The rise of fake news highlights the erosion of long-standing institutional bulwarks against misinformation in the internet age. Concern over the problem is global. However, much remains unknown regarding the vulnerabilities of individuals, institutions, and society to manipulations by malicious actors. A new system of safeguards is needed.
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Diplomacy
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Donald Trump is right about North Korea, of course. It never made sense for the US to launch a “bloody nose” military strike against Kim Jong Un’s isolated country without having tried diplomacy first.
Diplomacy Experts
Nicholas Burns
Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School; Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Faculty Director, Future of Diplomacy Project; Faculty Chair, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship; Faculty Chair, Middle East Initiative
Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook
Executive Director, The Future of Diplomacy Project
Dina H. Powell
Non-resident Senior Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project
Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment ResearchRSS
Across the Arctic, rapid climate change is taking its toll. Melting ice and sea level rise are threatening entire communities. Areas rich in oil and gas are opening up to exploration, but the economic benefits often do not reach Arctic populations. For many, life in the Arctic is becoming more difficult each day.
Energy & Environment Experts
Laura Diaz Anadon
Associate, Environment and Natural Resources Program/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
David Keith
Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Halla Hrund Logadóttir
Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program ; Co-Founder, Arctic Initiative
Science & Technology
Science & Technology ResearchRSS
The rise of fake news highlights the erosion of long-standing institutional bulwarks against misinformation in the internet age. Concern over the problem is global. However, much remains unknown regarding the vulnerabilities of individuals, institutions, and society to manipulations by malicious actors. A new system of safeguards is needed.
Science & Technology Experts
Matthew Bunn
Professor of Practice; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom; Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Daniel Schrag
Steering Committee Member, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements; Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Co-Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
AMB Laura S. H. Holgate
Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Former Staff Assistant to Professor Ashton Carter, 1990–1992
Security
Security ResearchRSS
The most comprehensive study of Israel's national security to date, this book presents the first public proposal for a comprehensive Israeli national security strategy and prescribes an actionable course forward.
Security Experts
Juliette Kayyem
Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Belfer Lecturer in International Security, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Director, Homeland Security Project
Samantha Power
Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School; 2017-18 Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017)
Chuck Freilich
Senior Fellow, International Security Program
