- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Belfer Center Fall 2022 Newsletter
The LEGACY of
ASH CARTER
As tributes and stories poured in following the sudden death of Ash Carter on October 24, it became increasingly clear that his legacy of teaching and serving will live on through the many individuals whose lives he touched during his work in and out of government.
Read more »
Also in This Issue
Visiting Dignitaries Share Insights
A number of current and former government officials and other dignitaries visited the Center this fall for discussions of critical global issues. Many also shared career insights and advice with students and fellows.
See photos and event videos »
Lessons from 75 Years of the CIA
From the early days of the Cold War to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Central Intelligence Agency has been a critical instrument of foreign intelligence collection, analysis, and operations. To help unpack the storied history of the CIA, and in honor of the agency’s 75th anniversary, the Intelligence Project hosted a conference of former directors, officers, and scholars to discuss the past, present, and future of the agency.
Read more »
Explaining the Price Cap on Russia’s Oil
Catherine Wolfram, Visiting Professor and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate and Energy Economics at the Treasury Department, co-authored a Belfer Center policy brief explaining the recent G7 price cap on Russian oil. In an interview, she explains that the novel plan keeps Russian oil on the market, but helps limit revenues Russia gets from the oil trade to use in the war in Ukraine.
Read more »
Conference Explores Security Dynamics in Northeast Asia
A Belfer Center conference with the Seoul-based East Asia Institute (EAI) focused on U.S. priorities concerning the region’s security concerns amid other pressing global security challenges. Participants discussed impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war on the region and how to bolster U.S.-ROK cooperation on regional nuclear nonproliferation governance in light of the growing nuclear arsenals in China and North Korea.
Read more »
Environmental Award Lauds ColdHubs for Innovation in African Agriculture
ColdHubs Limited, a creative partnership based in Nigeria, received the coveted 2022 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnerships for its innovative use of solar-powered walk-in cold rooms to reduce post-harvest losses for smallholder farmers. This highly replicable cooling solution to reduce food waste and associated greenhouse gas emissions also increases economic opportunity and food security for small farmers.
Read more »
Stavins Sees Glimmers of Hope from COP27
Following the COP27 climate conference in Egypt, Robert Stavins said the talks were both frustrating and hopeful: frustrating because they did little to accelerate the slow pace of action to reduce carbon emissions, and hopeful because of a reawakened dialogue between the world’s biggest emitters — the U.S. and China — and movement to address climate-related damage to the world’s most vulnerable nations.
Read more »
Two Views on Green Hydrogen: Possibilities and Challenges
The Environment and Natural Resources Program’s Future of Hydrogen project published several papers this year investigating renewable hydrogen production, use, and trade between countries. In the following interview, Senior Fellow Nicola De Blasio and Research Fellow Laima Eicke share their insights on green hydrogen’s growing economic and political momentum.
Read more »
Indigenous Young Leaders Offer Hope for Arctic
Historically, Indigenous Peoples have been excluded from decision-making processes involving the land and resources on which they depend. In the face of drastic Arctic climate change, the empowerment of these communities has become urgent. In August, the Arctic Initiative co-sponsored workshops aimed at skill-building for young Indigenous leaders from Arctic nations.
Read more »
Belfer Center Fellows Forge the Future
This fall, the Belfer Center welcomed more than 100 talented pre- and post- doctoral fellows with expertise in issues ranging from national and international security and diplomacy to cyber, technology, climate change and energy policy. Along with selected Belfer Young Leader Student Fellows, these talented individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experience, contribute valuable fresh ideas to the Center community.
Read more »
Groups Explore Issues from Middle East Reform to Intelligence Use and Abuse
Hundreds of students and others from the greater Harvard community took part in Belfer Center study groups this fall. Focusing on Middle East reform, use and abuse of intelligence, and the origin and potential for the CHIPS and Science Act, these fall groups provided an opportunity for generally small groups to interact over a period of weeks with Belfer Center and visiting experts.
Read more »
Student-Focused Events Add Depth to Learning
The Belfer Center is pleased to support a number of events organized by and/or for students at Harvard Kennedy School and the greater Harvard community. Activities this semester ranged from several defense, diplomacy, and development events to the 14th German American Conference and “Ask Me Anything” conversations with current and former members of the U.S. State Department and others in government.
