event will be off the record.

Please join the Belfer Center’s Future of Diplomacy Project for a two-part seminar on the reconstruction and recovery of Ukraine. Ukraine’s economy has been devastated due to Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion since February 2022. The World Bank estimated back in September 2022 that the current cost of Ukraine’s reconstruction is $350 billion, while some economists estimate the costs to be much higher. The reconstruction efforts will take decades and will require strong collaboration among Ukraine’s international partners as well as the private sector. Furthermore, it will require committed legal action to hold Russia accountable for its actions.

In this inaugural seminar, the panel will be discussing proposals for the seizure of Russian state assets to provide support for Ukraine. We will be joined by former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Lawrence H. Summers; the White Burkett Miller Professor of History at the University of Virginia, Dr. Philip D. Zelikow; and former Assistant U.S. Secretary of State, Stephen Rademaker. The conversation will be moderated by Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project and former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs.

Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project for a conversation with Erika Mouynes, Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow at Harvard and former Foreign Minister of Panama; Ambassador P. Michael McKinley, former U.S. Ambassador to Peru, Brazil, Afghanistan, and Colombia; Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project and former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, on the role of Latin America in today's shifting international order. While most countries in Latin America voted in favor of UN General Assembly resolutions condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and others refuse to join sanctions against Russia or give aid to Ukraine. What does the future of the Western Hemisphere look like in a time of increasing global competition and great power conflict? Negah Angha, Institute of Politics Fellow and former Director for Multilateral Initiatives at the National Security Council, will moderate.