Intelligence Seminar Series

Join the Intelligence Project for a seminar with John J. Sullivan, former Deputy Secretary of State and Acting Secretary of State, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2020-2022. Ambassador Sullivan will provide his perspective from his time in Moscow and share details of his forthcoming book, Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia's War Against the West, which will be released in August 2024. In it, Ambassador Sullivan explores his time in Russia, including providing warnings in the lead up to the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and then supporting US policy as the war unfolded. He argues that Russia and the United States are effectively at war, and explores options for the US to stand up to the challenge posed by Russia. This seminar will be moderated by the Intelligence Project and will be in person only, open to the first 50 registrants with a Harvard ID. Light refreshments will be served.

Corporate executives are now ranking geopolitical uncertainty as one of their top risks, reflecting a significant shift in corporate priorities and awareness of political risks in the corporate world. Behind the scenes, these corporations leverage intelligence teams to understand security and geopolitical threat conditions and mitigate risk. Join us on April 10 for an Intelligence Project seminar with Lewis Sage-Passant as he presents cutting-edge research into the little-known history of private sector intelligence and his practitioner view of corporate intelligence today. This seminar will examine the evolution of intelligence beyond government and consider the ethical parameters of employing intelligence in the corporate world.

This seminar will take place on Wednesday, April 10th from 1:30 to 2:45PM in the Fainsod Room and will be moderated by Intelligence Project Manager Maria Robson-Morrow. This seminar is in person only and is open to the first 40 registered Harvard ID holders. Light refreshments will be served and the seminar will be under the Chatham House Rules.

Please note this event is now at capacity. Thank you for your interest in our event. 

In 2022, an Iranian cyberattack took out critical public services across Albania. In an unprecedented response facilitated by rapid cooperation with the US Government and the private sector, the Albanian Prime Minister severed diplomatic ties with Iran, while working closely with Microsoft to restore services. In the seminar, you will hear from Microsoft's Cybersecurity expert Kozeta Garrett about the impact of these attacks on critical infrastructure and the work that went into restoring digital services, investigating adversary activity, and sharing information across the world. The Albania case study tells a broader story about how private firms and governments can cooperate, integrating technical investigations and changing approaches to geopolitical risks to address cyber threats of the future.

This seminar is co-sponsored by the Intelligence Project and Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D). It will take place on Wednesday, April 3rd from 1:30 to 2:45PM in the Fainsod Room and will be moderated by Intelligence Project Manager Maria Robson-Morrow. This seminar is in person only and is open to the first 40 registered Harvard ID holders. Light refreshments will be served and the seminar will be under the Chatham House Rules.

Join the Intelligence Project for a discussion with Senior Fellow Ellen McCarthy, CEO of the Trust in Media Cooperative, on artificial intelligence (AI) and information quality.  In today's evolving information environment, information integrity is critical for individuals, organizations, and governments to make sound decisions. However, the speed and volume of unreliable, opaque, or misleading content overwhelms how we consume and discern quality information. This challenge is further compounded by the potential misuse and exploitation of generative AI. For instance, misleading content about political participation, one of the most important decisions we make, has gravely undermined public trust in the political process and institutions. Moreover, foreign actors have increasingly attempted to manipulate public discourse with synthetic accounts and content at scale, further threatening the integrity and security of the political process.

This seminar will take place in person under the Chatham House Rule. It is open to Harvard ID holders only and registration is required.

Join the Intelligence Project for a discussion on a geopolitical tour de force with a focus on the cross straits dynamic courtesy of recently retired Rear Admiral Mike Studeman. Admiral Studeman had a storied career in the US Navy, culminating with his 2022 assignment as the Commander of Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). He is a distinguished graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, an honors graduate in Mandarin Chinese from the Defense Language Institute, and a distinguished graduate of the National War College. 

This seminar will take place on Wednesday, February 21st from 1:30 to 2:45PM in the Fainsod Room. This seminar is in person only, open to the first 35 people to register, and is open to Harvard ID holders. Light refreshments will be served and will be under the Chatham House Rules.

Join the Intelligence Project on Thursday, February 15 for a lunchtime discussion with former Belfer Fellows and national security experts Karly Winkler and Guido Torres. Karly Winkler is a national security expert in Australia and the author of: “It Takes a Village to Regulate AI,” a recently-published report from the Australian Strategy Policy Institute. Guido Torres is a US national security expert, a fellow at the Atlantic Council, and the COO of the Irregular Warfare Initiative. In this session, they will address: challenges for intelligence today, collaboration needs for success in the current threat environment, and how the national security and intelligence communities can and should be thinking about big data and emerging technology, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence.

This seminar is in person only and is open to Harvard ID holders. The conversation will be under the Chatham House Rule. Light refreshments will be served and registration is required. 

Please note that registration is now closed! Thank you for your interest in our event. 

Join the Intelligence Project for a conversation with Chris Miller, Associate Professor of International History at the Fletcher School with expert focuses on technology, geopolitics, economics, international affairs, and Russia, as he gives an insight into his recent book, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology. In this book, Miller explains the semiconductor's evolution into a critical player in modern life, detailing the U.S. dominance in chip design, manufacturing, and its application to military systems.

This seminar is in person only and is open to Harvard ID holders. The conversation will be on the record and light refreshments will be provided. 

Please note that this has been moved to Nye B to accommodate the high registration numbers. Registration is at capacity and now closed. Thank you for your interest in this event.

Foreign language continues to serve as an essential tool for professionals in the national security space. Building and sustaining a robust workforce able to engage with partners and competitors is critical for the United States and its allies. Attaining sufficient language capabilities across the U.S. government workforce remains not only an aspirational objective, but one central to a well-functioning national security system. Whether a diplomat posted overseas, an intelligence analyst trying to understand a turn of phrase in comments by a national leader, or a defense attaché conversing with partner militaries, language is the connectivity that allows individuals and organizations to communicate and avoid misunderstandings.

Experience and training in foreign languages are as diverse as the alphabets and accents used in practice. Finding a consistent approach to developing language capabilities at scale is as important today as it has ever been. Properly resourcing training programs, building robust curriculums, and empowering individuals throughout all career stages are just a few of the ideas shaping the conversation. Although progress has varied throughout the last two decades, there remains a constant theme throughout the American experience. Whether native speakers or trained professionals, languages open doors of opportunity and help better understand nuances within societies around the world. Are we doing enough to ensure the language capability we need for national security?

Please join the Intelligence Project of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs for a virtual roundtable discussion on the role of language in national security. Moderated by Intelligence Project Director Mark Pascale, the panel will explore a range of subtopics related to language and the role it plays within diplomacy, intelligence, and the military.

Join the Intelligence Project for a conversation with Mike Vickers, an American defense official who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence as he gives a rare insight into his experience working in intelligence and special operations from his newly published memoir, By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy.

This seminar is in person only and is open to Harvard ID holders. The conversation will be on the record and will be moderated by Intelligence Project Director Mark Pascale. Refreshments will be served. Registration is required and will be open to the first 48 to register. 

Join the Intelligence Project for a conversation with recently retired Rear Admiral Philip Yu, an expert of strategy, plans and policy, on the topic of great power competition. As a former senior official from the Department of Defense,he offers an insightful, experienced perspective for managing relations with key players in China and Russia.

