“The Faith Debate” was a vibrant discussion encompassing several aspects of the controversy over the relationship between religion and politics. Forum speakers covered the evolution of the clash between religious denominations, the role of Mormonism and I ...

The Malcolm Wiener Lecture in International Political Economy featured former president of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet. Mr. Trichet focused his talk on the economic recessions--particularly in Europe--and analyzed the strategies and app ...

In this public address, Chilean Minister of Public Works Laurence Golborne conveyed an inspiring message on the challenges of leadership in response to disaster. Professor Herman “Dutch” Leonard moderated and Harvard University President Drew Faust provid ...

Panelists explored the topic “Race and the Presidential Campaign” in this conversation with The Honorable Artur Davis, Resident Fellow, Institute of Politics; US House of Representatives (2003-11); Ron Christie, President, Christie Strategies; Resident Fe ...

This Forum featured Rt. Hon. David Miliband, a Member of Parliament and a former Foreign Secretary of the UK, and Javier Solana, former Secretary General of NATO, and was moderated by Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns. The speakers began this discussion by rea ...

Reid Hoffman, the Executive Chairman and Co-founder of LinkedIn and Managing Partner at Greylock Partners, discussed his experiences with tech companies in a moderation discussion with Harvard Kennedy School Dean David Ellwood. During this conversation, M ...

In front of an enthusiastic capacity Forum crowd, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff offered a vision of growing global importance and economic vitality for her country. She spoke of Brazil’s growing middle class, increasing prosperity, decreasing social ...

This Forum, co-sponsored by the National Security Fellows, featured the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin E. Dempsey. General Dempsey began his address by challenging the students in attendance to serve and support their country in any ...

This Forum featured MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. The event was moderated by IOP Fellow and former governor of Ohio, Ted Strickland, who also served in Congress with Joe. The dynamic duo engaged in “straight talk” providing a balanced, civi ...

This Forum, cosponsored by the Harvard Israel Conference, featured Ambassador Dennis Ross with Harvard Kennedy School Dean David Ellwood acting as moderator. Ross discussed the different attempts that have been made at negotiating a resolution between Isr ...