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Ukrainian servicemen and firefighters stand in the area outside of a maternity hospital damaged in a shelling attack

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Hard Power Still Matters

| Mar. 10, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has upended many assumptions about the post–Cold War period in Europe; that another major war was not possible, that some combination of the European Union, NATO enlargement, and economic interdependence would usher in an era of enduring peace. HKS Professor Stephen Walt recently gave his thoughts on the crisis and the role the international community played leading up to it.

Melissa Fleming

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Presentation - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Communicating the UN at a Time of Polarization

| Dec. 10, 2021

Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications at the United Nations, explains the challenges of her role in an era of profound political, social and digital fragmentation and polarization. Ms. Fleming outlines the new approach she is bringing to UN communications – one that aims not just to inform the public of what the UN does, but to engage them to care and mobilize them for action. She also explores the threats posed by misinformation, on COVID-19, climate change and so much more. Erika Manouselis, Research and Administrative Manager at the Future of Diplomacy Project, moderated this discussion.

Video - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Ban Ki-moon on Office Hours

| Aug. 01, 2017

Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations (2007–2016), takes a moment to talk with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, how to become UN Secretary-General, and his favorite meals in New England.

Cathryn Cluver Ashbrook discusses the G20 on ARD

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Cathryn Cluver Ashbrook discusses the mechanism and format of the G-20 on ARD (in German)

| July 06, 2017

Cathryn Cluver Ashbrook, Founding Executive Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project discusses the mechanism and format of the G-20 in relation to UN multilateral diplomacy and the geopolitical priorities ahead of the Hamburg summit.

News - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

COP-21 & The Pathway to Paris

January 2016

Climate change is a global problem that will require global solutions. Harvard Kennedy School expects to be a part of the solution through the development of academically rigorous research and ideas, and by engaging policymakers, non-governmental actors, practitioners, scholars, and others from around the world.