This seminar is in person only and is open to Harvard ID holders. The conversation will be under the Chatham House Rule and will be moderated by Intelligence Project Director Mark Pascale. Refreshments will be served. Registration is required and will be open to the first 48 to register. 

Join the Intelligence Project for a conversation with Dawn Meyerriecks, a renowned expert at the intersection of science, technology, and national security who has over 40 years of service in the private and public sectors. As the Former Deputy Director of the CIA for Science and Technology, Dawn Meyerriecks has tremendous experience and insights on leveraging science and technology to most effectively pursue the national security mission.

This seminar is in person only and is open to Harvard students, fellows, faculty, and staff. The conversation will be under the Chatham House Rule and will be moderated by Intelligence Project Director Mark Pascale. Afternoon snacks and refreshments will be served.

Registration is required and will be open to the first 30 to register. Please note that the event has hit capacity and registration is now closed.

Join the Intelligence Project for an exclusive in-person only session with the CIA’s Chief Technology Officer Nand Mulchandani on Wednesday, September 13, from 12:15-1:30pm. Nand Mulchandani is uniquely positioned to speak about how to succeed in both Silicon Valley and the US National Security space. In addition to having overseen multiple cutting-edge technology startups in Silicon Valley, in his current role, Harvard Kennedy School alumnus Nand Mulchandani is in charge of some of the most sophisticated and sensitive technology in the US Government. The event will be moderated by Intelligence Project Director Mark Pascale. Lunch will be served. Harvard students, fellows, and staff are welcome. Chatham House rules apply.

This event is now at capacity. Thank you to all who have registered.

Putin’s war in Ukraine, Russian election meddling, deep-cover Russian “illegal” spies in the West, disinformation, overhead spy balloons, and assassinations—subjects that all make regular news headlines. When they do so, however, those headlines frequently lack their proper, long-term, context.

To bring historical perspective to these national security issues at the frontline of contemporary geopolitics, join the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project for the launch of Calder Walton’s book, SPIES. The Epic Intelligence War between East and West, being published on June 6.

Described by Fiona Hill as “essential reading” and a “masterclass in twentieth century and contemporary history,” and by Christopher Andrew as a “masterpiece,” SPIES explores the clandestine struggle that has been raging between Russia and Western powers for a hundred years and counting. Its conclusions, however, go further than Russia in the past: they relate to the current unfolding intelligence conflict between China and the West. Chinese intelligence has taken up the mantle of the KGB— but taken espionage to new levels.

Calder Walton will present the principal findings of his book, followed by a  Question & Answer session with incoming Intelligence Project Director incoming Project Director Mark Pascale and Intelligence Project Fellows including Beth Sanner, Norman T. Roule, Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Kristin Wood, and Jeff Fields.

This virtual event will take place on June 5 at 4:00PM EST. Calder Walton’s remarks will be on the record, but the Q&A will be under Chatham House rules. It will be open to the public, but registration is required. RSVP at the link below:

Join the Intelligence Project for a session with Recanati-Kaplan Fellow Karly Winkler on artificial intelligence (AI) security and the risks it faces from cyber and other malicious attacks. This talk will introduce key types of attacks against AI systems across the AI development chain, such as poisoning, evasion, information inference and degradation/disruption. It will also discuss how to holistically protect systems of national significance, such as future Defense capabilities where there are significant national security and potential threat-to-life risks.

This talk does not require a background in AI or cyber security and will focus on the kinds of problems we are trying to solve, why they’re important, and examples of interesting research and aspects of the AI ecosystem that need further investment and participation beyond the tech community.

This in-person event will take place on April 13th at 3PM in Bell Hall and will be open to Harvard Kennedy School faculty, students, fellows, and staff. Registration is required. Refreshments will be served.

Over the past decade, ‘deepfakes’ have increased in prevalence across the media landscape and social platforms. Individuals, non-state actors, and organizations utilize technology in coordinated efforts to influence specific events, policies, and even market conditions. Furthermore, these dynamics have not been limited to governments or large organizations. The proliferation of technology and capabilities have empowered individuals and smaller groups with tools traditionally reserved for large actors, leading to equally disruptive outcomes.

What is real? What is manipulated? How do democracies safeguard against misinformation or disinformation campaigns? How do we as individuals navigate this challenging information environment? Please join The Intelligence Project and a distinguished panel of experts as we grapple with these questions and others to better understand deepfakes across society. This virtual event will be moderated by Michael Miner, Acting Manager of the Intelligence Project, and will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, from 12:15pm ET to 1:3opm ET.

This virtual event is on the record and is open to the public. Registration is required. Please register using the RSVP button below.

One year on from Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, there have been significant consequences for Eastern Europe and global security. Shifting military, political, social, and economic drivers have re-shaped geopolitics. As we unpack the past to better understand the present and future, please join the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project and Russia Matters Project for a half-day virtual conference on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, from 12:30PM ET to 3:45PM ET via Zoom. Practitioners and scholars will examine these issues in detail and provide an assessment with an aim to look ahead into 2023 and beyond. 

This virtual event is on the record and is open to the public. Registration is required. Please register using the RSVP button below.

2022 has been a year of momentous geopolitical change. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic, civilian protests in Iran, and steeply rising risks around Taiwan have combined to create a sense of global danger unprecedented since end of the Cold War. What new surprises and challenges might arise in 2023, and how might continue current issues evolve in unexpected ways?

Please join the Intelligence Project on Wednesday, December 7^th for a conversation with Senior Fellow Beth Sanner, former Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration and the President's former intelligence briefer, to examine the issues that may consume policymaker attention in 2023.

This virtual event is on the record and is open to the public. Paul Kolbe, Intelligence Project Director, will moderate this session. Registration is required. Please register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3rHdflMISDWMUund_ziczA

The war in Ukraine was a wake-up call for many in revealing the ability of non-state actors such as Bellingcat to glean immensely valuable security information from entirely open source data. This phenomenon is not new, but has been insufficiently explored. Many private sector firms are effectively leveraging the wealth of open source and commercially-available data to answer questions that have vast ramifications for national security. What is possible in this world of open source information, and how can governments - and specifically intelligence communities - leverage this new capability that resides outside of the government domain?

Join the Intelligence Project for a session in which we will hear from experienced private sector professionals from Altana AI, 3AI, C4ADS, Zero Trafficking, Public Democracy, and Faculty AI, each speaking to a national security-level issue they have addressed with the right open source or commercial data and the right analytical approach. The session will be led by Belfer Fellow Kristin Wood, former CIA officer and current CEO of Grist Mill Exchange, and facilitated by Intelligence Project Manager Maria Robson-Morrow. The session is online and open to the public. Registration is required.

War in Ukraine has brought drone warfare to a new level and shown that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are now as much a part of warfare as rifles and artillery. Russia is now using Iranian-made suicide drones to attack Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, while Ukraine has made extensive use of drones for reconnaissance and to deliver munitions on Russian armor. From commercial drones that cost a few hundred dollars to highly specialized and versatile vehicles such as the Turkish Bayrakters, drones are changing the face of combat. They are also increasingly available to non-state actors, a trend reflected by the recent arrest in Norway of a Russia citizen suspected of using drones to reconnoiter offshore gas platforms and energy infrastructure. Given the rapid development of capabilities, steadily dropping cost, and wide proliferation, it is all but certain that drones will be used in all future conflicts and will be leveraged by non-state actors.

