Future of Diplomacy Project

Please join the Future of Diplomacy for a discussion on the current state of the U.S. State Department with two former Under Secretaries of State for Political Affairs and career diplomats: Ambassadors Thomas Shannon, Jr. and Nicholas Burns. Combined, the two have nearly 6 decades of experience in the Department and have served in positions ranging from Ambassador to Brazil, State Department Spokesman, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Ambassador to NATO. 

Lunch will be served. 

Please join Future of Diplomacy Project and the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship for a conversation with Sir John Sawers, former head of the United Kingdom’s MI6 (Secret Intelligence Service), about the role of intelligence gathering in the 21st century.  We will discuss implications for intelligence gathering and surveillance in the 21st century given the shifting nature of the post-World War II framework of security alliances.  Other topics for this conversation include; the role of the intelligence community in shaping foreign policy, possible implications of Brexit on intelligence cooperation in Europe, and future prospects for the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The discussion is co-hosted by the Diplomacy Professional Interest Council and the British and Irish Caucus, and will be moderated by Helen Zhang, MC/MPA 2020 candidate and Australian foreign service officer.

Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project's Fisher Family Fellow, Tzipi Livni, and Senior Fellow, Robert Danin, for a discussion on America's shifting policies towards a dynamic region in turmoil.

Join us for a conversation with Ambassador Victoria Nuland, Senior Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and Ambassador Philippe Etienne, Ambassador of France to the United States and diplomatic adviser to the President of the French Republic.

This event will be moderated by Nicholas Burns, Faculty Chair, Future of Diplomacy Project and the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship.

Join the Future of Diplomacy's Fisher Family Fellow and former Foreign Minister of Israel, Tzipi Livni, for a four-part study group from 4:15-5:45pm on Thursdays, October 3; October 10; October 17; and October 31.

***Please note that we have removed the enrollment cap on the study group. Anyone who is able to come is welcome, however RSVP is still required.***

A light reading list will be provided and students are expected to come on time and prepared. Coffee and cookies will be provided. RSVP to reserve your spot.

Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project for a conversation with Fisher Family Fellow and former Foreign Minister of Israel, Tzipi Livni, on the future of Israel and the peace process moderated by Faculty Chair, Nicholas Burns.

Open to Harvard faculty, fellows, students, and staff only. Coffee and cookies will be served. 

Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project's seminar with Admiral Philip Davidson, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, moderated by Professor Nicholas Burns for a discussion on the paramount concern dominating the focus of U.S Indo-Pacific Command, one that will define U.S. policy in the 21st Century…China. China represents the greatest long-term strategic threat to security, not only in the Indo-Pacific, but to the entire globe.

Space is limited for this event. RSVPs will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Open to Harvard faculty, fellows, staff, and students only. 

Join the American Secretaries of State Project for a conversation about Winston Lord's new book KISSINGER ON KISSINGER which details Henry Kissinger's transformation of America's approach to diplomacy with China, the USSR, Vietnam, and the Middle East as National Security Advisor to Richard Nixon. Nearly fifty years later, escalating tensions between the US, China, and Russia are threatening a swift return to the same diplomatic game of tug-of-war.

Professor Nicholas Burns will moderate. Coffee and snacks will be provided.

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 on policy agendas. Whether white supremacists or the so called Islamic State, extremists have mastered selling their narratives despite the fact that solutions to this threat are available right now. 

Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project’s Senior Fellow, Dr. Robert Danin, for a discussion on Palestinian-Israeli perceptions and realities in the post-Israeli election, pre-Trump Administration peace plan period. Dr. Danin will offer insights on changing Palestinian and Israeli attitudes and views towards the future and the path ahead.