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Knitting Europe together
The Obama administration seeks a “path to a better way” for the nations of southeastern Europe, and a top administration official laid out the components of that strategy during a talk on Wednesday...
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Wise negotiator
The key to success for any secretary of state, according to James A. Baker III, is a rock-solid relationship with the commander in chief. “You need a president who will support you, and defend you,...
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A path out of violence
Facing the drawdown of U.S. forces and the run-up to next year’s presidential election, Afghanistan has reached a critical moment in its troubled history. Despite ongoing violence, mostly connected to...
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Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr.
Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr., Higgins Professor of Physics, Emeritus, died on November 4, 2011, at age 96. He was part of a towering group of scientists who changed the shape of Harvard’s Department of...
View ArticleHarvard ramps up focus on Europe
In the wake of Europe’s devastation in World War II, the close-knit relationship between the democracies of Western Europe and the U.S. has been so resolute, so foundational, that it became the...
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Harvard panel sees a troubled, but perhaps stronger, Europe
Two years ago, relations between the U.S. and Europe were on terra firma, just as they had been since the end of World War II. But after the seismic shift of the U.S. presidential election, that bond...
View ArticleAt Harvard, intelligence group analyzes U.S.-Russia relations
Even as the special counsel’s office prosecutes 12 Russian military intelligence officers for allegedly interfering in America’s 2016 election, and the U.S. Treasury imposes more sanctions on Russia...
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Former ambassadors to NATO weigh in on its future
Molded from the ashes of World War II, NATO has proven to be a successful defensive and geopolitical partnership among the European Union, the U.S., and Canada for almost 70 years. NATO forces came to...
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Navy helicopter pilot sets a flight path for success at Harvard
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. Jake Moore, M.C./M.P.A. ’19, has had his share of adventures on the high seas. In 15 years as a Navy helicopter...
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Experts examine post-election foreign policy, intelligence, defense
Presidential candidates President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced few questions on foreign policy during this year’s debates. Not surprising given that Americans remain consumed...
View ArticleClinton reflects on foreign policy triumphs and challenges
Former President Bill Clinton is credited most often for his domestic record, accomplishments made possible largely by eight years of historic economic expansion that unfolded on his watch. But he also...
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Michael VanRooyen details likely scenarios after the U.S. pullout
Facing a Tuesday, Aug. 31 deadline to exit Afghanistan, Americans and Europeans are racing to complete their evacuation of thousands of their citizens, along with Afghans who worked alongside them,...
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Is Putin going to invade Ukraine?
Concerns over Russia’s intentions in Ukraine mounted after talks in Geneva between Russia and the U.S.-led NATO security alliance ended last week without success. Russia has amassed more than 100,000...
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What’s Putin’s next move?
With more than 130,000 Russian troops massed on Ukraine’s borders with Russia and Belarus, U.S. and NATO diplomats have been negotiating with Russian officials to avert a ground war on the European...
View ArticleWhat does Russia really want?
With Russian troops in full-scale assault against Ukraine, a key step for the U.S. and its NATO allies should be tripling combat-ready troops in the Baltics and NATO-allied eastern Europe to deter any...
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For students with loved ones in war zone, frayed nerves and proud hearts
For the past week, the world has watched Russia carry out a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, killing thousands and displacing more than 500,000. For Harvard student Georgiy Kent ’22, who lived in Kyiv...
View ArticleRussian attack, takeover of Ukraine plant ramps up nuclear threat
Russia’s attack on and takeover of a nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine on Friday has heightened concerns of a nuclear catastrophe in the region. Beyond fears of unintended leaks in possible...
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Harvard analyst assesses chemical weapon threat posed by Russia
Along with concerns over the possible deployment of tactical nuclear weapons, the Biden administration is now warning that the Russian military may launch a chemical weapons attack in Ukraine. Russia...
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Bearing witness to Ukraine war through eyes of refugees
Nearly 3.9 million Ukrainians have fled the country as of March 27 to escape the escalating bloodshed of the Russian invasion, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Daniel...
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How war in Ukraine is reshaping global order
The political, economic, national security, and humanitarian reverberations from the eight weeks of war between Russia and Ukraine are already beginning to reshape the global order as the conflict...
View ArticleTakeaway from summit: NATO is back
Much of the attention from last week’s NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, focused on the group’s refusal to offer war-rocked Ukraine immediate membership, but international security experts say what’s...
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