News & Announcements

The Middle East Initiative is pleased to announce that Dr. Omar Razzaz, former Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, will serve as a non-resident Emirates Leadership Initiative Senior Fellow during the Spring and Fall 2022 semesters at Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative (MEI).

The controversial and costly Nord Stream 2 pipeline is intended to carry natural gas from Russia to Germany. As it nears completion, European countries and the U.S. continue to disagree over the advantages and disadvantages – and possible security threats – of the pipeline.

We asked some of our transatlantic, Russia, and energy-focused experts to share their thoughts on the implications of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline for Europe's security and energy supply, transatlantic relations, and policy toward Russia, as well as what actions the U.S. and European countries should take at this point.  

Former President Bill Clinton gave the inaugural Stephen W. Bosworth Memorial Lecture in Diplomacy in honor of the late, much admired U.S. ambassador on Wednesday. He recalled some of his major foreign policy triumphs and challenges with Russia, China, and North Korea in a conversation with Professor Nicholas Burns. 

The Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Daniela Schwarzer has been appointed a non-resident Senior Fellow.

Cambridge, Massachusetts – The Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center congratulates three of its non-resident Fellows who have been named to key roles on President Joe Biden’s national security and foreign policy team: Jake Sullivan, incoming National Security Advisor; Victoria Nuland, incoming Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State; and Amanda Sloat, incoming Senior Director for Europe at the National Security Council.

Today, on the United Nations International Day of Peace, the Muhammad Ali Center announced the appointment of Ms. Farah Pandith as its first-ever Muhammad Ali Global Peace Laureate.

We are pleased to announce that Spanish diplomat José Luis Rodríguez de Colmenares has been appointed the Rafael del Pino-Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fellow with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship for the 2020-21 academic year.

The Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs has named four senior leaders in diplomacy to be Fisher Family Fellows for the 2020-21 academic year.

What an eventful autumn 2019 semester at the Future of Diplomacy Project! Check out some highlights from our programming.

The Future of Diplomacy Project seeks a paid Research Assistant for an initiative entitled, “The American Diplomacy Project: A Foreign Service for the 21st Century.” The Research Assistant will assist the Project leadership with research for the final report and help plan and organize the 3-4 small conferences leading up to the launch of the report. The workload will vary at different stages of the project. It will average 5-15 hours per week.