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With a research grant from the Belfer Center, three Harvard Kennedy School students—Casey Corcoran, Bo Julie Crowley, and Raina Davis—traveled to Taiwan and South Korea in January to conduct research on disinformation campaigns that have long been part of East Asian politics. They describe their goals, methods, and takeaways in a forthcoming report, “Disinformation Threat Watch: The Disinformation Landscape in East Asia and Implications for U.S. Policy.”

A sampling of recent books from Belfer Center authors and affiliates.

Belfer Center faculty, fellows, and staff in the recent news: Ash Carter, John P. Holdren, Matthew Meselson, Eric Rosenbach, Nicholas Burns, Douglas Lute, and others.

A sampling of articles in the Spring 2019 issue of the Belfer Center's journal International Security.

The International Security journal is edited at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center and published quarterly by the MIT Press. Questions may be directed to IS@harvard.edu.

Technology has reached a critical juncture in American society. The unfettered optimism of recent decades is now tempered by rising concerns over privacy and security, the impact of disinformation campaigns, and increasing calls for digital accountability. It is clear that the 116th Congress will face pressure to shape technological innovation through policies that protect and serve the best interests of their various constituents.

After 32 years at Harvard Kennedy School, Jean Woodward will retire at the end of June.

Successes of the Belfer Center's various fellows and affiliates, including Juliette Kayyem, Joseph Aldy, Dara Kay Cohen, and Sébastien Philippe, are highlighted.

As numerous studies have made strikingly clear, climate change is increasing much more rapidly than anticipated and its negative impacts are becoming more and more visible around the world. From the escalating extremity of weather events, severe droughts and wildfires, to melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and disastrous floods, climate change is already harming humans and our ecosystems in a myriad of ways. 

This spring, the Belfer Center, in partnership with the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, launched the Economic Diplomacy Initiative to explore these and other tools of economic statecraft, their impact on international relations, and implications for global leaders.

Each spring, members of the Belfer Center’s International Council—an advisory board—convene for a day of off-the-record briefings and conversations on pressing policy challenges. At this year’s meeting, Council members enjoyed break-out sessions with Center experts, as well as opportunities to engage with current Harvard Kennedy School students.