Newsmakers

Halla Hrund Logadóttir, Co-Director of the Center’s Arctic Initiative, has been named one of the top 29 Young Global Leaders in North America by the World Economic Forum. Membership in this class of young leaders will include five years of activities aimed at creating “transformative experiences for next-generation leaders that enhance their skills, broaden their world view, and lead to groundbreaking initiatives.” With this Honor, Logadóttir hopes to increase attention to Arctic issues and initiatives.

Former United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power, Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, based at the Belfer Center, will receive the prestigious 2019 Moynihan Prize in Social Science and Public Policy from the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS). The award, which will be presented at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. in October. The 2018 recipient was the Center’s John P. Holdren.

Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius received the Special George Polk Award for his writing on the murder of Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. Ignatius was presented the award—along with the Post’s Karen Attiah—for “their eloquence and resolve in demanding accountability from the Saudi Arabian government and candor from the Trump Administration in the wake of the gruesome murder of their colleague and friend, Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.” One of the most prestigious prizes in journalism, the Polk Awards memorialize George Polk, a CBS correspondent who was killed while covering the civil war in Greece.

Evan A. Feigenbaum, former International Security Program/Managing the Atom Research Fellow who worked on China-related issues at the Kennedy School, has been named Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In his new role, Feigenbaum will oversee work on a dynamic region encompassing both East Asia and South Asia, including the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center in Beijing and Carnegie India in New Delhi. He is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs.

Grand Strategy, Security, and Statecraft Research Fellow William James was awarded second prize in the Royal United Services Institute’s Trench Gascoigne essay competition for his entry, “Salvaging Grand Strategy.” The award was presented by the UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter and former British Foreign Secretary Lord William Hague. The Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize, which dates back to 1874, is awarded for original writing on contemporary issues of national and international defense and security.