Weatherhead Forum 2025–2026

All Weatherhead Forum events are open to the public.

The Weatherhead Forum is our platform to address pressing topics of the day, and the pathbreaking Weatherhead research being done in those areas. Speakers include faculty affiliates and expert practitioners. 

All Weatherhead affiliates are invited to attend! The Forum is chaired by the Center’s director. All Forum events are held on Zoom, and registration is always required.

Contact

Sarah Banse
sarahbanse@wcfia.harvard.edu

Past Forum Events 2025–2026

Weatherhead Forum
March 4, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:15PM EST
Virtual

The American Revolution in Global Perspective

Speakers: Danielle Allen, David Armitage, Elisabeth Leake

Open to the public / registration required

A satirical illustration shows personifications of Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands, and America with their respective flags, each making statements about independence and sovereignty. The image is titled "The Belligerent Plenipo's" and it is from the Library of Congress.

Weatherhead Forum
January 28, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:15PM EST
Virtual

Algorithmic Power: The Role of AI in Foreign Policy

Speakers: Marc Aidinoff, Carmem Domingues, Ofrit Liviatan, Bruce Schneier

Open to the public / registration required

A marble statue head split in half, with one side classical and the other side featuring gold circuitry, set against a world map background with gold and dark marble textures.

Weatherhead Forum
November 5, 2025
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12:00PM - 1:15PM EST
Virtual

Now What? Foreign Policy and the State of Democracy One Year After Election 

Speakers: Bart Bonikowski, Fredrik Logevall, Pippa Norris

Open to the public / registration required

The front page of the French newspaper Le Monde from November 7, 2024 with an image of Donald Trump pointing outward with the headline, “Les États-Unis choisissent Donald Trump” sits in a red newspaper rack.

Weatherhead Forum
October 15, 2025
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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT
Virtual

The Legacy of Joseph S. Nye, Jr. 

Speakers: Graham T. Allison, Jr., Carla Dirlikov Canales, Christina L. Davis, Jake Sullivan

Open to the public / registration required

Joseph S. Nye, Jr. smiling and sitting in his living room chair with art on the walls and a small side table and lamp beside him.

Weatherhead Forum

September 17, 2025
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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT
Virtual

From Victory to Uncertainty: The Postwar Order After Eighty Years

Speakers: Margaret Macmillan, Rana Mitter, Stephen Wertheim.

Open to the public / registration required

A letter V and U merged in red over two side-by-side images of Churchill making a victory sign. One image is black and white and the other is black and gold and upside down.
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Weatherhead Forum on YouTube

Check out our past Weatherhead Forum videos, all available on our YouTube channel. 

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Valuing Accessibility

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about the access provided, please get in touch with the person listed as the contact on the individual event listing in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance, if possible. Please note that the Weatherhead Center will make every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to availability.