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It is when (global) concerns seem especially dire that efforts to slow the spread of nuclear weapons must be maintained.
Bringing Ukraine into NATO now is a bad idea that will prolong the war and leave Kyiv in an even worse position over time.
The cutting-edge technologies used to monitor the environmental fallout in conflict zones can have a positive impact on sustainable peace in Ukraine.
International Security

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International Security Experts

Stephen Walt

Stephen M. Walt

Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs; Faculty Chair, International Security Program; Member of the Board, Belfer Center; Faculty Affiliate, Future of Diplomacy Project; Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative

Erica Chenoweth

Erica Chenoweth

Academic Dean for Faculty Engagement, Harvard Kennedy School; Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment, Harvard Kennedy School; Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Member of the Board, Belfer Center

Jacqueline L. Hazelton

Jacqueline L. Hazelton

Executive Editor, International Security Journal; Former Associate, International Security Program, 2000–February 2022; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2009–2011

Diplomacy

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In honor of International Women's Day and U.S. Women's History Month, Erika Manouselis, Manager of the Future of Diplomacy Project, spoke with Desirée Cormier Smith, the U.S. State Department’s first ever Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice.

Diplomacy Experts

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Juliette Kayyem

Member of the Board, Belfer Center; Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Director, Homeland Security Project; Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative

Tarek Masoud

Tarek Masoud

Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Governance; Faculty Chair, Middle East Initiative; Member of the Board, Belfer Center

Calder Walton

Calder Walton

Assistant Director for Research, Intelligence Project; Assistant Director, Applied History Project

Energy & Environment

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Morten Hoglund

Nadezhda Filimonova

On March 31 at the Arctic Encounter Symposium in Anchorage, Alaska, the government of Norway presented its program for Norway’s upcoming Chairship of the Arctic Council. In response, John Holdren, Co-Director of the Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, issued the following statement of support.

Energy & Environment Experts

William C. Clark

William C. Clark

Member of the Board, Belfer Center ; Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Area Chair, HKS International and Global Affairs

John P. Holdren

John P. Holdren

Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Co-Director, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program; Member of the Board, Belfer Center; President Obama's Science Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (January 2009 – January 2017)

Matthew Bunn

Matthew Bunn

James R. Schlesinger Professor of the Practice of Energy, National Security, and Foreign Policy ; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom; Member of the Board, Belfer Center

Science & Technology

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Science & Technology Experts

Joel Clement

Joel Clement

Former Senior Fellow, Arctic Initiative

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Nadezhda Filimonova

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Arctic Initiative

Cathy O'Neil

Cathy O'Neil

Program Fellow, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program