955 Past Events

Book Cover titled, "Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power" by Robert D. Blackwill and Richard Fontaine

Oxford University Press

Director Series - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Belfer Director's Lunch with Robert Blackwill and Richard Fontaine

Thu., Mar. 28, 2024 | 12:45pm - 2:00pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

Please join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs for a Director’s Lunch with Robert Blackwill, Former Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of India, and Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, moderated by Belfer Center Director Meghan O’Sullivan on Thursday, March 28 from 12:45-2:00 PM in the Belfer Library (L369). They will be discussing their upcoming book, Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power.

This event is off the record and will be in-person for HUID holders only. Space is limited for this event, so please only RSVP if you plan to attend.

JFK Jr Forum - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

WATCH: Hamas and Israel: What happened, what does it mean, and what's next?

Fri., Oct. 13, 2023 | 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Harvard Kennedy School - Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum

Professor Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland, Professor Shai Feldman of Brandeis, and Former Ambassador to Israel and Syria Edward Djerejian will discuss the ongoing events in Israel/Palestine with MEI Faculty Chair Professor Tarek Masoud.

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Director Series - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Belfer Center Director's Lunch with Jason Matheny

Mon., May 1, 2023 | 12:15pm - 1:30pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

Please join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs for a Director’s Lunch with Jason Matheny, President and Chief Executive Officer of RAND Corporation, for a conversation on “U.S.-China Tech Rivalry,” on Monday, May 1st from 12:15-1:30 PM in the Belfer Library (L369). This session will be moderated by HKS Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Graham Allison.

The Biden administration has taken major steps to advance American competitiveness in the competition with China over emerging technologies, from the CHIPS Act to restrictions on Chinese tech companies. We will hear about the future of the U.S.-China tech rivalry from the perspective of Matheny, who led White House policy on technology and national security at the National Security Council. 

This event is off the record and will be in-person for HUID holders only. Space is limited for this event, so please only RSVP if you plan to attend. 

Director Series - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Belfer Center Director's Lunch with Camille Stewart Gloster

Fri., Apr. 14, 2023 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

Please join the Belfer Center for a Director's Lunch with Camille Stewart Gloster, Deputy National Cyber Director for Technology and Ecosystem for the White House on April 14th from 12:00-1:30 PM in the Belfer Library (L369). This session will be moderated by Lauren Zabierek, Belfer Center Alumna and Senior Policy Advisor for the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). 

This event is off the record and will be in-person for HUID holders only. Space is limited for this event, so please only RSVP if you plan to attend.

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Director Series - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Belfer Center Director's Lunch with Neta C. Crawford

Wed., Apr. 5, 2023 | 12:15pm - 1:30pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

Please join the Belfer Center for a Director's Lunch with Neta C. Crawford, Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at University of Oxford,for a conversation on “The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War,” on April 5th from 12:15-1:30 PM in the Belfer Library (L369). This session will be moderated by Belfer Center Executive Director, Natalie Colbert.

This event is off the record and will be in-person for HUID holders only. Space is limited for this event, so please only RSVP if you plan to attend.

JFK Jr Forum - Open to the Public

Nuclear Threats: Putin and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Mon., Oct. 17, 2022 | 6:00pm

Harvard Kennedy School - Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum

As Ukraine’s military advances and Putin threatens to conduct nuclear strikes, President Biden said last week: “For the first time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, we have a direct threat to the use of nuclear weapons, if in fact things continue down the path they'd been going.”

Nina Khrushcheva, professor of international affairs at the New School and granddaughter of Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev, David Ignatius, foreign affairs columnist at The Washington Post, and Graham Allison (AB '62 PhD '68), Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, will review lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis that illuminate the challenges the US now faces and can inform the choices President Biden is now considering.

John Demers

AP

Director Series - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Director's Seminar with former Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers

Wed., Oct. 12, 2022 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

The Belfer Center's Asia-Pacific Initiative and Defense Project will host a Director's Seminar with John C. Demers, former Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S. Department of Justice. The conversation will be moderated by Eric Rosenbach, Co-Director of the Belfer Center, and Chris Li, Director of Research for the Asia-Pacific Initiative.

Advance registration is required, and attendance is limited to current Harvard affiliates (students, staff, faculty, fellows).

You are permitted to attend only if you receive an email confirmation. 

JFK Jr Forum - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

CANCELLED: A Conversation with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba

Fri., Sep. 23, 2022 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Harvard Kennedy School - Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum

EVENT CANCELLED

Please join the Institute of Politics, the Future of Diplomacy Project, and Harvard Kennedy School’s Ukraine Caucus in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum for a conversation with Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, moderated by Ambassador Paula Dobriansky (PhD '91), a Senior Fellow at the Future of Diplomacy Project. Seven months into Russia’s war of aggression, Ukraine faces multiple and ever-evolving diplomatic and security challenges to protect its territorial integrity. Minister Kuleba will discuss the conditions on the ground, the country’s current humanitarian and food security situation, the critical role of the U.S. and its European allies in supporting Ukraine’s resistance efforts, and the global implications of this conflict.

This event is co-sponsored by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, and the Harvard Kennedy School Ukraine Caucus.

Please register by 12:00 PM ET on Friday, September 23 if you would like the possibility of attending this event in-person. Registrants will be notified by 5:00 PM ET that day if a seat is available for them in the venue. If a seat is not available, registrants can stream the event live via our social media channels.

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Director Series - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Belfer Center Director's Lunch with Tom Donilon

Thu., Sep. 22, 2022 | 12:15pm - 1:30pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

Due to popularity, this event is full. 

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a seminar with Tom Donilon, Belfer Center Senior Fellow and former National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama, in the Belfer Library (L369) on Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 from 12:15-1:30pm. 

This event is off the record and will only be in-person. Due to the limited space available for this event, please await a confirmation email from the event team before attending.

JFK Jr Forum - Open to the Public

Ukraine, China, and the US: Can War be Avoided?

Wed., Mar. 30, 2022 | 7:30pm

Online

As China’s role in supporting Russia in its brutal invasion of Ukraine becomes clearer, and fears about Taiwan’s future become more urgent, the question becomes whether war between the US and China is avoidable. Kevin Rudd’s new book, The Avoidable War, answers: yes. Join us in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum as we host The Hon. Kevin Rudd, 26th Prime Minister of Australia, in a conversation on the future of the US-China relationship moderated by Graham Allison (AB '62 PhD '68), Douglas Dillon Professor of Government.