82 Events

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Seminar - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

[LOCATION CHANGE] "Facts and Fears: Hard Truths From a Life in Intelligence," with General James Clapper

Wed., Nov. 14, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Belfer Building - Bell Hall, 5th Floor

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch with General James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, from 12:00-1:30pm in Bell Hall (Room B-500). Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

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Seminar - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Elbe Group Fall Discussion: "The Current State of US-Russia Relations"

Wed., Nov. 7, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Taubman Building - Allison Dining Room, 5th Floor

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch seminar with Elbe Group members Douglas Lute, Kevin Ryan, Mike Maples, Dan Hoffman, and Rolf Mowatt-Larssen on Wednesday, November 7th from 12:00-1:30pm in the Allison Dining Room (T-520).

Lunch will be provided. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below. 

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Seminar - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

"The Future of Secret Services in the Digital Age"

Wed., Oct. 31, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:15pm

One Brattle Square - Room 350

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch seminar with Nigel Dakin on Wednesday, October 31st from 12:00-1:15pm in the One Brattle Sq 350 Conference Room. 

Lunch will be provided. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below. 

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Seminar - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

"Shifting Sands and Strategic Relationships in the Middle East: An Insider's Perspecetive"

Wed., Oct. 24, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:15pm

One Brattle Square - Room 350

The Intelligence Project an Saudi & GCC Security Project will host a lunch seminar with Robert Richer, on Wednesday, October 24th from 12:00-1:15pm in the One Brattle Sq 350 Conference Room. 

Lunch will be provided. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP below. 

Seminar - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

"The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War," with Ben MacIntyre

Tue., Oct. 23, 2018 | 2:01pm - 3:00pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

The Intelligence Project will host a book talk seminar with New York Times Bestselling Author Ben MacIntyre on his new book, "The Spy and the Traitor", on Tuesday, October 23rd from 2:00-3:00pm in the Belfer Center Library

Refreshments will be served. Harvard IDs checked at the door. Please register below. 

Lt. General Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, commander for the Iraqi counterterrorism forces' operation to re-take Fallujah from Islamic State militants, speaks at a military camp outside Fallujah, Iraq, Monday, June 27, 2016.

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Seminar - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

"The Future of Jihad," with Peter Bergen and Lt. Gen. Abdulwahab al-Saedi

Wed., Oct. 17, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

The Intelligence Project an Saudi & GCC Security Project will host a lunch seminar with Peter Bergen and Lieutenant General Abdulwahab al-Saedi, on Wednesday, October 17th from 12:00-1:30pm in the Belfer Center Library (L369).

Lunch will be provided. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis. 

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Special Series - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Women in Intelligence: Panel Discussion and Networking Event

Mon., Oct. 15, 2018 | 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Taubman Building - Allison Dining Room, 5th Floor

From uncovering Benedict Arnold to providing actionable intelligence on Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the role of women who work in the intelligence community continues to change in a dynamic, threat-rich world.
 
Please join the Intelligence Project for a panel discussion with senior female executives from across the intelligence community to discuss their careers and the important role women who work in intelligence play in national security decision making. 

Seminar - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

"Russia in the Middle East: Return to Realpolitik," with Dan Hoffman

Wed., Oct. 10, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

One Brattle Square - Room 350

The Intelligence Project will host a lunch seminar with Daniel Hoffman, former Chief of Station and Senior Executive Clandestine Service Officer with the CIA, on Wednesday, October 10th from 12:00-1:00pm in One Brattle 350.

Lunch will be provided. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis. 

Seminar - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

"Known Unknowns: The Middle East in 2019-2020," with Norman Roule

Wed., Oct. 3, 2018 | 8:45am - 10:00am

One Brattle Square - Room 350

The Intelligence Project will host a breakfast seminar with Norman Roule, former National Intelligence Manager for Iran (NIM-I), from 8:45-10:00am in One Brattle 350. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen will moderate.

Breakfast  will be provided. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door. 

Conference - Open to the Public

Taking Flight: Exploring Innovative Uses of Drone Technology

Wed., Sep. 26, 2018 | 12:00pm - 6:00pm

“Taking Flight: Exploring Innovative Uses of Drone Technology” – a half-day conference hosted by the Intelligence Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center – will focus on the security, commercial, and humanitarian futures of this rapidly emerging technology. Speakers will highlight opportunities for the expansion of drone technology both for defense and non-defense uses and will underscore the need to ensure that the technology will be utilized in ways that benefit the public good.

The conference will include expert presentations and discussions on drone applications and implications for the defense, humanitarian, and commercial sectors. Drone expert Bernard Hudson, Senior Fellow with the Intelligence Project and former Chief of Counterterrorism with the CIA, will moderate a follow-up panel discussion with the presenters and questions from the audience.  The conference will conclude with a cocktail reception.

Location: The Kennedy Room, Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St, Cambridge MA