Read more »
Series Explores AI and Cyber Regulations and Practices
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy Bruce Schneier and Fellow Cathy O’Neil brought a range of speakers to Harvard Kennedy School to discuss how new and emerging technologies can be harnessed to enhance, rather than harm, society. The series expanded the landscape of ‘security’ in ways that were useful and meaningful, said Schneier. “Computer security doesn't end at the keyboard and chair.”
Read more »
Tech Primer Focuses on Social Media Recommendation Algorithms
Numerous bills recently introduced in Congress are aimed at regulating social media platforms due to their large influence over users’ online and offline experiences and mounting evidence of their harms. This technology primer explores the use of algorithms by social media companies and possible regulatory approaches including alternative algorithm recommendation systems that optimize for human values like fairness, well-being, and factual accuracy.
Read more »
How to Create a Cyber Culture of Diversity and Belonging
Jen Easterly, CISA Director, and Lauren Zabierek, Director of the Belfer Center's Cyber Project and co-founder of the #ShareTheMicInCyber movement, discuss the importance of diversity and belonging in cybersecurity fields. More focus on diversity and belonging is essential to building better cybersecurity teams and a more secure and resilient nation.
Read more »
Harvard Kennedy School Dedicates the Graham T. Allison Plaza
In October, Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow, Harvard Kennedy School Dean Doug Elmendorf, and Taubman Center CEO Robert Taubman dedicated a plaza on the Kennedy School's campus to Douglas Dillon Professor of Government Graham Allison. Elmendorf lauded Allison, founding Dean of the Kennedy School and former Director of the Belfer Center, for building the Kennedy School and for pushing its mission forward.
Read more »
Eric Rosenbach has been named to the U.S. Secretary of State’s Advisory Board
John P. Holdren was awarded the National Academy of Science Public Welfare Medal and was named to theNational Acadmies' Polar Research Board.
Dara Kay Cohen (pictured) co-edited and co-authored the introductory essay of a special symposium in the top peer-reviewed political science journal Comparative Politics on a new typology of collective vigilantism.
Daniel Poneman has accepted the Order of the Rising Sun from the Government of Japan.
Laura Diaz Anadon was named a Fellow of St John’s College Cambridge and appointed to the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford (ret.) (pictured) has been awarded the Order of Australia.
Linda Bilmes was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Public Administration for a 3-year term.
Jacqueline (Jill) Hazelton won the APSA Foreign Policy section Best Book Award for 2021-2022 for Bullets Not Ballots: Success in Counterinsurgency Warfare.
International Security Journal Highlights
The fall issue of the journal International Security includes a number of thought-provoking articles on a range of security issues. Highlighted pieces focus on global policing and politics of extradition, when military innovation harms combat effectiveness, how much risk the U.S. should run in the South China Sea, China’s party-state capitalism and international backlash, and uncovering the invisible in maritime security.
Read more »
-
North America 2.0: Forging a Continental Future
Edited by Tom Long and Alan Bersin
-
-
-
-
-
Polar Cousins: Comparing Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Futures
Edited by Christian Leuprecht with Douglas Causey
Podcasts
Environmental Insights
by Robert N. Stavins
This monthly, conversational-style podcast covers topics ranging from the power of youth climate activists to global methane policies to COP27. Over the past semester, host Robert Stavins (Harvard Project on Climate Agreements) has interviewed a myriad of experts, including Daniel Jacob, Ray Kopp, Michael Greenstone, and Jeff Holmstead.
Cyber.RAR
by Sophie Faaborg-Andersen, Winnona DeSombre, Bethan Saunders, Danielle Levin, Grace Park
Cyber.RAR is a monthly podcast series hosted by six Harvard Kennedy School students. In this podcast, they uncover why the U.S. government struggles to build basic cyber infrastructure, explore how to regulate offensive cyber capabilities, debate the meaning and merits of “hacktivism,” and laugh with each other along the way.
-
Hippolyte Fofack, right, Chief Economist and Director of Research and International Cooperation Department at the African Export-Import Bank, speaks on the “African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and the Global Economy” during an Africa in Focus series event.
-
Sue Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, speaks to students during a Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D) 'ask me anything' session.