Join the Intelligence Project for a timely discussion on drone use and drone defense with Bernard Hudson, fomer CIA Counterterrorism Center Chief, former Belfer Center Fellow, and current CEO of LookingGlass, a drone defense and software firm. The event will be moderated by Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe.

This hybrid event is on the record and will be open to Harvard Kennedy School faculty, students, fellows, and staff in person, and to the public over Zoom. Registration is required. Refreshments will be available for in-person attendees.

Join us on September 28th at 12:00PM as we welcome the Honorable Ellen E. McCarthy to Harvard Kennedy School for a discussion on disinformation and truth in media as part of our latest Intelligence Seminar. In the world of information warfare, combating disinformation requires a joint strategy guiding a wide range of actors, including academia, tech companies, non profits, and entertainment, working together. This conversation will touch on recent work done by Truth in Media, a new initiative to distill fact from fiction in an increasingly challenging world of misinformation and disinformation.

Hon. Ellen McCarthy is the Chairwoman and CEO of the Truth in Media Cooperative and Noodle Labs. She has over three decades of national security service in a variety of leadership roles that span numerous intelligence organizations and disciplines, most recently as the lead of one of the U.S. Intelligence Community's 18 agencies. As the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, she reported to the Secretary of State and led a team that provided intelligence support for foreign policy purposes.

The discussion will be moderated by Lauren Zabierek, Belfer Center Executive Director and Maria Robson-Morrow, Program Manager for the Intelligence Project. This hybrid event is on the record and the virtual option is open to the public. The in-person option is open only to Harvard students, staff, faculty and fellows. Registration is required. Please note that in person registration is via the Zoom link; please select the in person option.

Food will be provided at the event.

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now in its seventh month and Russian forces in surprising retreat, the question still remains of how history, geography, and personality led to the largest conflict in Europe since 1945 – one that might be entering a more dangerous phase. How did we get here, did it have to happen, how might it be resolved, and with what consequences? 

Join us for a fascinating discussion with Philip Short, author of the recently published biography Putin, which draws on deep research to reveal the man behind the invasion of Ukraine who has dragged Russia back to a dark past. In light of the setbacks Russia has suffered in the face of stubborn Ukrainian resistance, signs of growing discontent at home, and an economy facing long term debilitation, might an alternate title be Putin - A Comeuppance Long in the Making?

Philip Short’s career has included serving as a foreign correspondent in Moscow, Beijing, and Washington, D.C., for the BBC, the Economist, and the Times of London. He is the author of definitive biographies on Mao, Pol Pot, and Francois Mitterand.

This virtual event is on the record and is open to the public. Paul Kolbe, Intelligence Project Director, will moderate this session. Registration is required. Please register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_01XhTi02SCKT-LriTCcLEQ.

*In-person registration closed*

This year, the Central Intelligence Agency celebrates its 75th birthday. From the early days of the cold war and through the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, fall of the Soviet Union, 9/11 and the War on Terror, and the surging threats of the 21st century, the CIA has been at the center of US foreign policy and national security decision making. Stunning operational and analytic success has been interwoven with consequential failures and scandal.

On Friday, September 16, please join an illustrious group of intelligence authors, scholars, and retired high-ranking practitioners to discuss the past 75 years of the agency, including both well-known and little-known aspects of the agency's evolution and its current activities to further the nation's national security. The conference program and speaker bios are below.

This full-day conference, hosted by the Belfer Center's Intelligence Project, will take place at the Charles Hotel.

All participants are welcome to attend via Zoom. In-person registration is now closed. Registration is open to the public and is required. Please register via https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ncjpkgdrTpi10jxWSUadRg.

Imagine if you woke up tomorrow to news of:

• A massive cyber-attack that irreparably damaged financial markets and shut down critical infrastructure, or
• A significant conventional defeat due to strategic surprise like happened at Pearl Harbor, or
• The release of a manufactured pathogen that marks the beginning of a new global pandemic.

Please join the Intelligence and Applied History Projects at the Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School, for a day of thoughtful discussion about the top challenges facing the existing intelligence and national security mechanisms in the United States, and possible mitigation strategies to ensure that the U.S. has the people, structure, systems, integration, legal authority, and partnerships needed to protect national interests in the years ahead. Panelists include intelligence historians Dr. Sara Castro, Dr. Michael Warner, and Dr. James Wirtz, and former intelligence practitioners Sue Gordon and Ellen McCarthy. Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper will provide a keynote address. At the conference, we will showcase the winners of our essay competition: A New National Security Act for the 21st Century.

This event will take place in hybrid format under Chatham House Rules. Registration is required. Harvard community members are welcome to attend in person. Please register for the event here: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U_wuab28R0y1NnLQtIqylg.

Please join the Intelligence Project for a discussion on the history of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the U.S. intelligence community (IC). This session will discuss the findings of a forthcoming paper on the history of publicly known IC initiatives, studies, and policies alongside observations from current and former intelligence officials, academics, and senior military officers. In over seven decades of study after study, the U.S. Intelligence Community has identified a lack of diversity in the workforce as a problem. Beginning with a 1953 CIA report on women in the Agency, tellingly titled “The Petticoat Panel,” agencies have documented a lack of presence and opportunity for women, minorities, and other groups including people with disabilities. The paper reviews efforts of what has been done, what has succeeded, and what has failed. Together we will unpack why progress has been slow and underscore lessons from the past that can inform future approaches to reinforce America’s intelligence posture and meet challenging requirements.

The session will feature a discussion with Intelligence Project Fellow Jeff Fields from the FBI, and with experienced former intelligence officials Natalie Colbert, Belfer Center Executive Director; Kristin Wood, Intelligence Project Fellow, and Lori Roule, senior executive at Transparent Language.
It will be moderated by the report's authors: Dr. Michael Miner, Associate Fellow with the Intelligence Project, and Lindsay Temes, former military officer with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

This virtual event is open to the public and registration is required.

*Please note the room change for in-person attendees.*

“It is getting harder to get big things done in America.  To meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, our country needs a reset.” - American Reboot

Join the Intelligence and Cyber Projects in conversation with former Congressman Will Hurd. Mr. Will Hurd is currently a managing director at Allen & Company and former member of Congress, cybersecurity executive, and undercover officer in the CIA. In his forthcoming book, American Reboot, he tackles five challenges facing the United States: the need for a principled vision from the Republican Party; what he sees as a lack of honest leadership in Washington, DC; income inequality threatening the livelihood of millions of Americans; the lack of a guarantee of continued U.S. economic and military dominance; and the immense scope of impending technological change in the next thirty years. In this candid discussion, we aim to drive at the very specific cyber and intelligence challenges our nation is facing right now, and how we can address them. The discussion will be moderated by Lauren Zabierek, Executive Director of the Cyber Project, and Paul Kolbe, Director of the Intelligence Project. This hybrid event is on the record and the virtual option is open to the public. The in-person option is open only to Harvard affiliates. Registration is required.

As Ukraine continues its resistance against Russia’s bloody invasion, bearing a terrible price in lives and destruction, the support of Europe grows more critical. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša has been at the forefront of rallying Europe to the aid of Ukraine. Janša, along with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, traveled to Kyiv on March 15 to meet with President Zelensky in a concrete manifestation of support, and to highlight the crisis facing not just Ukraine, but the entire community of liberal democracies.
 
