Diplomatic power is more important than military power for Brazil, according to Celso Amorim, the country’s longest serving Foreign Minister and former Fisher Family Fellow at the Future of Diplomacy Project.

The death of Osama Bin Laden could change the relationship between India and Pakistan, according to Shyam Saran, the former Foreign Minister of India, who called the incident a huge “embarrassment and humiliation” for Pakistan.

“If the transition in Egypt is successful, it will change the face of the Arab world,” Washington Post columnist David Ignatius said in a Future of Diplomacy interview, in which he reflected on the impact of the ‘Arab Spring’ on American Foreign Policy. Ignatius was a Fisher Family Fellow with the project from April 11 - 15, 2011.

The only way to succeed in Afghanistan is to use diplomacy, according to Kai Eide, who served as the United Nations’ Special Representative to Afghanistan from 2008-2010.

During his trip to the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) in April 2011, Eide emphasized that continuing to fight a war in the country would ultimately result in a stalemate for both the international community and the Taliban. Eide served as a Fisher Family Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project during his time at Harvard.

David Miliband, former UK Foreign Secretary, was a guest of the Future of Diplomacy Project on April 14, 2011 and discussed his vision of the global village with degree students from the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard faculty and experts. He also answered questions on his vision of a political solution in Afghanistan, which he detailed in a public speech delivered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on April 13, 2011. The following is the full transcript of his speech, which he has allowed the Future of Diplomacy Project to reproduce

The United States must work closely with China on critical world issues such as North Korea, according to Kurt M. Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. But this relationship faces increasing difficulty in the future, he said on Thursday (March 3) during a visit to the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS).

With over 62 percent of the world’s Muslim population under the age of 30, it is critical for the US to work closely with Muslim youth abroad, Farah Pandith, U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities, said in an interview at the Harvard Kennedy School last November.

Robert Kaplan, author of "Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power" sat down in October 2010 with Nicholas Burns, director of the Belfer Center's Future of Diplomacy Project, to discuss the importance of studying geography and history in wake of the rise of the Indian Ocean as a critical area of influence.

“We are at a turning point of how we think about our relationships across the world” according to US Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Farah Pandith. A Boston-native Pandith is currently traveling the world to deliver on the Obama administration’s goal to build trust with Muslim communities around the globe.

The world “hungers” for American engagement and leadership, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg said in the first Future of Diplomacy Project interview, a series aimed at gaining insights on international affairs from prominent policy makers.