🚨Belfer Center Fellowship applications for the 2026-27 academic year are now open! Supporting academic & professional tracks, our fellowships are open to doctoral candidates, recent Ph.D. recipients, and practitioners from the public and private sectors. More info: www.belfercenter.org/fellowships

"Just a year and a half ago, #Greenland's foreign policy strategy was basically one big invitation to the #US for cooperation. Then #Trump destroyed the trust and interest from Greenland," says Ulrik Pram Gad, Senior Researcher @diis.dk. #Arctic @fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social

🚨 JUST IN: President Donald Trump has an opportunity to avoid the dangers of an unrestrained nuclear arms competition—something he has repeatedly warned about. Will he seize it? Latest by Matt Bunn (@matthew-bunn.bsky.social) in @thebulletin.org #nuclearweapons #nukesky #Trump #Putin #China

Important WaPo story on the challenges of reprocessing, quoting me and others: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

🛰️What counts as a "novel space activity?" Why do these activities matter for industry and policy? And how does a new Executive Order, released by the White House in August, aim to close these regulatory gaps? Read a new Belfer Center explainer by space experts: www.belfercenter.org/research-ana...

New: The Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation and U.S. National Security today published its final report urging the U.S. to strengthen its strategy to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and safeguard national security. Convened by the @carnegieendowment.org, @nti.org and the Belfer Center.

💡New, by Rabia Akhtar, Associate of the Belfer Center's Managing the Atom Project - what does the Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement signed by Saudi Arabia and Pakistan yesterday actually mean for the global nuclear security landscape?

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School is pleased to announce that Ambassador Ivo Daalder has joined the Center as a Senior Fellow.

Public Health in Peril: Why Recent CDC Resignations Matter to Us All www.belfercenter.org/research-ana...

Political anxieties have piled up and put an end to an era of public optimism, writes International Relations Professor @stephenwalt.bsky.social for @foreignpolicy.com.

The World Bank has ended its ban on funding nuclear energy projects. Marina Lorenzini of @belfercenter.bsky.social writes on what to expect next. ⬇️

Read this great new piece on China in International Security! direct.mit.edu/isec/article... @daveckang.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @intsecurity.bsky.social

🚨 New: Open access for one week only: Social Cohesion and Community Displacement in Armed Conflict, an award-winning article published by the International Security Journal.

Explainer: The Northwest Passage’s Shipping Potential, Legal Status, and What’s at Stake #Arctic via @belfercenter.bsky.social www.belfercenter.org/research-ana...

As attacks on the National Climate Assessments continue, read analysis from Obama's former Science Advisor John Holdren @woodwellclimate.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social : “Trump has no right to terminate NCAs without consulting Congress... This information is essential.." bit.ly/47rrUy6

The world does not need more deterrence posturing. It needs strategic humility. In this piece for @belfercenter.bsky.social, I reflect on the Nobel Laureate Declaration and its urgent call to recalibrate how we think about nuclear risk. www.belfercenter.org/research-ana...

🗨️"Pleasing #Trump isn’t #Putin's priority. Putin has no reason to stop." 👉 @belfercenter.bsky.social‘s @mbudjeryn.bsky.social ‬ ➡️Full show: f24.my/BJVm.x @en.france24.com #Trump #Ukraine

Live now. The Realist Debate Over How to Respond to China. With @stephenwalt.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @dartmouthdickey.bsky.social @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social international-security.simplecast.com/episodes/7-t...

Professor Matthew Bunn, Professor of the Practice of Energy, National Security, and Foreign Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Principal Investigator of the Project on Managing the Atom, comments on the Israel-Iran conflict.

My colleague Assaf Zoran's assessment a year ago of the high risks and limited benefits of an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities remains valid. thebulletin.org/2024/04/the-...

Read the piece here. Open access. It's worth your time. direct.mit.edu/isec/issue/4... @mitpress.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social @intsecurity.bsky.social

My op-ed on the India-Pakistan clash is out, calling for both sides (with nudging from the US and other world powers) to use this moment as an opportunity to move toward a more stable relationship. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/o...

My article for @belfercenter.bsky.social "Escalation Gone Meta" unpacks the 2025 India-Pakistan crisis as not just another flare-up, but marking a dangerous turn in nuclear signaling, multidomain escalation, and crisis unpredictability. Here’s why it matters www.belfercenter.org/research-ana...

Erica Chenoweth, Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment, discusses Harvard today, historical and contemporary strategies for protesting, democratic backsliding, global comparisons and more in a new episode with @chrislhayes.bsky.social.

My advice to Europe on how to deal with Trump: “hope for the best, plan for the worst.” Latest FP column here: foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/07/h...