Please join the Intelligence Project at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs for a conversation on Ukraine with Prime Minister Jansa. The conversation will include the prime minister’s perspectives on the conflict, a read out on his meeting with President Zelensky, prospects of a negotiated settlement, and discussion of the implications for Europe, NATO and Ukraine going forward.

The webinar discussion will be moderated by Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe and will be under the Chatham House Rule: “participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.” The session is open to the public.

Join the Intelligence and Cyber Projects for a hybrid seminar discussion on cybersecurity with Cynthia Kaiser, Section Chief with the FBI's Cyber Division. In the Cyber Division, Cynthia focuses on public-private outreach, information sharing across all levels of government, addressing cyber threats to elections, and identifying and responding to risks from malicious cyber actors. In this talk, Cynthia will discuss the FBI's approach to cyber security risks in the United States and current mitigation measures. This discussion will be moderated by Cyber Project Executive Director Lauren Zabierek.

This event is for Harvard faculty, students, fellows, staff, and affiliates. The event is being held under the Chatham House Rule and is off the record. Attendees may join in person in the Allison Dining Room at HKS (first 50 registrants who opt to join in person), or virtually via Zoom. Please register at https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AFLFGQLPTSSzG_AEJ7MAfA. If you are planning to attend person, select the in person option in the registration form.

US government agencies are sometimes viewed as overly bureaucratic, rigidly hierarchical, and resistant to innovation.  This series of one hour conversations will explore the US Intelligence Community's implementation of emerging space, digital, and artificial intelligence capabilities and introduce some of the IC leaders who were key to that implementation.  We will explore why these leaders felt innovation was essential; what they did to implement it; the obstacles they encountered and how they overcame them.  While the technologies they introduced might be unique to the National Security community, the challenges they faced and the techniques they used to overcome them will have more universal application.

This half-day conference is virtual and open to the public. Registration is required. To register, please go to: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k_dCkcIvT1uEeZ1gHz8fVw.

With the increasing availability of commercial and open source information, valuing classified data over all other sources of information is "archaic," in the words of Cynthia Saddy, EJ Alam, and Kelli Holden, and the U.S. intelligence community needs to modernize its strategic approach to adapt to a world driven by data. Too often, conversations about the changing nature of information focus on the catch-all of open source information (OSINT), without paying sufficient attention to commercially-sourced intelligence (CSINT). In this event, hosted by the Belfer Center's Intelligence Project, Cynthia, EJ, and Kelli will draw on their years' of experience in the intelligence community to discuss the complementary roles that CSINT and classified data can play in furthering national security. This conversation will build off the panelists' new Cipher Brief article from February 9, 2022, entitled: "The Intelligence Game is Changing. Are We Ready?", which argues that the U.S. Government is at risk of losing ground to its adversaries and needs a clear data strategy.

The discussion will be moderated by Intelligence Project Program Coordinator Maria Robson Morrow. This virtual event is off the record and will be held under Chatham House Rules. Registration is required. To join, please register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_38JGI-cWTEyVY5O6whLHhw.

As the battle for Ukraine intensifies, questions abound over the reality on the ground and the long-term implications for Ukraine, Europe, and NATO. Join the Intelligence Project for a pop-up session providing a military, historical, and intelligence perspective on the rapidly-evolving Russian invasion of Ukraine. Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe will moderate a discussion with Retired Brigadier General and current Senior Fellow Kevin Ryan, Harvard's Ukrainian Research Institute Director Serhii Plokhii, and CNA Director of Russian Studies Michael Kofman. The panelists will analyze the current situation in Ukraine from a military and diplomatic perspective, what's next, and the options open to the United States and Europe to respond to Russian aggression.

This event will be virtual and open to the public. Registration is required. Please register at https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SVmdwALhQPC4rNwoyoro8g.

A recording of this event is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0FNYuKmFY0.

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Major attention is being paid to if, when, and how a Russian invasion might take place, but there is need for more consideration of: then what? What would it mean for U.S. defense and intelligence programs and strategy going forward? What is Russia likely to do with Ukraine after occupying it? What are potentially unexpected or unanticipated consequences?

Join the Honorable Jim Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, and Beth E. Sanner, former Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration and presidential daily briefer, in conversation with Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe on these long-term questions relating to the rapidly-evolving Ukraine situation. This event is open to the public and registration is required. Content cannot be attributed to a speaker without obtaining permission. To register, go to: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B6fcpA_fR1mjowRIGLQ2mw.

In a rapidly-evolving international security landscape with new technologies available to a variety of threat actors, the United States is, in the words of intelligence scholar and expert Dr. Amy Zegart, "losing its intelligence advantage." Join the Intelligence and Applied History Projects for a conversation with Dr. Zegart on her newest book, Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence. The discussion will be moderated by Calder Walton, Associate Director for Research at the Intelligence Project and Assistant Director at the Applied History Project. This virtual event is open to the public. Registration is required. To join via Zoom, please register at https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HD9Jk2p8S2atQkgTENWYoA.

As Russian troops continue to build up near the Ukrainian border amid rising tensions and stalled negotiations between Russia and the U.S., military action by Russia in Ukraine looks increasingly likely. Policymakers, military officials, and journalists are openly discussing the potential for an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine.

What are likely scenarios in the days and weeks ahead, and what are the military and diplomatic options available for Ukraine, NATO, and U.S. policymakers and military officials seeking to contain Russian aggression?

Join the Intelligence Project and the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies for a discussion on these key questions with Retired Brigadier General and current Senior Fellow Kevin Ryan, Executive Director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Alexandra Vacroux, and Senior Fellow and New York Times senior writer David Sanger. The discussion will be moderated by Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe.

This virtual event is open to the public. Registration is required. To join via Zoom, please register at https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eD9_xhbmSIabfgRM5yXwmw.

With, Beth Sanner, Former Deputy DNI for Mission Integration, PDB Briefer for President Trump. Moderated by Paul Kolbe, Belfer Center Intelligence Project Director

The role of intelligence is to provide leaders and policymakers with facts and context which enable better decisions and the formulation of more effective policies. However, this is not a one-way flow of secrets and insight from intelligence producers to intelligence consumers where assessments are just delivered into an inbox for leisurely perusal. Critical intelligence needs often go hand in hand with crisis, pressure, and unrelenting decision deadlines. The Intelligence Community (IC) gets drawn into the thick of the fray, and often finds itself delivering unwelcome news of a policy failure, unintended consequence, or horrific event. The IC may also be placed in the awkward position of grading its own Covert Action homework. It is crucial for intelligence agencies to engender trust, confidence, and understanding in the customers it serves. The complex relationship between intelligence producers and policy consumers is perfectly embodied in the delivery of the President’s Daily Brief (PDB), and the role of the PDB Briefer.

In this session, Ms. Sanner will explore core issues on the nexus between intelligence and policy. How do agencies deliver bad news?  What is intelligence politicization and how do agencies prevent it?  How can intelligence both be used and acted upon, while still protecting fragile sources and methods? Should intelligence engage more transparently with the public, or is too much already revealed by a relentless press?

