Research, ideas, and leadership for a more secure, peaceful world

Past Event
Director Series

Belfer Center and Arctic Initiative Director's Lunch with H.E. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

RSVP Required Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Arctic Initiative will co-host a Director's Lunch with H.E. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson the President of Iceland on “From the Cod Wars to the Cold War: Iceland's Strategic Position" in the Belfer Center Library (L369).

The President will present a historical perspective on Iceland’s strategic position and discuss the nation’s future role in the rapidly changing Arctic.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

about

President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is Iceland’s 6th President since the country declared independence in 1944. Before taking office in 2016, President Jóhannesson was a Professor of history at the University of Iceland and a lecturer at universities in Iceland and abroad. He has written numerous books and articles on modern Icelandic history – including Iceland’s Cod Wars with the United Kingdom, the Icelandic presidency and Icelandic politics, Iceland’s security issues during the Cold War, and the 2008 Iceland financial crisis. President Jóhannesson holds a bachelor degree in history and political science from Warwick University in England, masters’ degrees in history from University of Iceland and Oxford University, and a Ph.D. in history from Queen Mary University of London.