-
Maryum Saifee, Senior Advisor in the Secretary's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. Department of State, speaks on "A More Representative America at Home and Abroad" during a Future of Diplomacy Project seminar.
-
Svetlana Savranskaya, right, from the National Security Archive speaks on a panel about "Rethinking Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis" during the day-long Cuban MIssisle Crisis at 60 Conference hosted by Project on Managing the Atom and the Applied History Project. Other panelists, from right, were Tom Blanton, Graham Allison, and Scott Sagan.
-
John Park, Director of the Korea Project, speaks to students at the Belfer Center's Open House in September.
-
The Belfer Center sponsored a student event focused on the 60th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s Moonshot speech where, among other guests, Dr. Bhavya Lal, Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy and Strategy at NASA, and Alan Price, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum spoke on space sciences.
-
Janne Kuusela, Director General at the Defence Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence of Finland, speaks on "Europe's Security Landscape" during a Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship and Defense Project seminar moderated by Eric Rosenbach.
-
Dr. Taeho Bark, the Korea Project's 2022 Senior Visiting Scholar and former South Korea Minister for Trade, listens to a question from the audience during his talk on his research on South Korean economic statecraft.
-
Students spoke with Touq Al Marri, United Arab Emirates Minister of the Economy, during a Q&A session in the Belfer Library.
-
The Arctic Initiative tours a geothermal plant during their trip to the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland.
-
Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf speaks with Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, at Bessastaðir, the official President's residence.
-
Daniela Schwarzer, Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School, speaks at the Belfer Center Board lunch.
-
Stephen Walt is joined by Erica Chenoweth and Matthew Bunn to discuss International Relations after the Invasion of Ukraine during a Dean's Discussion series event.
-
National Security Fellows speak with students during the Defense Project's Open House in September.
-
Josephine Wolff, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Policy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, speaks on “The History of Cyberinsurance & War Exclusions: Who Pays for State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks?” during an AI Cyber lunch hosted by the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program.
-
Dr. Syra Madad, Belfer Center Fellow and Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program at New York City Health + Hospitals, moderates a panel on “Science and Risk Communication During” with, from left, Doctor Mike, a family physician and social media star, Dan Diamond, national health reporter for The Washington Post, and Dr. Raven Baxter, better known as Dr. Raven the Science Maven, an American educator and molecular biologist.
-
Hippolyte Fofack, right, Chief Economist and Director of Research and International Cooperation Department at the African Export-Import Bank, speaks on the “African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and the Global Economy” during an Africa in Focus series event.
-
Sue Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, speaks to students during a Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D) 'ask me anything' session.
-
Maryum Saifee, Senior Advisor in the Secretary's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. Department of State, speaks on "A More Representative America at Home and Abroad" during a Future of Diplomacy Project seminar.
-
Svetlana Savranskaya, right, from the National Security Archive speaks on a panel about "Rethinking Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis" during the day-long Cuban MIssisle Crisis at 60 Conference hosted by Project on Managing the Atom and the Applied History Project. Other panelists, from right, were Tom Blanton, Graham Allison, and Scott Sagan.
-
John Park, Director of the Korea Project, speaks to students at the Belfer Center's Open House in September.
-
The Belfer Center sponsored a student event focused on the 60th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s Moonshot speech where, among other guests, Dr. Bhavya Lal, Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy and Strategy at NASA, and Alan Price, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum spoke on space sciences.
-
Janne Kuusela, Director General at the Defence Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence of Finland, speaks on "Europe's Security Landscape" during a Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship and Defense Project seminar moderated by Eric Rosenbach.
-
Dr. Taeho Bark, the Korea Project's 2022 Senior Visiting Scholar and former South Korea Minister for Trade, listens to a question from the audience during his talk on his research on South Korean economic statecraft.
-
Students spoke with Touq Al Marri, United Arab Emirates Minister of the Economy, during a Q&A session in the Belfer Library.
-
The Arctic Initiative tours a geothermal plant during their trip to the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland.
-
Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf speaks with Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, at Bessastaðir, the official President's residence.
-
Daniela Schwarzer, Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School, speaks at the Belfer Center Board lunch.
-
Stephen Walt is joined by Erica Chenoweth and Matthew Bunn to discuss International Relations after the Invasion of Ukraine during a Dean's Discussion series event.
