Future of Diplomacy Project

Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project for a discussion on efforts to manage COVID-19 and limit widespread transmission across the African continent with Senior Fellow, Douglas Alexander, former UK Secretary of State for International Development and Chair of the Board of Trustees of UNICEF UK. This seminar will be moderated by Professors Nicholas Burns and Zoe Marks.

PLEASE NOTE: This seminar will be conducted via Zoom. Please register in advance for this meeting:

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Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project for a discussion on disinformation during the Coronavirus pandemic with our Fellow, Edward Wong, Fellow at the Wilson Center and New York Times correspondent, moderated by Faculty Chair, Nicholas Burns.

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Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project and the Middle East Initiative for a discussion on the Trump administration's Middle East peace plan entitled "Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People" with Fisher Family Fellow Dr. Saeb Erakat, Chief Palestinian Negotiator and Head of the Negotiations Affairs Department. This seminar will be moderated by Professors Nicholas Burns and Tarek Masoud.

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Over the course of two sessions, this seminar will examine the Trump Administration’s Middle East peace plan and policies. It will consider the plan in historical context, looking at the evolution of US policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It will analyze the plan in depth in order to understand what it offers the parties, how it seeks to resolve the conflict, how it differs from previous peace-making efforts, and in what ways is it an outgrowth of earlier efforts. The seminar will also briefly examine the historical evolution of the conflict on the ground and the trajectory of the rival Israeli and Palestinian national movements, setting the context for today’s present political, economic, and social realities for both peoples. Participants are strongly encouraged to join the two complementary sessions.

Over the course of two sessions, this seminar will examine the Trump Administration’s Middle East peace plan and policies. It will consider the plan in historical context, looking at the evolution of US policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It will analyze the plan in depth in order to understand what it offers the parties, how it seeks to resolve the conflict, how it differs from previous peace-making efforts, and in what ways is it an outgrowth of earlier efforts. The seminar will also briefly examine the historical evolution of the conflict on the ground and the trajectory of the rival Israeli and Palestinian national movements, setting the context for today’s present political, economic, and social realities for both peoples. Participants are strongly encouraged to join the two complementary sessions.

Nearly 20 years since 9/11 and we have not vanquished the appeal of extremist ideology. Groups are still recruiting youth in every part of the world, and today a real strategy to deal with the rise of hate and extremism is not being executed as extremists have mastered selling their narratives. To counter these narratives, we need to listen to understand the nuances of cultures around the world as these “data points” do not show up in quantitative analysis. This is what Ambassador Pandith learned when traveling to 80 countries as the U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities and what she believes is the method of “How We Win” against extremists. 

Corneliu Bjola is Associate Professor of Diplomatic Studies at Oxford University and among the leading, international thinkers on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the practice of diplomacy and the bureaucratic systems that underpin functional international relations. He will discuss the opportunities and challenges in the digital age. Please note that breakfast and light refreshments will be served.

As part of its new career webinar series, the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship and the Future of Diplomacy Project invite current HKS students and alumni to discuss ‘real world’ perspectives on forging careers in diplomacy from a transatlantic perspective, with four HKS alumni. Students can join the discussion in person at G-06 in the Rubenstein Building, or dial into the conversation via Zoom (call-in details below).

Former United Nations (UN) Chief of Staff Susana Malcorra will guide students through a series of reflections on leadership. Drawing primarily on UN principals and culture as case studies in leadership, Ms. Malcorra will also incorporate lessons from her experience in the public and private sectors in Argentina. All Harvard students are welcome to apply for this workshop. Dinner will be served. Please note that this event is co-sponsored by the Center for Public Leadership.

Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project for a discussion on Latin America's current political disturbances and what it means for the future of the region with Senior Fellow, Ambassador Thomas Shannon Jr, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. State Department, moderated by Professor Nicholas Burns.