Events

Will digital money disrupt the ways that countries, institutions, and people interact? A global tension is bubbling to the surface - China is moving ahead with its own digital yuan, the Libra Association is creating a supra-national currency, and the Federal Reserve is battling to maintain the primacy of the U.S. dollar. On top of all this, COVID-19 has prompted contactless payments, global downturns have spurred governments to issue checks directly to citizens, and private companies have pushed into minting their own currencies.

Belfer Policy Chats (BPC)  is an event series that features our fellows to chat about issues at the forefront of global policy. The aim is to provide a forum to engage on an informal level on policy topics at the Center around topics such as climate, national security, science and technology, cyber security, innovation, and competitiveness.  Join us for this virtual event.

Join us for this joint Belfer Center - Harvard Medical School webinar organized by the Korea Project.

The Korea Project acknowledges the generous support of the Korea Foundation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the United States and other countries around the world. With over 100,000 deaths nationwide by late May and nearly 1 in 4 American unemployed, where does the U.S. go from here? Dr. Jeffrey Frankel will discuss his top five bullet points on how policymakers can help safely re-open the U.S. economy, how the global economy will bounce back, and what the international ramifications of COVID-19 will be on developed and developing economies alike. 

Please RSVP below to receive the Zoom meeting link via email. 

Belfer Policy Chats (BPC)  is an event series that features our fellows to chat about issues at the forefront of global policy. The aim is to provide a forum to engage on an informal level on policy topics at the Center around topics such as climate, national security, science and technology, cyber security, innovation, and competitiveness.  Join us for this virtual event.

Speakers: Rebecca Davis Gibbons, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom; Ariel Petrovics, Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom

Though only nine states in the world today are believed to possess their own nuclear weapons, many more states have the capability to pursue a nuclear bomb if they choose. This capability – or nuclear latency – has recently drawn attention in international relations scholarship, which largely focuses on the effects of latency on international deterrence, compellence, and bargaining. While this research helps explain the security benefits and motives that may drive states to pursue nuclear capabilities short of the bomb, it has yet to determine how domestic politics play into these considerations. This project explores how public opinion factors into state decisions to pursue or forgo latent nuclear capabilities. In doing so, it seeks to offer new insight into when and why latency can become a salient topic to domestic audiences, and the implications of these domestic drivers for the future of nonproliferation.

Everyone is welcome to join us online via Zoom! Please register in advance for this seminar:
https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwuc-qrqj4pG90vSX2_VoG35zaE6L6mkPQt

Speaker: Meghan O'Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs; Director, Geopolitics of Energy Project

Professor O'Sullivan will discuss the dual impacts on global oil markets of price competition — and the demand shock associated with the COVID-19 crisis — in the inaugural session of Conversations.

Registration is required. Please click here to register in advance for this webinar.

A Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) seminar with Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo.

RSVP to receive Zoom link. Please note that this event will begin at 9:30 and end at 11:00 a.m., half an hour earlier than previous MTA seminars.

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.

Join us for the KF-Harvard Belfer Center Virtual Dialogue examining the longer term geopolitical and geoeconomic implications of COVID-19 for global governance.

The Korea Project acknowledges the generous support of the Korea Foundation for this event.