The Belfer Center 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.
About us
Who We Are: The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is the hub of Harvard Kennedy School's research, teaching, and training in international security and diplomacy, environmental and resource issues, and science and technology policy. From terrorism and nuclear weapons to cybersecurity, climate change, energy, and diplomacy, the Belfer Center provides research, ideas, and leadership for a more secure, peaceful world. What We Do: The Center has a dual mission: (1) to provide leadership in advancing policy-relevant knowledge about the most important challenges of international security and other critical issues where science, technology, environmental policy, and international affairs intersect; and (2) to prepare future generations of leaders for these arenas. How We Do It: The heart of the Belfer Center is its resident research community of more than 150 scholars, who through publications and policy discussions, workshops, seminars, and conferences, promote innovative solutions to significant international challenges. Stay Connected: - Receive our latest updates: https://belfercenter.org/subscribe - Watch us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/BelferCenter - See us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/belfercenter
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https://belfercenter.org
External link for Harvard's Belfer Center
- Industry
- Think Tanks
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, MA
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1973
- Specialties
- international affairs, climate change, policy, science, defense, technology, international security, cybersecurity, environment, innovation, natural resources, diplomacy, international relations, energy, nuclear warfare, nuclear terrorism, globalization, and geopolitics
Locations
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Primary
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138, US
Employees at Harvard's Belfer Center
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John Park
Director, Korea Project, Harvard’s Belfer Center
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Woodrow Rosenbaum
Helping purposeful risk-takers achieve their biggest goals.
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Brittany Janis, CFRE
Associate Director, Environment & Natural Resources and Science Technology & Public Policy at Harvard's Belfer Center | Leadership in Team Building…
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Mahmoud Khweis
CEO @ JIINNOVATE Jerusalem Innovation Health-Tech Center
Updates
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We're hiring! As Program Manager for a new, exciting program on Emerging Technology, Scientific Advancement, and Global Policy, you'll help shape research, events and direction, considering a full range of questions related to technological advances and national security. The hybrid position will be based in Cambridge, MA, and responsibilities include: - Organizing and executing core research activities and events; - Conducting research on specific topics and producing briefings for events and speakers, analytic memos, draft talking points and questions, and other outputs; - Coordinating student engagement and supporting managing student RAs; - Financial management including of Fellowships and Grants; - Drafting and implementing Communications across Program events, and announcements on the Belfer Center's website, email campaigns, social media, posters, and internal communications; - and Administration, including for vendors and sub-contractors, preparing funding and grant proposals, and more. The full job posting is here.
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NEW: Released today, Professor Juliette Kayyem and PBS Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien lead a documentary delving into tornado destruction, examining the science driving our understanding of tornadoes and the difficulties with recovery from a disaster. In Oklahoma, the 2024 season for tornadoes has broken records. Nearly 100 twisters have wreaked havoc, leaving behind death, destruction, and devastated communities. Watch the documentary by MyRadar here.
American Tornadoes: Minutes to Survive, Years to Rebuild (DOCUMENTARY)
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Last week at the Nato summit, leaders called China a ‘decisive enabler’ of the war in Ukraine - a statement that Beijing denies. On Ukrainecast, the Belfer Center's Rana Mitter joined Spectator journalist Cindy Yu to talk about China's role in this conflict.
Ukrainecast - Is China helping Russia fight Ukraine? - BBC Sounds
bbc.co.uk
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"No one knows what will happen in the coming months. But we must recognize that the attempted assassination of Trump on July 13 is unlikely to be the last violent incident in the 109 days before November 5." Graham Allison writes in The National Interest.
Assassination and the American Presidency: What History Tells Us
nationalinterest.org
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"Iran may have a surprising new president, but the future of Iran still looks like its past." In Foreign Affairs Magazine, Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Research Fellow with Harvard's Middle East Initiative, argues Pezeshkian is likely to govern "in seamless coordination with the supreme leader—just as Raisi did," with the country maintaining its assertive regional policies and nuclear program, and strengthening its friendships with China and Russia.
Why Iran’s New President Won’t Change His Country
foreignaffairs.com
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Harvard's Belfer Center reposted this
Rapid warming in the Arctic — three to four times faster than the global average — is accelerating the release of Arctic greenhouse gas emissions. Total methane and carbon emissions from thawing permafrost and other sources remain uncertain and largely unaccounted for in global carbon budgets, rendering countries��� emissions targets inaccurate. Despite these uncertainties, even moderate projections for Arctic emissions could undermine the world’s ability to cap warming at 2 degrees Celsius. Hear from Harvard Professor Henry Lee of Harvard's Belfer Center, Environmental Defense Fund Chief Scientist Steven Hamburg, Woodwell Climate Research Center Senior Scientist Sue Natali, and Harvard Kennedy School Professor John Holdren about what can be done. 📺 Watch the panel here: https://bit.ly/4bK1mGT #HarvardClimateActionWeek #ArcticWarming
Rethinking Global Climate Ambitions in the Face of Arctic Emissions | Harvard Climate Action Week
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Harvard's Belfer Center reposted this
Veteran NYT foreign correspondent, ex NYT Beijing bureau chief. Producing podcast: Face-Off: US Vs China from Carnegie Corporation at Harvard Kennedy School
Here's a piece I wrote for Foreign Affairs on the collision between a US spy plane and a Chinese fighter jet in 2001. If you think it was tough back then, imagine what would unfold if it happened today. I've delved into the back story of 2001 and looked at the grim outlook going forward.
When America and China Collided
foreignaffairs.com