For limited in-person attendance, (first 50 students to sign up) please register here:  https://forms.gle/URhvgV3vb8Uw5s9u9 if selected you will received a confirmation email. 

To join via Zoom, please register below.

Amidst mystery, secrecy, and denial it appears that American intelligence officers, military personnel, and diplomats are under a sustained attack which has left officials and family members suffering traumatic neurological injury. Incidents in Havana first came to public light in 2016, but since then the scale and breadth of these mysterious events has accelerated, leaving grievously injured officers and shaken agencies.

As the U.S. government and intelligence community scramble to determine the source and reason for these attacks, it is becoming clear that the answers to the investigation will raise profound policy issues. Can a cause and culprit be identified? What technology is being used, and for what purpose? What should the U.S. policy response be in reaction to these assaults?

Join the Intelligence Project for a discussion with former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos and New Yorker journalist Adam Entous on these questions and more. This conversation will be moderated by Director of the Intelligence Project, Paul Kolbe.

Please join the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project for a conversation with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, on Wednesday, September 22 in the Alison Dining Room or via Zoom. Topics will include the history and current status of the Abraham Accords, the landmark establishment of diplomatic relations between Bahrain and the UAE with the State of Israel. The Ambassador will also discuss the impact on Bahrain and the Gulf of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, and will provide a perspective on the most significant security challenges faced by Bahrain, to include views of Covid, Climate Change, and the roles and influence in the Gulf of Iran, Russia, China, and Turkey.

This conversation will be moderated by Director of the Intelligence Project, Paul Kolbe. For limited in-person attendance, (first 50 students to sign up) please register here: https://forms.gle/daNaE2m51qpXeWA66 if selected you will received a confirmation email. 

To join via Zoom, please register below.

This event is closed to Harvard students, fellows and faculty and is NOT open to the public. 

With departure of the last U.S. C-17 from Kabul on August 30th, 2021, the United States closed out the longest war in its history with a conclusion that was frustrating for all, and bitter for many. After winning battle after battle in the field, the United States lost the political struggle, no longer willing to bear the costs of fighting for goals that once seemed attainable, but were always out of reach.

Questions on what our Afghanistan withdrawal means are being asked and examined around the world. Will the Taliban in 2021 govern differently that 1996? Will new terrorist threats arise in South Asia? Will global al Qaida and ISIS be reinvigorated? Will America’s withdrawal prove to be a strategic pivot which will strengthen America’s ability to face more central challenges, or will it reflect America’s Suez moment? 

To consider these questions and others, please join the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project in a special Zoom Webinar which will feature Intelligence Project Fellows and staff offering their views and perspective based on decades of dealing with intelligence operations and analysis in Afghanistan.

 Please register via Zoom Webinar link below.

On Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 at 8 a.m. EDT, join us for an online workshop hosted by Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center Intelligence Project, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Innovation Initiative, and The Center for Advanced Defense Studies.

This two-day conference will bring together practitioners from academia, industry, government, and civil society for the first time to begin charting concrete solutions to problems hindering the adoption of data into defense and intelligence awareness.

This event is by invitation only. Advance registration required. 

Across the Middle East, the security sector has exercised substantial influence over media, education, and religious institutions, often to the detriment of their societies and American interests. Could they instead become a force for positive reform, and what role might their American allies play in helping them? Please join the Intelligence and Defense Projects for a seminar with Middle East expert Joseph Braude, who will discuss these issues and provide a number of policy suggestions.

The Belfer Center's Intelligence Project, Amazing Women of the Intelligence Community (AWIC) and the Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development will host a fireside chat with Senior Fellow Sue Gordon and her daughter, KC Koepp. 

Advance registration required. This event will be capped at 50 participants to allow for intimate conversation and Q&A. 

Climate Change, Intelligence, and Global Security is a half-day conference co-sponsored by the Intelligence Project and the Environment and Natural Resources Program at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs along with the Center for Climate and Security. 

Headlined by John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, the conference will directly follow the April 22/23 Earth Day Leaders Climate Summit, and will emphasize the critical need for international cooperation and global leadership to collectively address the security threats posed by the climate crisis. We will convene senior climate experts, current and former intelligence officers, and leaders in the private sector and academia to facilitate productive dialogue and innovative solutions for combating the climate crisis. The four panels will examine climate change from a security perspective, discuss the role of the intelligence community in monitoring and mitigating the threats posed by climate change, explore new ways of thinking about international intelligence cooperation, and examine the role and contributions of the private sector.

This conference is virtual, open to the public, and free to attend.  Advanced registration is required. Please register individually for each session. 

The Belfer Center's Intelligence Project will host a discussion on international cooperation on securing supply chain vulnerabilities and 5G issues with cyber and intelligence leaders from the U.S., UK, Australia, and Canada on Wednesday, April 7th from 10:00am-12:15pm.

This event will be open to the public. Advance registration for both sessions is required. 

The Intelligence Project will host a seminar with Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, an international collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists using open-source and social media investigation to probe some of the world’s most pressing stories.

The Intelligence Project will host Dr. Fiona Hill, Brookings Senior Fellow and Former National Security Council Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs, for a conversation on the state of Russia’s relations with the United States and the West. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 17th from 12:00-1:00pm and will be open to the public. Advance registration is required. 

The Belfer Center's Intelligence Project will host a conversation with Sir Alexander Younger KCMG, former Chief of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, on Wednesday, March 10th from 12:00-1:00pm.

This event will be open to Harvard students, fellows, staff, and faculty. Advance registration is required. 

The Intelligence Project will host Ben MacIntyre, best selling author and Writer at Large and Associate Editor at The Times, to speak about his latest book, Agent Sonya, on Wednesday, March 3rd from 12:00-1:00pm. 

This event will be on-the-record and open to the public. Please note, while this virtual event is on the record, our policy prohibits any attendees, including journalists, from audio/visual recording or distributing parts or all of the event program without prior written authorization.

Please join the Intelligence Project and Homeland Security Project for a panel discussion with Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Professor Juliette Kayyem, and Paul Kolbe on the intelligence and security failures which preceded and enabled the Capitol riot on January 6th and what this means for the future of countering domestic extremism.

This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday February 10th from 1:00-2:30pm via Zoom. Advance registration required. 

The Belfer Center's Intelligence and Cyber Projects will co-host a discussion on the recent Solarwinds Orion hack with David Sanger, Camille Stewart, Priscilla Moriuchi, and Dr. Erica Borghard on Wednesday, February 3rd from 12:00-1:15pm.

This event will be open to the public. Advance registration is required. 

The Intelligence Project and Russia Matters will co-host a seminar with investigative journalists Yevgenia Albats and Shaun Walker to discuss the recent detention of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The event will take place on Thursday January 28th from 3-4pm via Zoom. 

This event is open to Harvard students, staff, fellows, and faculty.  Advanced registration is required. 

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with the Honorable Susan M. Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, on Wednesday December 16th from 12:00pm-1:00pm. 

This session will be off-the-record and open to the public.  Advanced registration required. Please RSVP below for access to the Zoom link.

Please join the Intelligence Project for a conversation with Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper, Former Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and Former Defense Attache in Beijing, on Wednesday December 2nd from 1:15-2:15pm

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with Rory Stewart, Senior Fellow at Yale University and former UK Secretary of State for International Development, on Monday November 23rd from 1:00-2:00pm. 

