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Tag: War
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Nation & World
Russia seems vulnerable. Is Putin?
Russian historians, political and cultural analysts assess the strength of President Vladimir Putin’s regime since the war in Ukraine began, and lay out what could be in store in 2023.
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War-scarred land
Makeda Best on images she chose for award-winning “Devour the Land,” which depicts environmental toll of militarism in U.S.
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Is war in Ukraine at turning point?
Putin expert Philip Short discusses escalations of the war by Putin, and says negotiations will be tricky and fraught
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Power of photography
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist gave the Houghton Library’s Philip and Frances Hofer Lecture on the Art of the Book.
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Surprised by corporate reaction against Russia?
Oliver Hart discusses the swift response from corporations to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian attack, takeover of Ukraine plant ramps up nuclear threat
Former U.S. intelligence officer and nuclear counterterrorism expert provides an intelligence view of Russia’s attack and seizure of Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant last Friday.
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Why peace in Ukraine isn’t likely soon
At a Harvard panel, experts examined the historical roots of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and assessed where the situation stands.
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Reporting on the world between the wars
Harvard historian Nancy F. Cott looks at the international journalists who brought the world home between wars.
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Homeless, hopeless, and sick
Humanitarian workers from around the globe will visit Harvard to discuss how best to treat the increasing number of diabetics among refugee populations. Symposium organizers talk about the problem and what they hope the symposium will accomplish.
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Following conflict, a turn to the divine
Working with a team of international researchers, Harvard scientists gathered survey data in several locations around the globe and found that, following the trauma of seeing a friend or loved one killed or injured during conflict, many became more religious.
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No easy answer for health void in Syria
Professor Jennifer Leaning, co-chair of a new committee set up to examine the health consequences of Syria’s civil war, talks about the country’s prospects for stability and recovery.
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For groups in conflict, genes matter
Visiting professor Sasha Kimel examined whether information about genetic links can influence groups in conflict.
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Stanley Hoffmann, 86
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 5, 2016, the Memorial Minute honoring the life and service of the late Stanley Hoffmann, Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, was placed upon the records.
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Violence in streets, hope in the data
While the daily news conveys a world beset by horrific acts of terrorism, brutal civil war, and frequent mass shootings, Professor Steven Pinker brought a hopeful message to a talk at Emerson Hall, saying global violence is actually in decline.
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Israel’s Grossman reflects
The celebrated Israeli novelist David Grossman reflects on writing and warfare. The right has won the debate in his country, he says, but hope for peace remains.
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Vivid reminders of war
An exhibition by an Iranian artist recalls the heavy human cost of the long and brutal Iran-Iraq War.
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In the Civil War, roots of carnage
It is often said that the modern era began in the death and devastation of World War I, but Harvard President Drew Faust said during a speech at the University of Cambridge that such destruction started in the American Civil War.
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Voice of the brutalized
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative researchers polled residents of a war-torn part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, finding that though many think the security situation has improved, trust in government is at a low ebb.
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Relief and research
Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, was at Harvard recently to explore possible collaborations with the School of Public Health and the Kennedy School.
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Light along a jagged border
Harvard researchers have combined new technology with old to better understand conditions in the war-torn border region between Sudan and South Sudan.
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Signs of progress against PTSD
A decade after the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, studies have shown that the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among troops is surprisingly low, and a Harvard researcher credits the drop, in part, to new efforts by the Army to prevent PTSD, and to ensure that those who develop the disorder…
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Pinker explains ‘The Long Peace’
As part of the John Harvard Book Celebration, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker brought the findings from his latest book, “The Better Angels of Our Nature,” to the Allston community, presenting his findings on how the world is growing less violent.
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Peace in our times?
A Harvard Kennedy School panel assembled to discuss “Is War on the Way Out?,” the oddly counterintuitive notion that violence, among both individuals and states, is on the wane, or at least on a downward trajectory.
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Women as peacemakers
Activists from across Africa and the Middle East drew from on-the-ground experience in a discussion of women’s role in peace efforts at John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.
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Lost in translation
Israeli author David Grossman spoke Tuesday about becoming immersed in his writing and his characters during a packed talk in the Science Center.
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A better welcome home
As the country prepares to welcome home large numbers of servicemen and servicewomen from Iraq this winter, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation held a conference, “A Better Welcome Home: Transformative Models to Support Veterans and Their Families,” which explored approaches to help veterans connect to their communities and leverage…
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Untold war stories
Women’s voices have long been absent from stories of war — and from the process of peacemaking. A group of women scholars and filmmakers gathered at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Oct. 4 to explore those untold stories in conjunction with the new PBS series “Women, War, and Peace.”
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New approach to traumatic brain injuries
Bioengineers at Harvard have, for the first time, explained how the blast of an exploding bomb can translate into subtly disastrous injuries in the nerve cells and blood vessels of the brain.
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Focus on Pakistan
What did Pakistani officials know about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden and when did they know it? Were they complicit — or dumb? Or smart at playing dumb? Those questions were analyzed by a panel of foreign policy experts on Wednesday (May 4) at Harvard Kennedy School.
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The humanities and war
Harvard President Drew Faust delivered the 2011 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, citing similarities between the Civil War and current conflicts.
