centerBelfer Center for Science and International Affairs
The Belfer Center is the hub of the Harvard Kennedy School's
research, teaching, and training in international security affairs,
environmental and resource issues, and science and technology policy.
The Center's mission is 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.
The Center's leadership begins with the recognition of science and technology as
driving forces transforming threats and opportunities in international
affairs. The Center integrates insights of social scientists, natural
scientists, technologists, and practitioners with experience in
government, diplomacy, the military, and business to address critical
issues.
The Center pursues its mission in several complementary research programs:
- The International Security Program
- Environment and Natural Resources Program
- Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
- Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
- The Dubai Initiative
The heart of the Belfer Center is its resident research community of more
than 150 scholars including Harvard faculty, analysts, practitioners,
and each year a new, international, interdisciplinary group of research
fellows. The Center's work is enriched by frequent seminars, workshops,
conferences, and discussions with distinguished visitors from the
policy arena, colleagues from universities and research institutions,
and affiliates at Harvard and in the greater Boston area.
Web site: The Belfer Center
Recent articles about Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Panel: Technology alone can't protect kids online (USA Today, January 14, 2009)For science adviser, dogged work against global perils (New York Times, December 23, 2008)
John P. Holdren named President-elect Obama’s Science Advisor (December 20, 2008)
Obama chooses Harvard physicist (Boston Globe, December 19, 2008)
A strong voice on CO2 as science adviser (New York Times, December 19, 2008)
John Holdren to advise Obama on science, reports say (Scientific American, December 19, 2008)
Harvard launches major initiative to help design international climate agreements (Harvard University Gazette, July 19, 2007)
Past, present of flu pandemics examined (Harvard University Gazette, December 14, 2006)
Harvard scientists contribute to National Academy terrorism report (Harvard University Gazette, July 18, 2002)
New report highlights safe, secure method for managing spent nuclear fuel (The Project on Managing the Atom, July 13, 2001)
Light weapons are most common in today's small wars (Harvard University Gazette, December 16, 1999)