This event is open to the Harvard Community. Advance registration required. 

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with Dr. Stacey Dixon, Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and former Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, on Wednesday November 18 from 12:00-1:15pm. 

This event is open to the Harvard Community and requires advance registration. Please RSVP below. 

The Intelligence Project will host a post-election conversation with Gen (ret.) James R. Clapper on Monday, November 9th from 12:00-1:15pm via Zoom. 

This event is off-the-record and open to the Harvard students, staff, fellows, and faculty. Advance registration required. 

The Intelligence Project and the Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D) student group will host a conversation with Katrina Mulligan, Managing Director for National Security and Policy and the Center for American Progress. Usha Sahay, Belfer IGA Fellow and Editor-at-Large at War on the Rocks, will moderate. 

The Intelligence Project will host a panel discussion with H.E. Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the U.S., H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the U.S., H.E. Lana Nussesibeh, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the UN, and Tamir Pardo, former Director of Mossad, from 3:00-4:30pm on Wednesday October 28th. Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe will moderate.

This is an off-the-record event open to Harvard students, staff, fellows, and faculty. Advance registration required. 

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with Mark Kelton, Former Director of Counterintelligence for the CIA, on Wednesday October 21 from 12:00-1:15pm. 

This event is off-the-record and open to the Harvard Community. Advance registration required. 

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with author Chris Whipple on Wednesday, October 14 from 12:00-1:15pm. This session will be open to the public. Advance registration required. Please RSVP below for access to the Zoom link.

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale, former Director General of the British Security Service (MI5), Bernard Hudson, former Chief of Counterterrorism for the Central Intelligence Agency, and Thomas S. Warrick, former Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism Policy, US Department of Homeland Security

This session will be off-the-record and open to the Harvard Community. Advanced registration required. Please RSVP below for access to the Zoom link.

Agents of Change: Driving a More Diverse and Capable Intelligence Community is a two-day conference co-hosted by the Intelligence and Cyber Projects at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. 

The conference will take place over two consecutive mornings, with the first day focusing on identifying and understanding the current state of, and the opportunities and issues surrounding diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DIB) in the IC; and the second focused on developing and discussing innovative solutions to these issues. We will convene senior leadership in the USIC, current and former intelligence officers, and leaders in the private sector and academia to facilitate honest, open, and productive conversations.

This conference is virtual, open to the public, and free to attend.  Advanced registration is required. Please register here or via the link below to gain access to the Zoom link. 

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with Dr. Tara O'Toole and Dr. Margaret Bourdeaux on Wednesday May 27th from 11:45am-1:00pm. 

This session will be on-the-record and open to the public. Priority registration will be given to Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, and affiliates. Please register below for access to the zoom link.

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with Belfer Center Senior Fellows Rolf Mowatt-Larssen and David Ignatius, on Wednesday May 20th from 11:15am-12:30pm. 

This session will be off-the-record. Priority registration will be given to Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, and affiliates. Please register below for access to the zoom link.

The Intelligence Project will host a special event with a panel of experts to discuss how drone technology can and is being used in the COVID-19 crisis. Drone expert Bernard Hudson, Senior Fellow with the Intelligence Project and former Chief of Counterterrorism with the CIA, will moderate a follow-up panel discussion with the presenters and questions from the audience.

This session will be recorded and on-the-record. Priority registration will be given to Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, and affiliates. **Advance registration required.**

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with the Honorable Mike Rogers, Belfer Center Senior Fellow and Former Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and David E. Sanger, Belfer Center Senior Fellow, adjunct lecturer at the Kennedy School and national security correspondent and senior writer at The New York Times, on Tuesday May 13th from 12:45-2:00pm via zoom. 

This session will be recorded and on the record. Priority registration will be given to Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, and affiliates. Please register below for access to the zoom link. 

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with the Honorable James R. Clapper, Former Director of National Intelligence, on Wednesday May 6th from 12:00pm-1:00pm.

This session will be recorded and on the record. Priority registration will be given to Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, and affiliates. Please register below for access to the zoom link. 

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with Robin Dreeke, Former FBI Special Agent and Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, on Wednesday April 29th from 11:45am-12:45pm.

Admission will be open to Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, and affiliates. Please register below for access to the zoom link. 

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with the Honorable Susan M. Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, on Wednesday April 15th from 11:45am-1:00pm.

Admission will be open to Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, and affiliates. Please register below for access to the zoom link. 

The Intelligence Project will host a webinar with Daniel Hoffman and Kristin Wood on Wednesday April 8th from 12:00-1:00pm.

Admission will be open to Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, and affiliates. Please register below for access to the zoom link. 

**Please RSVP for webinar link**

The Intelligence Project will host a remote panel discussion on the role and experience of female officers in clandestine human intelligence operations on Wednesday March 25th from 11:45am-1:00pm via Zoom. The panelists include:

• Karen deLacy, Co-founder of deLacy Associates and 30 year veteran of the CIA's clandestine service
• Diana Dragon, Head of Business Intelligence at BP and former CIA Chief of Station 
• Maura Burns Watson, former senior manager in the CIA Directorate of Digital Innovation Center for Cyber Intelligence and 28 year CIA veteran

Please RSVP via the form below to receive the webinar link. Admission is open to Harvard staff, students, fellows, faculty, alumni, and affiliates. 

The Intelligence Project and the Defense Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will co-host a lunch seminar with Vice Admiral Robert D. Sharp, Director of the National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), on Wednesday, March 4th from 11:45am-1:00pm in Bell Hall. 

Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe will moderate.

Please RSVP using the link below. Harvard ID's will be checked at the door. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch seminar with Michael Susong, Senior Vice President of WorldAware, from 11:45am,-1:00pm in One Brattle 350. 

Please RSVP below. Admission open to Harvard staff, students, fellows, faculty, alumni, and affiliates. 

The Intelligence Project will host a panel discussion with Bernard Hudson, former Director of Counterterrorism for the CIA, and Norman Roule, former National Intelligence Manager for Iran. Kristin Wood, former Senior CIA Analyst, will moderate. 

Admission open to Harvard staff, students, fellows, faculty, and alumni. Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

This event is at capacity. Please email caitlin_chase@hks.harvard.edu to be added to the waitlist. 

The Intelligence Project and the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics, and Public Policy will co-host a seminar with Dr. Ronen Bergman, contributing writer for the New York Times and author of Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations, from 4:15-5:30pm in the Allison Dining Room (T-520).

Paul Kolbe, Director of the Intelligence Project, and Nancy Gibbs, Director of the Shorenstein Center and Visiting Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy, will co-moderate.

Refreshments will be provided on a first come, first served basis. This event is open to Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, and alumni.  Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with General James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, from 12:00-1:15pm in the Belfer Center Library. Paul Kolbe will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Mark Kelton, Former Director of Counterintelligence for the CIA, on Wednesday, December 11th from 12:00-1:15pm in the Belfer Center Library. Paul Kolbe will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

The Intelligence Project will host a seminar with The Honorable Mike Rogers, Former Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, from 12:00-1:15pm in the Belfer Center Library. Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe will moderate.  

Admission will be open to Harvard students, staff, fellows, faculty, and affiliates. Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a seminar with Daniel Hoffman, former Chief of Station and Senior Executive Clandestine Service Officer with the CIA, on Monday, November 25th from 2:00-3:15pm in One Brattle 350. Paul Kolbe will moderate. 

