The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School is pleased to announce its inaugural cohort of Technology and Public Purpose (TAPP) Fellows.

The Managing the Atom (MTA) project at the Harvard Kennedy School is seeking a full-time Research Associate to support research projects directed by Professor Matthew Bunn on a range of nuclear policy topics including strategic stability and the future of nuclear arms control, reducing the risks of nuclear theft and terrorism worldwide, stemming the spread of nuclear weapons, and addressing key constraints on and risks of nuclear energy. Reporting to the MTA co-principal investigator Prof. Matthew Bunn, the Research Associate will play a major role in researching and writing papers and reports in these areas. 

The JFK Jr. Forum hosted former FBI Director James Comey for a conversation with Belfer Center Co-Director Eric Rosenbach about his career, the 2016 election, and trust in the FBI. Comey answered questions from students about the Mueller Report, encryption, and advice for students going into public service.

This study group will explore the role of the private sector in evolving energy systems, and how corporations might change in a climate constrained world. 

The Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) is announcing a new strategy group: Reviving the Transatlantic Relationship: A New Strategy for the United States and Europe. 

David Keith, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, discussed his groundbreaking research and policy work in the field of solar geoengineering in the newest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.” Listen to the interview here.

Colleagues and friends share their remembrances and stories of Patricia (Pat) McLaughlin, long-time Belfer Center colleague, who passed away February 1, 2020. 

Statement by the Defending Digital Democracy Project on their work with the Iowa parties. 

Experts from the Belfer Center’s Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship and Future of Diplomacy Project shared their thoughts on the significance of the UK’s departure from the European Union.

The Intelligence Study Group is designed for students considering careers in government or private sector intelligence, as well as for those interested in a broad introduction to intelligence as applied in business and government decision-making. Over the course of 10 sessions, participants will become familiar with intelligence history, methodology, organizations and practice. The Study Group will use historical examples (‘Applied History’), current readings, and discussion to examine how intelligence enhances policy decision-making, where it fails, and the differences between intelligence in liberal democracies and one-party states.

The sessions will be led by former senior CIA officer Paul Kolbe, Director of the Belfer Center Intelligence Project, and Intelligence Historian, Calder Walton, Belfer Intelligence Project Director of Research.

Participation is limited to 20 students determined by application. Please see below for how to apply!