Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
-Summer 2014 Belfer Center Newsletter
The Summer 2014 issue of the Belfer Center newsletter features recent and upcoming activities, research, and analysis by members of the Center community on critical global issues. This edition highlights the Belfer Center’s longtime efforts to improve nuclear security and the Center's critical role in the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit to prevent nuclear terrorism. This issue also features a timeline and analysis of significant events in Ukraine during the past 20 years. We also note a bright spot in U.S.-Russian relations – a statement by the Elbe Group of retired Russian and U.S. generals cautioning the two governments not to let Ukraine and Crimea interrupt the joint efforts of the two countries to protect “our shared strategic interests.”
Also in this newsletter, we describe the first Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education program on cybersecurity, an extension of the Center’s Project on Technology, Security, and Conflict in the Cyber Age. We spotlight the recent China Public Policy Forum co-hosted by the Ash and Belfer Centers to look at the current and future state of U.S.-China relations. And we focus on the collegial relationship between Harvard and MIT with articles about former MIT President Susan Hockfield’s address at Harvard Kennedy School on revolutionizing technology by blending biology and engineering and HKS Professor Calestous Juma’s appointment as Martin Luther King Visiting Professor at MIT and as faculty chair of the HKS Mason Program.
Graham Allison pens a tribute to James Schlesinger, longtime chairman of the Center’s International Council, who passed away in March. In a Q&A, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, now a senior fellow, answers our questions about his leadership experiences and advice for future leaders. And, we highlight Tommy Koh, the recipient of this year’s Great Negotiator Award and our new Communications and Outreach Director Josh Burek. We also feature two of our research fellows, Jill Goldenziel and Ariane Tabatabai.
Nuclear Security
International Relations
- Understanding the Turmoil in Ukraine (with timeline of events and analysis)
- Elbe Group Facilitates U.S.-Russia Discussion
- U.S.-China: What’s Next?
- Al-Ississ Examines Factors Sustaining Arab Spring Efforts
- The Great Negotiator: Ambassador Tommy Koh
Leadership and Lessons
- Remembering James Schlesinger
- Q&A with Kevin Rudd (Leadership Experiences and Lessons from a Former Prime Minister)
- Juma Named to Prestigious Positions at Harvard, MIT
- Susan Hockfield Challenges Students, Universities to “Invent the Future” by Blending Biology and Engineering
- Josh Burek Joins Belfer Center as Communications Director
- Center Teams with Executive Education in Summer Cybersecurity Program
Fellows in Focus
- Jill Goldenziel: International Law Must Protect Refugees’ Rights
- Ariane Tabatabai: Building a Network of Young Arms Control Experts
In Print
News and Notes
Belfer Center Newsletter
Editor: Sharon Wilke, Associate Director, Communications
Designer: Andrew Facini, Communications Assistant
Josh Burek, Director, Communications and Outreach
Arielle Dworkin, Digital Communications Manager
The Communications Office was assisted in the production of this newsletter by Monica Achen, Josh Anderson, Abigail Collins, Ramiro Gonzalez Lorca, Katherine Gordon, Krysten Hartman, and Susan Lynch.
Summer 2014 Newsletter – View the Flipbook
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Wilke, Sharon, ed. Summer 2014 Belfer Center Newsletter. Edited by Wilke, Sharon. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Summer 2014.
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The Summer 2014 issue of the Belfer Center newsletter features recent and upcoming activities, research, and analysis by members of the Center community on critical global issues. This edition highlights the Belfer Center’s longtime efforts to improve nuclear security and the Center's critical role in the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit to prevent nuclear terrorism. This issue also features a timeline and analysis of significant events in Ukraine during the past 20 years. We also note a bright spot in U.S.-Russian relations – a statement by the Elbe Group of retired Russian and U.S. generals cautioning the two governments not to let Ukraine and Crimea interrupt the joint efforts of the two countries to protect “our shared strategic interests.”
Also in this newsletter, we describe the first Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education program on cybersecurity, an extension of the Center’s Project on Technology, Security, and Conflict in the Cyber Age. We spotlight the recent China Public Policy Forum co-hosted by the Ash and Belfer Centers to look at the current and future state of U.S.-China relations. And we focus on the collegial relationship between Harvard and MIT with articles about former MIT President Susan Hockfield’s address at Harvard Kennedy School on revolutionizing technology by blending biology and engineering and HKS Professor Calestous Juma’s appointment as Martin Luther King Visiting Professor at MIT and as faculty chair of the HKS Mason Program.
Graham Allison pens a tribute to James Schlesinger, longtime chairman of the Center’s International Council, who passed away in March. In a Q&A, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, now a senior fellow, answers our questions about his leadership experiences and advice for future leaders. And, we highlight Tommy Koh, the recipient of this year’s Great Negotiator Award and our new Communications and Outreach Director Josh Burek. We also feature two of our research fellows, Jill Goldenziel and Ariane Tabatabai.
Nuclear Security
International Relations
- Understanding the Turmoil in Ukraine (with timeline of events and analysis)
- Elbe Group Facilitates U.S.-Russia Discussion
- U.S.-China: What’s Next?
- Al-Ississ Examines Factors Sustaining Arab Spring Efforts
- The Great Negotiator: Ambassador Tommy Koh
Leadership and Lessons
- Remembering James Schlesinger
- Q&A with Kevin Rudd (Leadership Experiences and Lessons from a Former Prime Minister)
- Juma Named to Prestigious Positions at Harvard, MIT
- Susan Hockfield Challenges Students, Universities to “Invent the Future” by Blending Biology and Engineering
- Josh Burek Joins Belfer Center as Communications Director
- Center Teams with Executive Education in Summer Cybersecurity Program
Fellows in Focus
- Jill Goldenziel: International Law Must Protect Refugees’ Rights
- Ariane Tabatabai: Building a Network of Young Arms Control Experts
In Print
News and Notes
Belfer Center Newsletter
Editor: Sharon Wilke, Associate Director, Communications
Designer: Andrew Facini, Communications Assistant
Josh Burek, Director, Communications and Outreach
Arielle Dworkin, Digital Communications Manager
The Communications Office was assisted in the production of this newsletter by Monica Achen, Josh Anderson, Abigail Collins, Ramiro Gonzalez Lorca, Katherine Gordon, Krysten Hartman, and Susan Lynch.
Summer 2014 Newsletter – View the Flipbook
- Recommended
- In the Spotlight
- Most Viewed
Recommended
Analysis & Opinions - MIT Technology Review
Let’s Not Make the Same Mistakes with AI That We Made with Social Media
Journal Article - Research Policy
How Technoscientific Knowledge Advances: A Bell-Labs-Inspired Architecture
Paper - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Unraveling the Political Dynamics Shaping the U.S. Strategy for Technology Leadership
In the Spotlight
Most Viewed
Report - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Arctic Climate Science: A Way Forward for Cooperation through the Arctic Council and Beyond
Journal Article - Research Policy
The Relationship Between Science and Technology
Paper - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Attacking Artificial Intelligence: AI’s Security Vulnerability and What Policymakers Can Do About It