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Tawakkol Karman, Future of Diplomacy Project Fisher Family Fellow, speaks on human rights at Harvard University

Benn Craig

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Tawakkol Karman Speaks on Human Rights

| Dec. 19, 2016

Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni activist and recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, served as a Fisher Family Fellow with Harvard’s Future of Diplomacy Project. An outspoken and passionate advocate for human rights, she was critical of the inaction of international institutions and developed nations in response to rights violations in the Middle East.

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Ambassador David Saperstein talks TPP, ISIL, and the Next Administration

| Nov. 28, 2016

David Saperstein, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom, spoke on Monday, November 14th at the Harvard Kennedy School on “U.S. Efforts to Promote Religious Freedom Abroad.” In a wide-ranging discussion moderated by Future of Diplomacy Project Executive Director Cathryn Clüver, the diplomat and rabbi explained the importance of religion and human rights as part of an integrated approach to foreign policy.

His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg speaks to students in Wiener Auditorium.

Jens Stoltenberg

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The Future of Diplomacy Project Hosts NATO Secretary General

| Sep. 23, 2016

On September 23, His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, visited the Kennedy School for a Future of Diplomacy seminar and expert lunch. During the seminar, titled "The Three Ages of NATO: An Evolving Alliance," Mr. Stoltenberg described the alliance as a responsive organization, capable of adapting to changes in the international security landscape but committed to the continuity of its founding values. In particular, he emphasized the necessity of maintaining a policy of absolute solidarity among member states, especially  in light of the exacerbating civil war in Syria and Russia’s aggressive stance toward countries to the East of NATO member state borders.

Radek Sikorski, Former Foreign Minister of Poland

Bennett Craig, Belfer Center

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EUROPE WEEK 2016 Photo Gallery

Mar. 04, 2016

The Future of Diplomacy Project held its annual Europe Week during February inviting influential practitioners and experts on European affairs. Their public discussions offered Harvard Kennedy School students and faculty a unique opportunity to grapple with the intractactable geopolitical issues at play in Europe concerning NATO, the EU migration crisis, German leadership, and the rise of European populism.

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Senior Fellow Farah Pandith speaks to CNN about combating extremist ideology

January 7, 2015

Talking to CNN's 'The Lead,' former U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities and the Future of Diplomacy Project's former Fisher Family Fellow Farah Pandith criticized the ideological narrative constructed to recruit muslim youths in her response to the recent Paris attack on "Charlie Hebdo" cartoonists.

A candlelight vigil as thousands gather silently in Paris’s Place de la Republique hours after the attack by masked gunmen on the Charlie Hebdo headquarters in Paris.

EPA/Ian Langsdon

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In Wake of Paris Attacks, a Look at Violent Reprisals Against Artists Depicting Islam

January 7, 2015

In an article for the Wall Street Journal, Farah Pandith, former U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities and the Future of Diplomacy Project's former Fisher Family Fellow, reflects on the Paris massacre of 12 individuals associated with the "Charlie Hebdo" satirical French magazine. Pandith argues that the reprisal is not an isolated incident and that there has been a history of violent attacks against artists seen to be criticizing or satirizing elements of Islam.