Belfer Center's Office Hours

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. In 2018, for the fifth year in a row, the Belfer Center was ranked the world's #1 University Affiliated Think Tank by University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program.

CIA Officer Sunny J.S. on CIA Myths, the Presidential Daily Brief, and Keeping Secrets

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3wQ5EbH CIA Officer Sunny J.S., a former presidential daily briefer, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about CIA myths, the Presidential Daily Brief, and keeping secrets. _______________ Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about the CIA: https://www.cia.gov/index.html Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

06-14
36:10

Norman Roule on the Culture at the CIA, Yemen, and Theater

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3uKsWi3 Norman Roule (@Norman_Roule), a 34-year CIA veteran and Middle East expert, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about the culture at the CIA, Yemen, and theater. _______________ Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Norman Roule: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/norman-t-roule Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

05-10
29:01

Feminisms in the Middle East and North Africa

Transcript: https://bit.ly/2SOF83R A seminar with Soha Bayoumi, Assistant Dean of Harvard College (moderator); Sherine Hafez (University of California, Riverside); Hanan Hammad (Texas Christian University); and Valentine Moghadam (Northeastern University). May 6, 2019

05-10
55:06

The Algerian Uprising: the People, the Power and the Army

Transcript: https://bit.ly/2Tr52uL A seminar with Hugh Roberts, Edward Keller Professor of North African and Middle Eastern History, Tufts University. May 1, 2019

05-10
51:34

Resilience Drivers in the Healthcare System in Times of Conflict: The Case of Lebanon

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3g5PqVc A seminar with Dr. Randa S. Hamadeh, Director, Primary Healthcare and Social Health department, Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon. Co-sponsored by the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. April 29, 2019

05-10
36:12

Palestine in the Era of Trump: A New Strategy for Political Change

Transcript: https://bit.ly/2TAJFr8 Ambassador Husam S. Zomlot, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom; Strategic Affairs Advisor to the President of the Palestinian National Authority and State of Palestine. April 9, 2019

05-10
01:23:58

Funding Cuts & UNRWA: Health and Dignity of Palestine Refugees at Stake

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3pfupMb Dr. Akihiro Seita, Director of the Health and WHO Special Representative at UNRWA (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East). April 4, 2019

05-10
41:44

Just Don't Know What To Do With Turkish-American Relations

Transcript: https://bit.ly/34J7AXw Soli Ozel, Tom and Andi Bernstein Human Rights Fellow, Schell Center, Yale Law School; Lecturer, Political Science Department and International Relations Department, Kadir Has University, Istanbul. March 12, 2019

05-10
53:23

Wargames and the Sources of Nuclear Restraint – Reid B.C. Pauly on IS Author Chats

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3icMPM4 Reid B.C. Pauly explains how declassified records of wargames played by U.S. policymakers can reveal why nuclear weapons have not been used since 1945. Watch highlights from this interview: https://youtu.be/4tczAmmxjzA Read the article: https://www.belfercenter.org/index.php/publication/would-us-leaders-push-button-wargames-and-sources-nuclear-restraint

03-26
18:34

Conversations in Diplomacy: Congressman Joe Kennedy III - March 4, 2019

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3g0REW4 In this installment of “Conversations in Diplomacy," the Future of Diplomacy Project's Faculty Chair Nicholas Burns is joined by Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-MA), representative of the fourth congressional district of Massachusetts, for a conversation about convincing American voters that foreign policy matters.

03-12
01:14:30

Jennifer Lerner on Decision Science, Leadership, and the Sunk Cost Bias

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3vOqEiY Social psychologist Jennifer Lerner, the Navy’s first Chief Decision Scientist and a Harvard Kennedy School professor, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about decision science, leadership, and the sunk cost bias. _______________ Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD Read Lerner's Article on "Decision Science Meets National Security": https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/files/publication/Lerner.2019.pdf More about Jennifer Lerner: http://jenniferlerner.com Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

03-12
29:08

The Power of Nations: Measuring What Matters — Michael Beckley on IS Author Chats

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3idblwg Michael Beckley explains how power can be measured more accurately by calculating a country’s net resources. Read the article: https://www.belfercenter.org/index.php/publication/power-nations-measuring-what-matters Watch highlights from this interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip-i_m8aqEQ&index=2&list=PLp1QSxtgPnf6990FIGczVUXaQd2eDyQLC&t=0s

02-15
12:30

Bruce Schneier on Cybersecurity, "Click Here to Kill Everybody," and the Hacker Mentality

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3uIAvph Cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier (@schneierblog), author of the “Schneier on Security” blog and a Research Fellow with the Belfer Center’s Cyber Security Project, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about cybersecurity and tech, his book "Click Here to Kill Everybody," and the hacker mentality. _______________ Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Bruce Schneier: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/bruce-schneier Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

02-11
28:45

William Rapp on Civ-Mil Relations, Army Culture, and His Biggest Adjustment to Civilian Life

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3wSFvt6 Retired Army Major General William Rapp, former Commandant of both the United States Military Academy and the U.S. Army War College, and currently the Faculty Chair of the Belfer Center’s National Security Fellows Program, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about civilian-military relations, congressional oversight, and the biggest adjustments to civilian life. _______________ Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about William Rapp: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/william-rapp Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

01-11
28:39

The Journalistic Craft and Legacy of Anthony Shadid —November 29, 2018

The Journalistic Craft and Legacy of Anthony Shadid: The Triumph of Human Understanding in a Polarized, Digital Age A seminar with Rami Khouri, MEI Senior Fellow; Senior Public Policy Fellow, Issam Fares Institute, American University of Beirut; and Visiting Adjunct Professor of Journalism and Journalist-in-Residence at AUB.

12-11
36:43

James Clapper on His Book “Facts and Fears,” Defending the Intelligence Community, and Comic Books

James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence and a Senior Fellow with the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about his book “Facts and Fears,” defending the intelligence community, and comic books. _______________ Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about James Clapper: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/james-r-clapper Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

12-10
30:20

Book Talk: Women and the Egyptian Revolution: Engagement and Activism During the 2011 Arab Uprising

A seminar with Nermin Allam, Assistant Professor of Politics at Rutgers University - Newark, on her recent book, Women and the Egyptian Revolution: Engagement and Activism during the 2011 Arab Uprisings (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Moderated by Hind Ahmed Zaki, Associate at Middle East Initiative, HKS, and Harold Grinspoon Junior Research Fellow, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University.

11-19
54:28

The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States

Jeffrey Lewis discusses his new book, "The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States: A Speculative Novel," during a Project on Managing the Atom seminar. November 6, 2018.

11-07
01:23:01

Robby Mook on the Lessons from 2016, The Defending Digital Democracy Project, and Dark Chocolate

Robby Mook (@RobbyMook), Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Campaign Manager and a Belfer Center Senior Fellow, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about lessons from the 2016 campaign, the Defending Digital Democracy Project, and dark chocolate. _______________ Subscribe to the podcast: http://hvrd.me/K2K330e5mfD More about Robby Mook: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/robby-mook Belfer Center website: http://www.belfercenter.org

11-05
32:54

Conversations in Diplomacy: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Ambassador Susan Thornton

In this installment of “Conversations in Diplomacy," the Future of Diplomacy Project's Faculty Chair Nicholas Burns is joined by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Ambassador Susan Thornton, former Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, for a conversation on the current situation on the Korean peninsula and prospects for a peaceful denuclearization.

10-29
13:40

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