Belfer Center

The hub of research, teaching, and training in international security affairs, environmental and resource issues, and science and technology policy.

[Belfer Center @BelferCenter]

The @BelferCenter is celebrating a half-century of excellence in researching the world’s toughest challenges and shaping policy responses. And we're just getting started. Our mission is as relevant today as it was at any other time in our history.

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The recent pause in U.S. intelligence-sharing with Ukraine sent shockwaves through national security and foreign policy communities.

In a new Q&A, @calder_walton explores how intel-sharing has shaped Ukraine’s war effort, what the suspension signals to allies, and more.

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Middle East Initiative Faculty Chair Professor Tarek Masoud shares his insights on Egypt’s response to the Hamas attacks, its efforts to mitigate the ensuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and whether the country could play a postwar role in establishing governance in the enclave.

[Fareed Zakaria @FareedZakaria]

As war continues in Gaza, and as questions linger re: the enclave’s postwar future, what role can Egypt and other Arab countries play?

From today’s GPS, my conversation with Harvard’s Tarek Masoud:

[Harvard's Growth Lab @HarvardGrwthLab]

NEW #DevTalk next week with @natgavrilita, former Prime Minister of #Moldova 🇲🇩.

🗓 Tue. Oct 24
🕛 12 - 1 pm EST
📍 T-520 @Kennedy_School / Zoom

Moderator: Karen Donfried, Sr. Fellow @BelferCenter.

Register: https://t.co/gbIUq0mRcA

[Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem]

I'm personally thrilled to welcome John Tien, former Deputy Secretary at DHS, back to @Kennedy_School @BelferCenter where he once was a national security fellow. He will be joining our team at the Homeland Security Project as well as working with other programs here.

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Learn more about the ’23-’24 Fellows here: https://t.co/lDTziSgeWF

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We are pleased to announce our 2023–2024 cohort of Fellows. The fellowship cohort includes 67 new Fellows representing senior government officials, practitioners, and academics from across the globe.

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“Fellows’ unique expertise & experience are a critical piece of our work,” says Belfer Center Director @OSullivanMeghan. “Their engagement deepens our research by providing an understanding of critical policy issues and practicalities.”

[Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University @CenterforCities]

📣Harvard community: Professor @juliettekayyem's study group at @BelferCenter is hosting a seminar TODAY featuring @markfollman who will share insights from his book chronicling the emerging field of behavioral threat assessment. Register below!
https://t.co/gJvXR3PScF

[Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem]

11 years after 9/11, I wrote about how we had to accept that "never again" was a futile standard in a world with so many harms. Today, 11 years on, I now realize that that essay @ForeignPolicy would guide how I came to think about risk and failing safer.
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[Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government @HarvardBizGov]

🌊 Dive into the world of naval diplomacy and statecraft! 🚢 Join us
9/26/23 4:30-6 P T-520 Nye A, B, C

W/ Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy & Moderator @stephenWalt

🌐 Don't miss out!
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Learn more here -
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[Calder Walton @calder_walton]

Terrific way to spend Sunday, reading the @FT review of #SPIES in hardcopy

https://t.co/DcFwLJFPUI

Pick up your copy today

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Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West https://t.co/94qM2IqePa

[Dr. Syra Madad @drsyramadad]

What’s Going on with COVID? And What’s BA.2.86? https://t.co/8FIJDfp8kP @BelferCenter

[Calder Walton @calder_walton]

Always worth paying close attention to expert views of ⁦@BelferCenter⁩ #IntelligenceProject Senior Fellow, Paul Kolbe

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“Could Prigozhin's Death be a Step Toward Sudden and Catastrophic Collapse for Putin?” https://t.co/161vKatdYb

[Harvard Kennedy School @Kennedy_School]

.@BelferCenter's @calder_walton says both China and Russia seek to topple U.S. from atop the world stage https://t.co/lAp9xrytRj

[Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program @BelferSTPP]

The US can't afford to cut off cooperative activities with China by letting the US-China Science and Technology Agreement (STA) lapse, says our Co-Director John Holdren in @thewirechina.

[Jacqueline Hazelton drjlhazelton.bsky.social @DrJLHazelton]

If you're interested in the @nytimes piece on psychology and nuclear use, you'll like this ungated piece in @Journal_IS from @reidpauly and Rose McDermott at @BrownUniversity @mitpress @BelferCenter https://t.co/u6QHRf6603

[Harvard's Middle East Initiative @MiddleEast_HKS]

From the archive:

MEI Faculty Chair Tarek Masoud discussed how polarization can derail democratic transitions with @PUPolitics' @ernugent:

https://t.co/BpA683PkDv