Admission will be open to Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, and affiliates and refreshments will be provided.

The Intelligence Project will host a seminar with David Sanger, Suzanne Kelly, and Bill Harlow from 12:00pm-1:15pm in the Malkin Penthouse. Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe will moderate.  

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a seminar with the Honorable Susan M. Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence in the Belfer Center Library (L369).

Admission Policy: Open to Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, and affiliates. Breakfast will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Tamir Pardo, Former Director of Mossad, from 12:00-1:15pm in the Belfer Center Library. Graham Allison will moderate. 

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP. Admission Policy: Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellows, alumni, and affiliates.

The Intelligence Project will host a seminar with Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Former Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence at the Department of Energy, from 12:00pm-1:30pm in the Belfer Center Library. Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe will moderate.  

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a seminar with Sir Mark Allen, Special Advisor to the BP Group, from 10:15-11:30am in the Allison Dining Room (T520). Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe will moderate.  

Coffee and light refreshments will provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a seminar with Kristin Wood, Former Deputy Director of the CIA's Open Innovation & Technology Group, from 1:15-2:300pm in the Belfer Center Library. Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe will moderate.  

A late lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a panel discussion with Clarence Jones Jr., Kelly Garfallo, Adam Jones, John Wigle, Liz Leyne, and Jeff Fields. 

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a seminar with Ambassador Henry Crumpton, CEO and Founder of Crumpton Group LLC, from 11:45am-1:00pm in the Belfer Center Library. Intelligence Project Director Paul Kolbe will moderate.  

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a seminar with Meredith Wilson, CEO and Founder of Emergent Risk International, from 10:15-11:30am in the Belfer Center Library. Paul Kolbe will moderate.  Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch seminar with Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan from 12:00-1:30pm in the Allison Dining Room. Dr. Calder Walton will moderate. 

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Sir Richard Dearlove, Former Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), from 12:00-1:15pm in the Belfer Center Library . Paul Kolbe will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Michael Sulick, Former Director of CIA's National Clandestine Service, from 12:00-1:15pm in the Belfer Center Library . Paul Kolbe will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Gillian Bennett, Former Chief Historian of the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office, from 12:00-1:15pm in One Brattle 350. Paul Kolbe will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with William Green, Founder and Managing Partner of TD International,  from 12:00-1:15pm in the Malkin Penthouse. Paul Kolbe will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project and Middle East Initiative will host a discussion with Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States of America, from 4:00-5:00pm in the Malkin Penthouse. Paul Kolbe will moderate.

Refreshments will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Norman Roule, former National Intelligence Manager for Iran, from 12:00-1:15pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Bernard Hudson, Former Chief of Counterterrorism for the CIA, from 12:00-1:15pm in One Brattle 350. Paul Kolbe will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host the Fall Semester kick-off seminar from 12:00-1:30pm in the Allison Dining Room. Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Panelists will include:

The Honorable Mike Rogers, Former Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Former Department of Energy Director of Intelligence & Counterintelligence; Former CIA Division Chief; Former CIA Chief of Station

BG (Ret) Kevin Ryan, Former Defense Attache to Russia; Founder, US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism; Founder, Elbe Group

Kristin Wood, Former Deputy Director, Innovation & Technology Group, Open Source Center, CIA

Bernard Hudson, Former Chief of Counterterrorism for the CIA 

Norman Roule, Former National Intelligence Manager for Iran

Moderated by the new Intelligence Project Director:

Paul Kolbe, Former CIA Division Chief; Former CIA Chief of Station

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. The Ethics of Intelligence is a full day conference hosted by the Intelligence Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. 

The conference will consist of four panels, a working lunch, and a reception. The morning sessions will focus on the purpose, role, and constraints of intelligence as a lever of statecraft while the afternoon sessions with address the moral and ethical questions raised by the means of intelligence. 

The conference is open to all and free to attend. However, advanced registration is required.

Location: The Wadsworth Room, Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St, Cambridge MA

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with James C. Lawler, Former CIA Senior Intelligence Case Officer, from 12:00-1:15pm in the One Brattle 350 conference room. Rolf  Mowatt-Larssen will moderate. 

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with H.E. Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Hedayah Center for Countering Violent Extremism, from 12:00-1:15pm in the Belfer Center Library. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate. 

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Tamir Pardo, Former Director of Mossad, from 2:00-3:15pm in the Belfer Center Library. Graham Allison will moderate. 

Refreshments will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Milton Bearden, Former Senior CIA Officer Responsible for the Afghan Covert Action , from 12:00-1:15pm in  One Brattl e350.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP.

The Intelligence Project and Cybersecurity Project will host a seminar with Constance Taube, Deputy Director, National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Harvard ID required. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Farah Pandith, Belfer Senior Fellow and former US Representative to Muslim Communities, from 2:00-3:15pm in the Belfer Center Library. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Rohan Samaraweera, Belfer Center Recanati-Kaplan Fellow, from 12:00-1:15pm in One Brattle 350. 

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP.

Former Defense Intelligence Agency Director LTG Michael Maples and former Defense Attache BG (ret) Kevin Ryan will recap the 2019 Elbe Group meeting on Wednesday, April 10th from 2:00-3:30pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369). Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Director of the Intelligence Project, will moderate. Please register using the RSVP link. Refreshments will be provided.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Mark Ward, Humanitarian Leader and Teacher, from 12:00-1:30pm in Land Lecture Hall B-400.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Mary Margaret Graham, former Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Collection, from 12:00-1:15pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369). 

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Rolf Mowawtt-Larssen from 12:00-1:15pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch seminar with Yair Golan, former Deputy Chief of the General Staff for the Israel Defense Forces, in the Belfer Center Library

Refreshments and admittance will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below

The Intelligence Project will host a panel discussion with Lt Gen (ret) Jim Reese, BG (ret) Aref Alzaben, and Rolf Mowatt-Larssen from 12:00-1:15pm in One Brattle 350. 

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Carol Dumaine from 12:00-1:15pm in the Belfer Center Library.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Norman Roule from 12:00-1:30pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch seminar with Dr. Charles Freilich in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a breakfast seminar with Dr. Sunny Singh, Recanati-Kaplan Fellow and former PDB briefer, in One Brattle 350.

Breakfast will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with the US Recanati-Kaplan Fellows Brooke Carr, Sven Johanson, Russell Porter, Reed Wangerud, and Sunny Singh. 

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host the Spring Semester kick-off seminar from 12:00-1:30pm in the Malkin Penthouse. Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Panelists will include:

General (Ret) James R. Clapper, Former Director of National Intelligence

Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Intelligence Project Director; Former Department of Energy Director of Intelligence & Counterintelligence; Former CIA Division Chief; Former CIA Chief of Station

Paul Kolbe, Former CIA Division Chief; Former CIA Chief of Station

BG (Ret) Kevin Ryan, Former Defense Attache to Russia; Founder, US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism; Founder, Elbe Group

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Rolf Mowawtt-Larssen from 12:00-1:00pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Paul Kolbe, Director of Intelligence and Deputy Head of Group Intelligence, Security, and Crisis Management at BP, from 12:00-1:15pm in the Belfer Center Library. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Special Agent Dawn Norris Doak of the FBI's Behavior Analysis Division, National Security Division, from 12:00-1:15pm in the Belfer Center Library. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Dr. Anastasia Likhacheva, Deputy Dean for Research, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the National Research University-Higher School fo Economics in Moscow.  The lucnh will take place from 12:00-1:00pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369). Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with General James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, from 12:00-1:30pm in Bell Hall (Room B-500). Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch seminar with Elbe Group members Douglas Lute, Kevin Ryan, Mike Maples, Dan Hoffman, and Rolf Mowatt-Larssen on Wednesday, November 7th from 12:00-1:30pm in the Allison Dining Room (T-520).

