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Fueling pathbreaking social science research that delves deep to examine complex global issues / at Harvard since 1958
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Check out our events for the week of December 7, 2025.
https://loom.ly/ClGbCRY
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December 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Winning revolutionary regimes are often weak & militarily ineffective after victory—why? Regimes often focus on a particular thing to the neglect of another. Kai Thaler looks at new regimes in Iran & Nicaragua, reinforcing the importance of security forces. https://loom.ly/TlbLYtE
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December 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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On 9/1/25, UN experts issued a statement of concern about the resurgence of serious human rights violations in Burundi—a concern echoed at the Human Rights Council in Geneva the following month. Judith Abitan weighs in on the situation (in French): https://loom.ly/aA7Rnwo
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December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Pippa Norris argues that legal restrictions and internal norms both threaten academic freedom. Using global AFI data and surveys of political scientists, she links declining academic freedom to democratic backsliding and reduced viewpoint diversity. https://loom.ly/Wvlsec4
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December 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Check out our events for the week of November 30, 2025.
https://loom.ly/Jw7RCrU
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November 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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In his new book, @svenbeckert.bsky.social traces capitalism’s millennium‑long, global rise—showing how states, coercion, and empire shaped it. He urges readers to see beyond its supposed inevitability and imagine alternative futures. https://loom.ly/t63zrOo
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November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Check out our events for the week of November 23, 2025.
https://loom.ly/gaSwIOc
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November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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It was a pleasure to meet yesterday with Bogdan Klich, chargé d'affaires of Poland in the US, and Mark Elliott, Harvard's vice provost for international affairs, to sign an agreement to renew the partnership for Polish diplomats to participate in our Weatherhead Scholars Program.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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A deep dive into the motivations of two key Gulf states—Saudi Arabia and UAE—reveals how their tensions and shifting foreign policies reverberate throughout the Middle East. https://loom.ly/EKjPzvo
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November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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We want to extend a warm thank you to Walter Russell Mead for the thought-provoking Manshel Lecture he delivered last week. The video is up on our YouTube channel in case you missed it: https://loom.ly/2nw_fAs
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November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Check out our events for the week of November 16, 2025.
https://loom.ly/w8bWlwc
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November 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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TODAY at 4:30pm at the Harvard Faculty Club! Come hear Walter Russell Mead deliver the Manshel Lecture on "The Crisis of Pax Americana." https://loom.ly/h922V58
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November 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Check out our events for the week of November 9, 2025 + the Manshel Lecture with Walter Russell Mead.
https://loom.ly/J3E3w4c
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November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Thank you to our wonderful panelists and engaged audience for a successful Weatherhead Forum yesterday! The outlook of American foreign policy may be a bit bleak, but we are grateful to our panelists' wisdom. Watch the video here in case you missed it: https://loom.ly/RX6ikn0
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November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Today at 12pm ET! Join us online for a Weatherhead Forum on the state of foreign policy one year after Trump's reelection. Register here 👉 https://loom.ly/WrGy78M
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November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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New on Epicenter: Is the minerals deal with the US good for Ukraine? Olga Iermolenko, Valeriia Melnyk, and Carolyn Cordery reflect on past "deals" with world powers that ultimately compromised Ukraine, and call for transparency up front. https://loom.ly/byvgzs8
Seated at a desk, signing document: Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sign the minerals deal (United States–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund) in Washington, DC on April 30, 2025.
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Check out our events for the week of November 2, 2025.
https://loom.ly/V-Z5djc
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November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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As the UN marks its 80th year amid power struggles, funding woes, and declining cooperation, small states like Albania must ground their diplomacy in core values—not shifting alliances—to stay credible and impactful in a fractured world order. Read more from Ditmir Bushati: https://loom.ly/6LN7ql0
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October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Next week on 11/5, join us for a Weatherhead Forum webinar on the state of foreign policy one year after the US presidential election. Register now! https://loom.ly/WrGy78M
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October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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NEW on Epicenter: Former NFL and MLB player Vernand Morency explains how the "jock tax" works, and how such taxes on athletes and performers can be leveraged for affordable housing initiatives worldwide. https://loom.ly/V45n1wM
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October 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Check out our events for the week of October 26, 2025.
https://loom.ly/AFPfe5I
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October 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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TODAY at 5pm in Tsai Auditorium: Join us to hear a conversation between Hind Kabawat, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, Syrian Arab Republic, and Weatherhead Center Director Melani Cammett. This event will not be recorded, so be sure to register: https://loom.ly/RQv8Zx0
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October 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Join Harvard’s Weatherhead Center community! We are recruiting social science researchers (postdoctoral fellowships & visiting scholar appointments) to the Weatherhead Scholars Program for the 2026–27 academic year. Apply by Nov 4, 2025. Please spread the word! https://loom.ly/AlcAtvU
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October 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The liberal world order is being challenged abroad and at home, and the US must now rethink its core international strategy. Join us for our Manshel Lecture with Walter Russell Mead, on Nov 12 at 4:30pm at the Harvard Faculty Club. Register now: https://loom.ly/h922V58
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October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Check out our events for the week of October 19, 2025.

Please see the schedule here (or see link in bio):
https://loom.ly/0u1D5d8
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October 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM