Future of Diplomacy Project

Please join the India and South Asia Project in a conversation with Ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry, the Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States and Dr. Adil Najam, the Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School at Boston University. They will discuss Pakistan's increasing role in multilateral relations and U.S.-Pakistan relations. 

Pakistan has the second-largest gender gap in the world, according to the  World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report in 2016, and ranks 153 out of 163 countries in Global Peace Index for the same year. In a South Asia Week panel moderated by Cathryn Cluver, speakers will discuss the relationship between women’s empowerment, peacebuilding and development in defining an inclusive security agenda for Pakistan.

Breakfast will be served.

Please join the India and South Asia Project in a conversation with Ambassador Feldman, Ambassador Grossman, and Ambassador Olson on the evolution of U.S. Policy in Afghanistan. 

In 2015, the number of globally displaced persons hit a record high of 65.3 million, the largest number in history. Fleeing from conflict and famine, many individuals find themselves displaced for a decade or more, caught between instability at home and insufficient intake capacity in destination countries. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, will speak about the challenges of protecting and providing for these populations, and the implication of the global refugee crisis for human rights, international security and global health. The discussion will be moderated by Nicholas Burns, Faculty Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project and Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations.

Dr. Carlo Strenger will offer an analysis of the internal forces in Israeli society that make Israeli intractable and mostly unintelligible from abroad, connecting these internal dynamics to  the rise of right wing populism, a phenomenon that appeared in Israel before it took center stage in Europe and the United States.

Since the start of the European refugee crisis in 2015, millions of refugees have sought asylum in Europe, seeking protection from national and European Union institutions. Pascal Brice, Director-General of the French Agency for Refugees and Displaced Persons will offer a practitioner's perspective, providing insight into the numerous challenges involved in providing aid and protection to such individuals in the face of political, geographical and societal divisions. 

Hosted by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and co-sponsored by the Women and Public Policy Program, the Future of Diplomacy Project, and the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.

Jake Sullivan, Future of Diplomacy Project Senior Fellow, will analyze the Trump Administration's foreign policy strategy in a discussion moderated by Nicholas Burns, Faculty Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project and Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics. 

As the British government prepares to begin the arduous process of extricating itself from the European Union when Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon is triggered in late March, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has called for a second referendum on Scottish independence, following a failed vote in 2014. 

Douglas Alexander will offer an inside perspective on what "Brexit means Brexit" does in fact mean for Scotland, the UK, and the world. 

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Ambassador (ret.) Vitoria Nuland, former Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Dr. Evelyn Farkas, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia, will address the challenges facing the new US administration with respect to its relationship with Russia. Ambassador (ret.) Nicholas Burns, Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations and Faculty Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project, will moderate.