Lunch will be provided. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch seminar with Nigel Dakin on Wednesday, October 31st from 12:00-1:15pm in the One Brattle Sq 350 Conference Room. 

Lunch will be provided. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below. 

The Intelligence Project an Saudi & GCC Security Project will host a lunch seminar with Robert Richer, on Wednesday, October 24th from 12:00-1:15pm in the One Brattle Sq 350 Conference Room. 

Lunch will be provided. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below. 

The Intelligence Project will host a book talk seminar with New York Times Bestselling Author Ben MacIntyre on his new book, "The Spy and the Traitor", on Tuesday, October 23rd from 2:00-3:00pm in the Belfer Center Library

Refreshments will be served. Harvard IDs checked at the door. Please register below. 

The Intelligence Project an Saudi & GCC Security Project will host a lunch seminar with Peter Bergen and Lieutenant General Abdulwahab al-Saedi, on Wednesday, October 17th from 12:00-1:30pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369).

Lunch will be provided. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch seminar with Daniel Hoffman, former Chief of Station and Senior Executive Clandestine Service Officer with the CIA, on Wednesday, October 10th from 12:00-1:00pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis. 

The Intelligence Project will host a breakfast seminar with Norman Roule, former National Intelligence Manager for Iran (NIM-I), from 8:45-10:00am in One Brattle 350. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Breakfast  will be provided. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

The Intelligence Project will host a seminar with General Michael Hayden, former Director of the CIA and NSA, from 2:00-3:00pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369). Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

LOCATION CHANGE: This event will now be taking place in the One Brattle 401 classroom.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with General David Petraeus, Former Director of CIA, on Wednesday, September 19th from 12:00-1:00pm in One Brattle 401. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Lunch from Flour Bakery will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Mike Rogers, former member of Congress representing Michigan's Eighth Congressional District and Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), from 12:00-1:00pm in One Brattle 350. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Lunch from Flour Bakery will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Mark Kelton, Former Director of Counterintelligence for the CIA, on Wednesday, April 25th from 12:00-1:00pm in One Brattle 350. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Lunch from Flour Bakery will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

This event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

Former US Ambassador Douglas Lute and former Defense Attache BG (ret) Kevin Ryan will recap the 2018 Elbe Group meeting on Wednesday, March 21st from 2:00-3:30pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369). Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Director of the Intelligence Project, will moderate. Please register using the RSVP link. Harvard IDs checked at the door. Refreshments will be provided.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Sir David Omand, Former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator and former Director of GCHQ, on Wednesday, March 28th from 12:00-1:15pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided. Harvard IDs checked at the door. RSVP below, first come, first served.

The Intelligence Project will host a book talk seminar with Sir David Omand, Former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator and former Director of GCHQ, on Tuesday, March 27th from 3:30-4:30pm in the Malkin Penthouse. 

Refreshments will be served. Harvard IDs checked at the door. Please register below. 

The Intelligence Project and Recanati-Kaplan Foundation Fellows will host a career advice workshop on Wednesday, February 28th from 12:00-1:00pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided. Harvard IDs checked at the door. Please register below to confirm your spot.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with David Relman, the Thomas C. and Joan M. Merigan Professor in Medicine, and Microbiology & Immunology at Stanford University, and Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, on Thursday, February 22nd from 12:00-1:00pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369.)

Lunch will be provided. Harvard IDs checked at the door. RSVP below, first come, first served.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Roger Brent, Principal Investigator of the Brent Lab, Member of the Division of Basic Sciences, and Adjunct Member in Public Health Sciences at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, on Wednesday, February 21st from 12:00-1:00pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided. Harvard IDs checked at the door. RSVP below, first come, first served.

The Intelligence Project and Saudi & GCC Security Project will host a lunch with Norman T. Roule, former National Intelligence Manager for Iran, on Wednesday, February 14th from 12:00-1:00pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided. Harvard IDs checked at the door. RSVP below, first come, first served.

The Intelligence Project and Project on Saudi and GCC Security will host a lunch with Bernard Hudson, Former Chief of Counterterrorism for the CIA, from 12:00-1:15pm in One Brattle 350. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below.

The Intelligence Project and Saudi & GCC Security Project will host a breakfast with Gary C. Schroen, former CIA Chief of Station and Deputy of Near East and South Asia Division of the Directorate of Operations, on Thursday, February 8th from 9:00-10:15AM in the Belfer Center Library (L369.)

Breakfast will be provided. Harvard IDs checked at the door. RSVP below, first come, first served

This event is currently at capacity, please email Caitlin_Chase@hks.harvard.edu to be added to the waitlist.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Charlie Gilbert, Executive VP Strategic Global Intelligence for Gavin de Becker & Associates, former Deputy Director for the National Clandestine Services, and Chief of Iranian Operations with the CIA, on Wednesday, February 7th from 12:00-1:15pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided. Harvard IDs checked at the door. RSVP below, first come, first served.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with John D. Woodward, Jr., former Director of DoD Biometrics, and career CIA officer, on Wednesday, January 31st from 12:00-1:15pm in One Brattle 350. Lunch will be provided. Harvard IDs checked at the door.

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with Daniel Hoffman, former Chief of Station and Senior Executive Clandestine Service Officer with the CIA, on Wednesday, January 24th from 12:00-1:15pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis. Harvard ID will be checked at the door. 

The Intelligence Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a round table discussion on the new insights into British intelligence during the Cold War provided by recently declassified and still closed government records. Discussants include Calder Walton, Ernest May Fellow at the Kennedy School, Michael Goodman, Professor of Intelligence Studies and International Affairs at Kings College London, and Huw Dylan, Senior Lecturer in Intelligence and International Security at Kings College London. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate. 

The seminar will take place on Monday, November 27th from 2:00-3:15pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369). Snacks from Flour Bakery will be served. 

The Intelligence Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a seminar with Paul Hollingsworth, the former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs on the NSC staff at the White House. The seminar will take place on Thursday, November 16th from 2:00-3:30pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369). Rolf Mowatt-Larrsen, Director of the Intelligence Project, will moderate.

The Intelligence Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a lunch seminar with David S. Cohen, the former Deputy Director of the CIA, on "Financial Intelligence in the Digital Age." The lunch will take place on Thursday, November 9th from 12:15-1:30pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369). Rolf Mowatt-Larrsen, Director of the Intelligence Project, will moderate.

The Intelligence Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a seminar with Former US Ambassador Douglas Lute and former Defense Attache BG (ret) Kevin Ryan on "US-Russia Though the Eyes of the General Staff," taking place on Wednesday, November 8th from 12:15-1:30pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369). Rolf Mowatt-Larrsen, Director of the Intelligence Project, will moderate.

Lunch will be served. First come, first served.