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Tag: Belfer Center
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U.S. and Russia, behind the curtains
A high-level intelligence group gathered at Harvard Kennedy School to analyze current relations between the U.S. and Russia, and gauge future goals of each.
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The worries over U.S. intelligence
After nearly six decades in U.S. intelligence, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper talks candidly about what he saw and learned protecting the country, and why he’s felt compelled in a new book to speak out about President Trump and the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
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Assessing the Iran deal pullout
Faculty and affiliates of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School weighed in on President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out the United States from the multi-lateral Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the Iran nuclear deal.
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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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A historic summit, with uncertain outcome
John Park, director of the Belfer Center’s Korea Working Group at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses the prospects for lasting peace between South Korea and North Korea following the historic announcement of their intent to sign a peace treaty to end the Korean War.
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Focus on Russia, inside and out
Simon Saradzhyan, founder of the Russia Matters project at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses the upcoming election, in which President Vladimir Putin should coast to victory despite harsh criticism from abroad.
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Stirrings of a new nuclear arms race
The Department of Defense’s new review of U.S. nuclear policy and capabilities calls for an end to decades of disarmament efforts and a return to superpower arms race, not just with Russia but China. The added dimension of cyber warfare further complicates matters.
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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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Wanted: A firewall to protect U.S. elections
A new bipartisan initiative at Harvard Kennedy School picks up where the federal government leaves off, bringing together experts in national security, cybersecurity, and politics to develop practical strategies, tools, and guidance to help U.S. political campaigns protect themselves from cyber threats.
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Fears of national insecurity
Former Obama cabinet members talk with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow about national security issues in the Trump administration.
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New questions in Russia probe
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, director of the Belfer Center’s Intelligence and Defense Project, assesses revelations that in June 2016 top Trump campaign officials met with Russians who claimed they could deliver damaging information on Hillary Clinton.
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The lessons on Russian intelligence
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Mike Rogers, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, discuss Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
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U.S. intelligence: A ‘truth-devoted’ culture
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a former CIA officer and now a senior fellow at the Belfer Center, discusses the intelligence community’s investigation into Russian hacking of the 2016 election and the ongoing friction between these agencies and the administration of President Trump.
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Inside the hacked U.S. election
Kevin Ryan, a Russia-U.S. security analyst and Belfer Center director of defense and intelligence projects, discusses the conclusion by U.S. intelligence that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and did so in an effort to boost the Republicans.
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Britain muses: Play bridge or solitaire?
Former Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander discusses the issues behind the national referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union and the potential economic and political ramifications should voters decide to sever ties.
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Losing the war on jihadism
Former top intelligence officials from the Central Intelligence Agency and Israel’s Mossad discussed threats from the Islamic State, issues involving Israel, and the future of the Iran nuclear deal.
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Three diplomatic women
Three diplomats discuss the demands of life as a U.S. ambassador and advise HKS students as they prepare to enter the Foreign Service.
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A ‘new phase’ of global terrorism
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh C. Johnson spoke to students at Harvard Kennedy School about the complex efforts that go into national security, particularly in the wake of terrorist attacks.
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Nuclear nervousness
Analysts at Harvard Kennedy School discuss North Korea’s latest nuclear test and the political implications it presents not only for neighboring powers like China and Russia, but for the rest of the world.
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Facing ‘the challenge of our generation’
Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the array of foreign policy challenges facing the United States, speaking with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Graham Allison.
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Inside the Iran nuclear deal
Former Ambassador Wendy Sherman, who led the U.S. negotiating team that struck the landmark nuclear agreement with Iran, reflects on her work and what it takes to succeed in the field of high-stakes diplomacy.
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Conflict escalation
Retired Brigadier Gen. Kevin Ryan, now at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, assesses the implications of Russia’s incursion into Syria.
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Straight dealing
As Congress prepares to vote on a deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program, Harvard Kennedy School experts consider its merits and shortcomings and look to what’s next.
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Iran steps back
Matthew Bunn, a nuclear policy expert at the Harvard Kennedy School, evaluates the restrictive nuclear deal announced between Iran and a U.S.-led coalition.
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Whither Iran
As negotiators worked beyond a deadline, experts at Harvard Kennedy School considered the possible outcomes of a deal, or no deal, with Iran over nuclear materials.
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A welcome mat for veterans
In what has become a Harvard tradition, President Drew Faust and guest Gen. Stanley McChrystal led a list of those welcoming new Harvard students who have military backgrounds.
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Where corporations, public meet
After six years of work, Harvard Kennedy School Professor John Ruggie has developed United Nations-approved guidelines to ensure businesses respect the human rights of those they interact with around the world.
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Middle East in motion
Speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School, journalist Rami Khouri presented an overview of the “bewildering and exhilarating changes” that have swept the Middle East since the Arab Spring.
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Obaid joins Belfer Center as visiting fellow
Nawaf Obaid joins Belfer Center as visiting fellow
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Toft named Fulbright scholar
Monica Toft, associate professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School, has been selected for a 2012-2013 Fulbright U.S. scholar grant.