Centerpiece: Fall 2023

2023–2024 Kenneth I. Juster Fellows The Weatherhead Center is pleased to announce its 2023–2024 class of Juster Fellows. Now in its thirteenth year, this grant initiative is made possible by the generosity of the Honorable Kenneth I. Juster, Harvard and...

This fall, the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Identity Politics launched with a series of invigorating and thought-provoking events. Chaired by Center Director Melani Cammett, the cluster aims to explore ways to improve intergroup relations in...

This fall, the Canada Program turned its attention to one of the thorniest issues in policy studies—the reform of health care—by launching a seminar series on Healthy Comparisons. Over the course of seven weeks, with nine guest speakers, the series...

Henry Kissinger, 1923–2023 Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger passed away on November 29, 2023, in Kent, Connecticut. He was 100 years old. Sixty-five years ago, Center for International Affairs founder Robert R. Bowie assembled a small group of...

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, Dame Louise Richardson delivered the Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture at Harvard University. She spoke about declining democracy around the world, sharing sobering statistics from the UK and US in particular...

Every spring, a select group of Harvard College students receive travel grants from the Weatherhead Center to support their thesis field research on topics related to international affairs. We selected exceptional undergraduates whose research we will...

The Gilded Cage: Technology, Development, and State Capitalism in China By Ya-Wen Lei Since the mid-2000s, the Chinese state has increasingly shifted away from labor-intensive, export-oriented manufacturing to a process of socioeconomic development...

Adriana Chira Wins James A. Rawley Prize Former Postdoctoral Fellow Adriana Chira, now associate professor of Atlantic World history at Emory University, is the recipient of the 2023 James A. Rawley Prize for the book Patchwork Freedoms: Law, Slavery, and...

Beyond the walls of the Weatherhead Center, much of the world is roiled by instability. As the effects of the war in the Middle East reverberate around the globe, including on Harvard’s campus, we continue to strive to make a positive contribution through...

The fall 2023 issue of Centerpiece highlights the Center's recent activities, including program updates, feature articles, new books, and more. Weatherhead's new executive director, Erin Goodman, shares Center updates in the Message from the Executive...