Tag: State Department

  • Nation & World

    A towering scholar-turned-diplomat, public intellectual

    Harvard faculty examine legacy of Henry Kissinger

    7 minutes
    A photo from 1959 of Henry A. Kissinger, Professor of Government at Harvard University.
  • Nation & World

    Rush to stop ‘Havana syndrome’

    Intelligence analysts and reporters discuss the enduring Havana syndrome.

    7 minutes
    U.S. Embassy in Cuba.
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    On the brink of war

    U.S. Ambassador Wendy Sherman discusses the dangers posed by Iran’s announcement that it will not abide by limits set forth in the 2015 nuclear deal, an accord she negotiated on behalf of the U.S.

    8 minutes
    Mourners attend the funeral procession.
  • Nation & World

    American foreign policy in flux

    Former career Ambassador Victoria Nuland, a top State Department expert on Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasian affairs, discusses the chaos in Syria, Putin’s biggest fear, and what it was like to be “Patient Zero” of Russia’s phone-hacking attacks.

    13 minutes
    Former Ambassador Victoria ("Toria") Nuland speaks during an event with Ambassador of France to the United States Philippe Etienne moderated by Nicholas Burns.
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    Inside the Mueller inquiry and the ‘deep state’

    New York Times and New Yorker writer James B. Stewart discusses President Trump’s ongoing war with federal law enforcement agencies and how his effort to label anyone who challenges him as the “deep state” will have damaging repercussions for the nation.

    13 minutes
    Person sitting at a desk in a black and white grid
  • Nation & World

    Tillerson’s exit interview

    Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered his take on global leaders and hotspots, from Iran and Saudi Arabia to North Korea and Syria and discussed diplomacy negotiation strategies during a closed-door talk for the American Secretaries of State project at Harvard Kennedy School Tuesday.

    8 minutes
    Tillerson panel
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    A new chief at Center for Public Leadership

    Former Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, who has held numerous top posts in the State Department and on Capitol Hill and led the U.S. negotiations with Iran over nuclear weapons that resulted in a historic 2015 accord, is set to helm the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School in January. She talks to the…

    12 minutes
    Wendy R. Sherman
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    John Kerry, still in the game

    During a visit to Harvard, former Secretary of State John Kerry encourages students to do more than show up to vote: to take action.

    7 minutes
    John Kerry and IOP fellows
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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.

    5 minutes
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    Torture through a viewfinder

    A new photo exhibit at Harvard Law School depicts the Syrian government’s brutality toward civilians, organizers say, and raises calls for legal and political remedies.

    5 minutes
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    Faust: Step up on climate change

    At a State Department forum, Harvard President Drew Faust says that universities have a responsibility to play a key role in developing solutions to climate-change issues.

    3 minutes
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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.

    4 minutes
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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.

    14 minutes