Diplomacy and International Politics

Please join us for an evening with the writers of American Repertory Theater's We Live in Cairo, Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour, featuring live performances of songs from the musical and discussion with MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud on translating the story of Egypt's 2011 revolution and its aftermath for the stage, and the gripping and transformative events that inspired the show.

Please RSVP below (requested, but not required).

A bit lost with the latest developments about Brexit? Want an insider view on European politics? Please join the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship (PETR) and the European Club for a discussion on Europe, Brexit and the Transatlantic Relationship with an influential member of French Parliament and Macron's party La République En Marche, Roland Lescure, moderated by PETR Fellow Adrien Abecassis. 

A seminar with Jason Brownlee, Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, entitled Incipient Autocrats or Illiberal Democrats? Catching Authoritarianism in Real Time. Moderated by Tarek Masoud, Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations at Harvard Kennedy School.

A seminar with Kristin Fabbe, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School and MEI Faculty Affiliate, on her recent book, Disciples of the State? Religion and State-Building in the Former Ottoman World (Cambridge University Press, 2019).

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.

As global challenges have become more pressing and more complex, Europe’s strategic role in tackling these challenges is becoming more apparent. Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, will speak about the European Union (EU) as an indispensable global actor and will present its characteristics.

Co-sponsored by the Center for European Studies, the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship and Europe in the World Seminar. 

Location: Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall.

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.