Speakers:  Felipe Calderon Moderators:  David Ellwood Event types:  JFK Jr. Forum Sitewide tags:  Leadership, North America, Heads of State & Government ...

Joshua Goldstein, author of “Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide,” and Steven Pinker, author of “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined,” discuss the meaning and implications of their latest releases with HK ...

With the recent awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to three women leaders, policymakers are beginning to acknowledge that women are essential to peace and security. Six women leaders describe how they mobilize for an end to violent conflict. With the recen ...

A panel conversation with Edward Glaeser, Professor of Economics; Lawrence F. Katz, Professor of Economics; Kathy Edin, Professor of Public Policy & Management; and William Julius Wilson, University Professor. Moderated by Dean David Ellwood. A panel ...

Mayors from around the country discuss the key issues confronting their cities, including infrastructure concerns, curfews, flash mobs, and gun laws, as well as their response to--and the impact of--the Occupy movement. This Forum event is presented in co ...

Congressman Barney Frank discussed defense spending and other issues as they relate to the national debt. Rep. Frank argued that many domestic programs will be subject to budget cuts at the expense of overspending on defense. He cited examples of redundan ...

Andrew Sullivan, blogger and political commentator with The Daily Beast was at the JFK Jr. Forum on November 17, 2011 to deliver the annual Theodore H. White Lecture. Mr. Sullivan’s remarks focused on his definition of Conservatism. Mr. Sullivan highlight ...

The 2011 McNamara Lecture on Peace will be delivered by Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Graham Allison. The 2011 McNamara Lecture on Peace will be delivered by Robert Zoellick, President of ...

Professors Ezra F. Vogel and Tony Saich discuss Deng Xiaoping, the former leader of the Communist Party of China and the subject of Professor Vogel’s latest book, “Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China.” After short presentations, they discuss the ...

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the Institute of Politics at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government have created the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards to honor young Americans who are changing their communities – and the country – with t ...