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Tag: Juliette Kayyem
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Nation & World
‘Governor, I don’t know what’s going on, but there are body parts all over the street’
Ten years after the Boston Marathon bombing, former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem talk about what we learned from that tragedy.
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When disaster strikes, what you don’t know might kill you
In excerpt from new book on our age of disasters, Kennedy School lecturer Juliette Kayyem ’91, J.D. ’95, examines how we take wrong lessons from history.
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Securing public spaces in the wake of Capitol violence
As the Capitol riot sparks a security surge, scholars mull how to maintain safe and open access to the nation’s symbols of democracy.
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As measles cases crack 1,000, a look at what to do
Harvard public health and public safety experts recommended public education, elimination of nonmedical vaccination exemptions for schoolkids, and potentially more severe penalties as a way to get parents to comply with measles vaccination guidelines.
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Whither that wall
Weeks into a federal government shutdown over the president’s request for money to build a border wall to keep out migrants coming from Central America and Mexico, Harvard analysts discuss the practical, legal, and historical implications of Donald Trump’s possible move to declare a national emergency to bypass congressional opposition.
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How to curb the madness
After Orlando, Harvard experts offer ways to reduce what seems unstoppable: mass violence.
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Nation & World
With attacks, ISIS now a global worry
During a pair of interviews, Harvard Kennedy School analysts weigh in on the deadly and shocking terrorist attacks believed orchestrated by the Islamic State in Paris and Beirut.
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Nation & World
Reflections on week of terror
A panel at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum examined the interplay of law enforcement coordination, leadership, and social and traditional media during the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.
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Nation & World
Lessons from a leader
At an event sponsored by the Women’s Initiative in Leadership at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, President Drew Faust discussed qualities that make a great leader and offered insights into her own role heading Harvard.
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Nation & World
It’s time for diplomacy
Kennedy School panelists say U.S. policymakers should use the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks as an opportunity to shift from a military-driven “global war on terror” to a policy built more on diplomacy, outreach, and persuasion.
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Lessons of the hunt
Harvard foreign policy experts say the death of Osama bin Laden is a blow to al-Qaeda, and a sign of the vitality and persistence of U.S. anti-terror expertise. But it will also renew the debate over U.S.-Pakistan ties and may even set the stage for a season of reprisals against American interests.
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Planning for disasters
A panel discussion that included some of the top leaders in American homeland security and the military pondered the nation’s readiness for unexpected disasters.
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Nation & World
Beyond the Beltway: Focusing on Hometown Security
“Beyond the Beltway: Focusing on Hometown Security,” prepared by participants in the Kennedy School’s Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness, calls upon federal officials to place greater emphasis upon local emergency…