-
National Security Fellows speak with students during the Defense Project's Open House in September.
-
Josephine Wolff, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Policy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, speaks on “The History of Cyberinsurance & War Exclusions: Who Pays for State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks?” during an AI Cyber lunch hosted by the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program.
-
Dr. Syra Madad, Belfer Center Fellow and Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program at New York City Health + Hospitals, moderates a panel on “Science and Risk Communication During” with, from left, Doctor Mike, a family physician and social media star, Dan Diamond, national health reporter for The Washington Post, and Dr. Raven Baxter, better known as Dr. Raven the Science Maven, an American educator and molecular biologist.
BELFER CENTER NEWSLETTER | Fall 2022
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Banner Image: (from top left) Ash Carter KSG faculty portrait, 1985 (Martha Stewart); Then Belfer Center Director Ash Carter and Michèle Flournoy at a book launch party, 1993 (Martha Stewart); Professor Ash Carter talks to a student after class, 1985 (Martha Stewart); Ash Carter and then Secretary of Defense Bill Perry (left) listen to a Ukrainian general speak, 1996 (Department of Defense); Then Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Ash Carter, speaks during the presentation of the MRAP all terrain vehicle at the Pentagon, 2009 (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP); Then Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks with President Obama, 2015 (Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz/DoD); Belfer Center Director Ash Carter and then Technology and Public Purpose Project Director Laura Manley walk the halls of the U.S. Capitol building, 2019 (Benn Craig); Ash Carter speaks with students after class, 2018 (Jessica Scranton); Ash Carter HKS faculty portrait, 2018 (Martha Stewart).
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The LEGACY of
ASH CARTER
As tributes and stories poured in following the sudden death of Ash Carter on October 24, it became increasingly clear that his legacy of teaching and serving will live on through the many individuals whose lives he touched during his work in and out of government.
Read more »
Also in This Issue
Visiting Dignitaries Share Insights
A number of current and former government officials and other dignitaries visited the Center this fall for discussions of critical global issues. Many also shared career insights and advice with students and fellows.
See photos and event videos »
Lessons from 75 Years of the CIA
From the early days of the Cold War to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Central Intelligence Agency has been a critical instrument of foreign intelligence collection, analysis, and operations. To help unpack the storied history of the CIA, and in honor of the agency’s 75th anniversary, the Intelligence Project hosted a conference of former directors, officers, and scholars to discuss the past, present, and future of the agency.
Read more »
Explaining the Price Cap on Russia’s Oil
Catherine Wolfram, Visiting Professor and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate and Energy Economics at the Treasury Department, co-authored a Belfer Center policy brief explaining the recent G7 price cap on Russian oil. In an interview, she explains that the novel plan keeps Russian oil on the market, but helps limit revenues Russia gets from the oil trade to use in the war in Ukraine.
Read more »
Conference Explores Security Dynamics in Northeast Asia
A Belfer Center conference with the Seoul-based East Asia Institute (EAI) focused on U.S. priorities concerning the region’s security concerns amid other pressing global security challenges. Participants discussed impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war on the region and how to bolster U.S.-ROK cooperation on regional nuclear nonproliferation governance in light of the growing nuclear arsenals in China and North Korea.
Read more »
Environmental Award Lauds ColdHubs for Innovation in African Agriculture
ColdHubs Limited, a creative partnership based in Nigeria, received the coveted 2022 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnerships for its innovative use of solar-powered walk-in cold rooms to reduce post-harvest losses for smallholder farmers. This highly replicable cooling solution to reduce food waste and associated greenhouse gas emissions also increases economic opportunity and food security for small farmers.
Read more »
Stavins Sees Glimmers of Hope from COP27
Following the COP27 climate conference in Egypt, Robert Stavins said the talks were both frustrating and hopeful: frustrating because they did little to accelerate the slow pace of action to reduce carbon emissions, and hopeful because of a reawakened dialogue between the world’s biggest emitters — the U.S. and China — and movement to address climate-related damage to the world’s most vulnerable nations.
Read more »
Two Views on Green Hydrogen: Possibilities and Challenges
The Environment and Natural Resources Program’s Future of Hydrogen project published several papers this year investigating renewable hydrogen production, use, and trade between countries. In the following interview, Senior Fellow Nicola De Blasio and Research Fellow Laima Eicke share their insights on green hydrogen’s growing economic and political momentum.
