Tag: Ash Carter
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Nation & World
Bending technology toward the light
The Technology and Public Purpose (TAPP) Project, which recognizes responsible technology, will honor Google, Thorn, and the International Society for Stem Cell Research for representing TAPP’s goal.
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Nation & World
Cryptocurrency and national insecurity
In a simulation, North Korea has just tested a missile that will soon be capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the continental U.S. The move took Washington by surprise as the project was likely funded via a new Chinese digital currency.
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Campus & Community
7 projects win Global Institute grants
Seven projects that feature interdisciplinary, cross-collaborative research and span five Harvard Schools will receive grants from the Harvard Global Institute.
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Campus & Community
Purpose in service
The ROTC commissioning ceremony honored new officers in the armed forces.
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Nation & World
John McCain: A maverick who matters
Harvard analysts reflect on the life and legacy of ailing Arizona Sen. John McCain, who says in a new memoir that this will be his last term in office.
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Nation & World
Goodbye James Bond, hello big data
A former chief of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service says technology and China’s rise are among the greatest national-security challenges facing the West.
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Nation & World
As Europe’s economic picture brightens, new threats emerge
Europe’s economic recovery is well underway, but the EU faces serious new threats, foreign policy experts said at a Harvard Summit in November.
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Campus & Community
Ash Carter to head Belfer Center
Ash Carter, former U.S. secretary of defense, has been named to head the Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and lead a new initiative on technology and global affairs. He succeeds Graham Allison, who will continue to teach at the School.