Thanks @fbigge.bsky.social for this—and for the work you do @koerberhistory.bsky.social to promote dialogue across borders in these difficult times @europeatharvard.bsky.social @financialtimes.com @belfercenter.bsky.social @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social

Great piece. @intsecurity.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

📺 Watch: What are the new geopolitical realities America is facing as its power in the world fluctuates? Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, former Deputy Secretary of State and Joint Fellow with Belfer and the Center for Public Leadership, spoke at the Institute of Politics' Forum on Tuesday.

With the brilliant @syramadad.bsky.social we discuss why the draft Pandemic Agreement is a leap forward for global health equity and security. WHO Member States should adopt the text at May's World Health Assembly. With thanks to @belfercenter.bsky.social www.belfercenter.org/research-ana...

Managing the Atom out in force at #nukecon

In a new @foreignaffairs.com article, Rana Mitter--Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social--offers a compelling analysis of China's political trajectory under Xi Jinping.

Thanks to @matthew-bunn.bsky.social, Francesca Giovannini and the terrific nuclear community at the @belfercenter.bsky.social’s Project on Managing the Atom for hosting me to talk about my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book and my new research on the PRC nuclear modernization this week!

Read the original article on weaponized interdependence in @intsecurity.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @himself.bsky.social @abenewman.bsky.social

🚨 New: Professor Meg Rithmire has published a report with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, co-authored with Chamber President Michael Carney and David Fagan. The report offers a data-driven view of U.S. companies' perceptions of geopolitical risk, and offers a framework to manage this.

In the latest International Security Podcast, SSP’s Barry Posen argues that Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine in 2022 is consistent with the logic of preventive war. @mitpress.bsky.social @mitpolisci.bsky.social @ssp-mit.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social @intsecurity.bsky.social

Great discussion between @padamson.bsky.social & @dschwarzer.bsky.social covering coalition negotiations in Berlin & what a European defence policy could deliver. Listen below🔊 Germany and the Defence of Europe | Encompass Podcasts encompass-europe.com/podcasts/ger...

🚨Introducing the first-ever Cyber Strategy Scorecard!🚨 A groundbreaking new report by our Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy Program assesses national cybersecurity strategies across key global players, benchmarking best practices in protecting people, infrastructure, and digital economies.

The Harvard Kennedy School has announced Jake Sullivan, former National Security Advisor, will be joining as inaugural Kissinger Professor of the Practice of Statecraft and World Order, and as Belfer Center Faculty Affiliate. Read the full announcement: www.hks.harvard.edu/announcement...

Three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. is now aggressively pushing both countries to reach a ceasefire deal. But at what price? Belfer Center Senior Fellow and former Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, is interviewed by the Harvard Gazette.

Here is the latest International Security podcast, "Competing Visions of Restraint." @belfercenter.bsky.social @mitp @belfercenter.bsky.social @intsecurity.bsky.social

Are China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea forming a lasting axis, or just a tactical marriage of convenience? Join us for a high-stakes conversation on this evolving partnership live from the Munich Security Conference tomorrow. 📅 Feb 15, LIVE from #MSC2025 ⏰ 12:30pm ET 📍 Munich Security Conference

#NEW from Vol. 7 of the PONI Nuclear Scholars Journal! 👤from Jung Jae Kwon at the @belfercenter.bsky.social "Willing Partners? South Korea, Japan, and the Political Effects of Regional Missile Defense Against North Korea" Read his full analysis here: www.csis.org/analysis/hor...

The deadly crash over the Potomac River "follows a long string of alarming near collisions at airports across the country—a pattern suggesting that the aviation-safety systems upon which human life depends are under enormous strain." @juliettekayyem.bsky.social writes for The Atlantic today.

Today, the Senate will vet Tulsi Gabbard for the role of Director of National Intelligence. But what does the DNI do, and why does this process matter? Intelligence experts from the Belfer Center break down the role's history and key responsibilities in a new explainer.

It is an honor to welcome back Ambassador Nick Burns to the Belfer Center and Harvard Kennedy School.

🚨 Just in: How quickly could Iran build its first nuclear weapon? Look at China By @belfercenter.bsky.social's Hui Zhang In @thebulletin.org thebulletin.org/2025/01/how-... #Iran #China #nuclearweapons #nukesky

"Neither side won... Until Palestinians and Israelis agree on how to divide or share the territory they cohabit, violence, suffering, and injustice will continue." @stephenwalt.bsky.social, Professor of International Affairs, and more experts offer reactions to Israel and Hamas' ceasefire agreement.

Today, President Biden announced Ash Carter as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor. Former Belfer Center Director Ash Carter devoted his life to making the nation safer, serving as 25th U.S. Secretary of Defense and across both administrations.

I joined @newshour.bsky.social @pbsnews.bsky.social about assessing how cities respond and reopen after a terror incident. Full segment here: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...