Read more »
Indigenous Young Leaders Offer Hope for Arctic
Historically, Indigenous Peoples have been excluded from decision-making processes involving the land and resources on which they depend. In the face of drastic Arctic climate change, the empowerment of these communities has become urgent. In August, the Arctic Initiative co-sponsored workshops aimed at skill-building for young Indigenous leaders from Arctic nations.
Read more »
Belfer Center Fellows Forge the Future
This fall, the Belfer Center welcomed more than 100 talented pre- and post- doctoral fellows with expertise in issues ranging from national and international security and diplomacy to cyber, technology, climate change and energy policy. Along with selected Belfer Young Leader Student Fellows, these talented individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experience, contribute valuable fresh ideas to the Center community.
Read more »
Groups Explore Issues from Middle East Reform to Intelligence Use and Abuse
Hundreds of students and others from the greater Harvard community took part in Belfer Center study groups this fall. Focusing on Middle East reform, use and abuse of intelligence, and the origin and potential for the CHIPS and Science Act, these fall groups provided an opportunity for generally small groups to interact over a period of weeks with Belfer Center and visiting experts.
Read more »
Student-Focused Events Add Depth to Learning
The Belfer Center is pleased to support a number of events organized by and/or for students at Harvard Kennedy School and the greater Harvard community. Activities this semester ranged from several defense, diplomacy, and development events to the 14th German American Conference and “Ask Me Anything” conversations with current and former members of the U.S. State Department and others in government.
Read more »
Series Explores AI and Cyber Regulations and Practices
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy Bruce Schneier and Fellow Cathy O’Neil brought a range of speakers to Harvard Kennedy School to discuss how new and emerging technologies can be harnessed to enhance, rather than harm, society. The series expanded the landscape of ‘security’ in ways that were useful and meaningful, said Schneier. “Computer security doesn't end at the keyboard and chair.”
Read more »
Tech Primer Focuses on Social Media Recommendation Algorithms
Numerous bills recently introduced in Congress are aimed at regulating social media platforms due to their large influence over users’ online and offline experiences and mounting evidence of their harms. This technology primer explores the use of algorithms by social media companies and possible regulatory approaches including alternative algorithm recommendation systems that optimize for human values like fairness, well-being, and factual accuracy.
Read more »
How to Create a Cyber Culture of Diversity and Belonging
Jen Easterly, CISA Director, and Lauren Zabierek, Director of the Belfer Center's Cyber Project and co-founder of the #ShareTheMicInCyber movement, discuss the importance of diversity and belonging in cybersecurity fields. More focus on diversity and belonging is essential to building better cybersecurity teams and a more secure and resilient nation.
Read more »
Harvard Kennedy School Dedicates the Graham T. Allison Plaza
In October, Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow, Harvard Kennedy School Dean Doug Elmendorf, and Taubman Center CEO Robert Taubman dedicated a plaza on the Kennedy School's campus to Douglas Dillon Professor of Government Graham Allison. Elmendorf lauded Allison, founding Dean of the Kennedy School and former Director of the Belfer Center, for building the Kennedy School and for pushing its mission forward.
Read more »
Eric Rosenbach has been named to the U.S. Secretary of State’s Advisory Board
John P. Holdren was awarded the National Academy of Science Public Welfare Medal and was named to theNational Acadmies' Polar Research Board.
Dara Kay Cohen (pictured) co-edited and co-authored the introductory essay of a special symposium in the top peer-reviewed political science journal Comparative Politics on a new typology of collective vigilantism.
Daniel Poneman has accepted the Order of the Rising Sun from the Government of Japan.
Laura Diaz Anadon was named a Fellow of St John’s College Cambridge and appointed to the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford (ret.) (pictured) has been awarded the Order of Australia.
Linda Bilmes was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Public Administration for a 3-year term.
Jacqueline (Jill) Hazelton won the APSA Foreign Policy section Best Book Award for 2021-2022 for Bullets Not Ballots: Success in Counterinsurgency Warfare.
