Events

Please join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs for a seminar with Dr. Victor Cha, Professor of Government at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service, & Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Head of the Department of European & International Studies and Professor of International Relations at King's College London, and moderated by S.T. Lee Chair in U.S.-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, Dr. Rana Mitter on Tuesday, April 16th from 2:30-3:30 PM in the Belfer Library (L369). 

Korea has a long, riveting history—it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world-renowned culture. North Korea is ruled by the most authoritarian regime in the world, a poor country in a rich region, and is best known for the cult of personality surrounding the ruling Kim family. But both Koreas share a unique common history.

Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo draw on decades of research to explore the history of modern Korea, from the late nineteenth century, Japanese occupation, and Cold War division to the present day. A small country caught amongst the world’s largest powers—including China, Japan, Russia, and the United States—Korea’s fate has been closely connected to its geography and the strength of its leadership and society. This comprehensive history sheds light on the evolving identities of the two Koreas, explaining the sharp differences between North and South, and prospects for unification.

This event will be off-the-record, in-person, and is restricted to Harvard ID holders. 

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Wake Smith, Research Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government and Lecturer at the Yale School of the Environment. Smith will give a talk on "Frosted Tips: An Alternative Rationale for Solar Geoengineering." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: RSVP required. A Harvard University ID is required for in-person attendance; all are welcome to attend via Zoom.

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

A conversation between MEI Faculty Chair Professor Tarek Masoud and author and former member of Knesset Dr. Einat Wilf. This event is part of the Middle East Initiative's "Middle East Dialogues," a series of frank, open, and probing encounters with vital and varied perspectives on the current conflict, its causes, and the prospects for peace and progress in the region.

This event is open to HUID holders only. Registration is required.

Please join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies for a Belfer Briefing on Europe withKaren Donfried, Belfer Center Senior Fellow, and Nikolaos Dendias, Greek Minister of National Defense. They will discuss "Geopolitics and Security Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Role of Greece."

The briefing will focus on the importance of strong national defense and regional cooperation in an era of diverse challenges, from climate change to energy market shocks. Minister Dendias will address Greece’s relations with the United States, the Balkans, and the Eastern Mediterranean, and the shared goal of promoting peace and security. Elaine Papoulias, Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, will make welcoming remarks.

This event will be off-the-record, in-person, and is restricted to Harvard ID holders. If your RSVP has been confirmed, you will receive confirmation and event details prior to the session.

Speaker: Jung Jae Kwon, Stanton Nuclear Security Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom

How do non-nuclear allies of the U.S. try to generate deterrence without their own nuclear arsenal? How do the allies seek to employ their non-nuclear military capabilities even as they ultimately have to rely on the U.S. "nuclear umbrella" for security? While these questions have grown more important in an era of "integrated deterrence," existing scholarship on nuclear strategy or extended deterrence has largely overlooked the agency of allies. This project seeks to fill the gap. The speaker identifies three ways in which the allies have used their military capabilities to generate deterrent effects and develop a theory to explain and predict their behavior. He conducts case studies of U.S. allies, such as South Korea and Japan, to examine the causes of the variation in their behavior and draws on extensive fieldwork, elite interviews, and primary sources for empirical analysis.

Open to Harvard ID Holders Only: Admittance will be on a first come–first served basis. Coffee &Tea Provided.

​​​​Please join the Belfer Center's Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy (DETS) Program for "​National Security in the New Era of Economic Statecraft: A Conversation with Matthew S. Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement​ at the U.S. Department of Commerce" on Thursday, April 11th from 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM in the Belfer Library (Littauer RM369). 

The event will be moderated by Professor Eric Rosenbach and lunch will be served.

Please join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs for a Director's Seminar with Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School, moderated by Belfer Center Director Meghan O’Sullivan on Wednesday, April 10th from 2:30 - 3:30 PM in the Belfer Library (L369). Allison will be discussing "Reflections on my Dialogue with China's Leadership." The seminar will focus on his recent trip to China and his takeaways from from his meetings with senior Chinese policymakers, including President Xi Jinping and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi.

This event will be off-the-record, in-person, and is restricted to Harvard ID holders. If your RSVP has been confirmed, you will receive confirmation and event details prior to the session.

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. 

Please join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs for a Director’s Lunch with David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent, New York Times and Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, moderated by Belfer Center Director Meghan O’Sullivan on Wednesday, April 10 from 12:45-2:00 PM in the Belfer Library (L369). Sanger will be discussing his new book “New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend the West,” which looks at the U.S.’s adversarial relationship with Russia and China.

This event will be off-the-record, in-person, and is restricted to Harvard ID holders. If your RSVP has been confirmed, you will receive confirmation and event details prior to the session.

Please join the Belfer Homeland Security Project for a breakfast seminar on Wednesday, April 10th from 9-10:15 am with John Tien, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Tien will share leadership lessons gained from his tenure at DHS as well as his experience as a veteran of four White House Administrations and three U.S. Army combat tours in Iraq.  The discussion will be moderated by Professor Juliette Kayyem, with time reserved for Q&A.

This event is open to all Harvard students, fellows, faculty, and staff. A hot breakfast will be served.