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Jens Stoltenberg speaks to students at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Bennett Craig

Speech

The Three Ages of NATO: An Evolving Alliance

| Sep. 23, 2016

Jens Stoltenberg,NATO Secretary General, discussed the future of the NATO alliance during this speech, given at the Harvard Kennedy School on September 23, 2016. He described the alliance as a responsive organization, capable of adapting to changes in the international security landscape but committed to the continuity of its founding values. In particular, he emphasized the necessity of maintaining a policy of absolute solidarity among member states, especially  in light of the exacerbating civil war in Syria and Russia’s aggressive stance toward countries to the East of NATO member state borders.

Analysis & Opinions - The New York Times

The World Needs a Long-Term Strategy for Defeating Extremism

| December 8, 2015

Technological changes have drastically reduced the size of the globe. The rapid growth of digital connectivity has allowed information to spread at a previously unknown pace and has led to greater transparency by governments and greater civic engagement by populations across the globe. This increased access to information has also made an already complex world even more complicated. What do these technological changes mean for decision making in foreign policy? Dr. Farah Pandith, Senior Fellow at the Future of Diplomacy Project examines these questions which are at the core of the 2015 LEAD Research Series study, "Networked Foreign Policy: How leaders can drive change in the digital age" co-authored by the Future of Diplomacy Project's Executive Director, Cathryn Cluver.

President Barack Obama makes remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Oct. 9, 2009, about being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Analysis & Opinions - Politico

U.S., Russia Must Lead on Arms Control

| October 13, 2009

"The Nobel Peace Prize Committee cited Obama's dedication to arms control and nonproliferation when announcing last Friday his selection as this year's laureate. If he creates a positive, mutually reinforcing dynamic in the way he presents and sequences the two treaties [NPT and CTBT], it will give momentum and coherence to follow-on negotiations and the agreements that they produce."