Belfer in Brief

International Security Goes “Off the Page” with New Podcast

We are pleased to announce a new podcast by International Security, the quarterly journal edited and sponsored by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, and published by MIT Press.

The podcast, “IS: Off the Page,” will discuss recent research published in International Security, and more importantly, go beyond each article’s findings to engage in contemporary policy debate. To help move the conversation forward, each episode will feature the author of a recent IS article and 1-2 guests from the broader policy community. "Off the Page" is hosted by Morgan L. Kaplan, Executive Editor of International Security.

Learn more about the podcast at belfercenter.org/OffThePage

Follow the Belfer Center on Instagram!

Keeps tabs on the Belfer Center’s events, announcements, and reports by following us on Instagram at Instagram.com/belfercenter.

The goal of the new account is to share a glimpse of everyday life here at the Belfer Center, including official events, new publications, and a few lighter moments with the staff and faculty.

Recent posts give a glimpse of General Jim Mattis’s visit, the Arctic Initiative’s trip to Iceland with Harvard students Clark Yuan, Alicia Nelson, Emily Fry, and Siddarth Shrikanth, and a musical performance by Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour, writers of American Repertory Theater’s “We Live in Cairo.”

“We Live in Cairo” a Theater Hit

“We Live in Cairo,” a musical that premiered in the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge this past summer, tells how social media, word of mouth, and empassioned activists used cameras and laptops to launch the 2011 uprising that deposed of longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak and led to the election of Mohammed Morsi. The musical was written by brothers and then-students Patrick and Daniel Lazour, who were inspired by a photo of activists poring over a computer screen above Tahir Square.

The Belfer Center’s Middle East Initiative, which provided research support for the production, hosted a live performance of songs from the musical in October. MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud joined the Lazour brothers in discussing the story of Egypt’s 2011 revolution and aftermath.

National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation

On October 10, the Global Cyberthreats to U.S. DoD Networks Team, led by Belfer Center National Security Fellow Yvette Nonte, was awarded the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation in recognition of outstanding service from July 2018 to September 2018.

The team was composed of individuals in law Enforcement and the Intelligence Community. Their ability to interpret the complex crossregional and cross-functional issues allowed them to identify, sustain, and champion cybertheats to the Defense Industrial Base.

Their groundbreaking collaboration and integration effort led to increased security to the United States Department of Defense networks and the Defense acquisitions process.