International Security Journal Highlights
The fall issue of the journal International Security includes a number of thought-provoking articles on a range of security issues. Highlighted pieces focus on global policing and politics of extradition, when military innovation harms combat effectiveness, how much risk the U.S. should run in the South China Sea, China’s party-state capitalism and international backlash, and uncovering the invisible in maritime security.
Read more »
-
North America 2.0: Forging a Continental Future
Edited by Tom Long and Alan Bersin
-
-
-
-
-
Polar Cousins: Comparing Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Futures
Edited by Christian Leuprecht with Douglas Causey
Podcasts
Environmental Insights
by Robert N. Stavins
This monthly, conversational-style podcast covers topics ranging from the power of youth climate activists to global methane policies to COP27. Over the past semester, host Robert Stavins (Harvard Project on Climate Agreements) has interviewed a myriad of experts, including Daniel Jacob, Ray Kopp, Michael Greenstone, and Jeff Holmstead.
Cyber.RAR
by Sophie Faaborg-Andersen, Winnona DeSombre, Bethan Saunders, Danielle Levin, Grace Park
Cyber.RAR is a monthly podcast series hosted by six Harvard Kennedy School students. In this podcast, they uncover why the U.S. government struggles to build basic cyber infrastructure, explore how to regulate offensive cyber capabilities, debate the meaning and merits of “hacktivism,” and laugh with each other along the way.
-
Hippolyte Fofack, right, Chief Economist and Director of Research and International Cooperation Department at the African Export-Import Bank, speaks on the “African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and the Global Economy” during an Africa in Focus series event.
-
Sue Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, speaks to students during a Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D) 'ask me anything' session.
-
Maryum Saifee, Senior Advisor in the Secretary's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. Department of State, speaks on "A More Representative America at Home and Abroad" during a Future of Diplomacy Project seminar.
-
Svetlana Savranskaya, right, from the National Security Archive speaks on a panel about "Rethinking Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis" during the day-long Cuban MIssisle Crisis at 60 Conference hosted by Project on Managing the Atom and the Applied History Project. Other panelists, from right, were Tom Blanton, Graham Allison, and Scott Sagan.
-
John Park, Director of the Korea Project, speaks to students at the Belfer Center's Open House in September.
-
The Belfer Center sponsored a student event focused on the 60th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s Moonshot speech where, among other guests, Dr. Bhavya Lal, Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy and Strategy at NASA, and Alan Price, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum spoke on space sciences.
-
Janne Kuusela, Director General at the Defence Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence of Finland, speaks on "Europe's Security Landscape" during a Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship and Defense Project seminar moderated by Eric Rosenbach.
-
Dr. Taeho Bark, the Korea Project's 2022 Senior Visiting Scholar and former South Korea Minister for Trade, listens to a question from the audience during his talk on his research on South Korean economic statecraft.
-
Students spoke with Touq Al Marri, United Arab Emirates Minister of the Economy, during a Q&A session in the Belfer Library.
-
The Arctic Initiative tours a geothermal plant during their trip to the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland.
-
Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf speaks with Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, at Bessastaðir, the official President's residence.
-
Daniela Schwarzer, Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School, speaks at the Belfer Center Board lunch.
-
Stephen Walt is joined by Erica Chenoweth and Matthew Bunn to discuss International Relations after the Invasion of Ukraine during a Dean's Discussion series event.
-
National Security Fellows speak with students during the Defense Project's Open House in September.
-
Josephine Wolff, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Policy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, speaks on “The History of Cyberinsurance & War Exclusions: Who Pays for State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks?” during an AI Cyber lunch hosted by the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program.
-
Dr. Syra Madad, Belfer Center Fellow and Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program at New York City Health + Hospitals, moderates a panel on “Science and Risk Communication During” with, from left, Doctor Mike, a family physician and social media star, Dan Diamond, national health reporter for The Washington Post, and Dr. Raven Baxter, better known as Dr. Raven the Science Maven, an American educator and molecular biologist.
-
Hippolyte Fofack, right, Chief Economist and Director of Research and International Cooperation Department at the African Export-Import Bank, speaks on the “African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and the Global Economy” during an Africa in Focus series event.
-
Sue Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, speaks to students during a Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D) 'ask me anything' session.
-
Maryum Saifee, Senior Advisor in the Secretary's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. Department of State, speaks on "A More Representative America at Home and Abroad" during a Future of Diplomacy Project seminar.
-
Svetlana Savranskaya, right, from the National Security Archive speaks on a panel about "Rethinking Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis" during the day-long Cuban MIssisle Crisis at 60 Conference hosted by Project on Managing the Atom and the Applied History Project. Other panelists, from right, were Tom Blanton, Graham Allison, and Scott Sagan.
-
John Park, Director of the Korea Project, speaks to students at the Belfer Center's Open House in September.
-
The Belfer Center sponsored a student event focused on the 60th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s Moonshot speech where, among other guests, Dr. Bhavya Lal, Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy and Strategy at NASA, and Alan Price, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum spoke on space sciences.
-
Janne Kuusela, Director General at the Defence Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence of Finland, speaks on "Europe's Security Landscape" during a Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship and Defense Project seminar moderated by Eric Rosenbach.
-
Dr. Taeho Bark, the Korea Project's 2022 Senior Visiting Scholar and former South Korea Minister for Trade, listens to a question from the audience during his talk on his research on South Korean economic statecraft.
-
Students spoke with Touq Al Marri, United Arab Emirates Minister of the Economy, during a Q&A session in the Belfer Library.
-
The Arctic Initiative tours a geothermal plant during their trip to the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland.
-
Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf speaks with Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, at Bessastaðir, the official President's residence.
-
Daniela Schwarzer, Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School, speaks at the Belfer Center Board lunch.
-
Stephen Walt is joined by Erica Chenoweth and Matthew Bunn to discuss International Relations after the Invasion of Ukraine during a Dean's Discussion series event.
-
National Security Fellows speak with students during the Defense Project's Open House in September.
-
Josephine Wolff, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Policy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, speaks on “The History of Cyberinsurance & War Exclusions: Who Pays for State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks?” during an AI Cyber lunch hosted by the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program.
-
Dr. Syra Madad, Belfer Center Fellow and Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program at New York City Health + Hospitals, moderates a panel on “Science and Risk Communication During” with, from left, Doctor Mike, a family physician and social media star, Dan Diamond, national health reporter for The Washington Post, and Dr. Raven Baxter, better known as Dr. Raven the Science Maven, an American educator and molecular biologist.
BELFER CENTER NEWSLETTER | Fall 2022
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
79 John F. Kennedy Street
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Communications Newsletter Team
Editor: Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
Designer/Multimedia: Benn Craig, Multimedia Producer
Digital Outreach: Liz Hoveland, Digital Communications Coordinator
Communications Team
Shannon Felton Spence, Director of Global Communications and Strategy
Ada Ezeokoli, Communications Fellow
Liza Xiao, Communications Intern
Belfer Center Leadership
Eric Rosenbach, Belfer Center Co-Director
Natalie Colbert, Belfer Center Executive Director
Lauren Zabierek, Acting Executive Director (Fall, 2022)
Acknowledgments
The Communications Office would like to thank the following staff members for their special assistance in producing this newsletter: Mariana Budjeryn, Sam Himmelman, Liz Hanlon, Amritha Jayanti, Susan Lynch, Erika Manouselis, Matt Parent, John Park, and Maria Robson Morrow, and Liza Xiao.
Banner Image: (from top left) Ash Carter KSG faculty portrait, 1985 (Martha Stewart); Then Belfer Center Director Ash Carter and Michèle Flournoy at a book launch party, 1993 (Martha Stewart); Professor Ash Carter talks to a student after class, 1985 (Martha Stewart); Ash Carter and then Secretary of Defense Bill Perry (left) listen to a Ukrainian general speak, 1996 (Department of Defense); Then Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Ash Carter, speaks during the presentation of the MRAP all terrain vehicle at the Pentagon, 2009 (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP); Then Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks with President Obama, 2015 (Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz/DoD); Belfer Center Director Ash Carter and then Technology and Public Purpose Project Director Laura Manley walk the halls of the U.S. Capitol building, 2019 (Benn Craig); Ash Carter speaks with students after class, 2018 (Jessica Scranton); Ash Carter HKS faculty portrait, 2018 (Martha Stewart).
All photos and graphics by Belfer Center unless otherwise noted.
Editor
Sharon Wilke
- Acting Director of Communications