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With the passing of Joseph Nye, the world lost a towering figure of international affairs. Join us next week for a special online Weatherhead Forum on Joe Nye's legacy. Details and registration at: https://loom.ly/_0r1vxw
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From anti-LGBTQ+ networks in the Caribbean to immigration law and language, check out our recent Epicenter content from our October newsletter! https://loom.ly/K2SXabo
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In The Long Shadow of Extraction, Christopher Carter uncovers how early 20th-century resistance to colonial extraction in Latin America shaped today’s diverse Indigenous movements—and challenges what we think we know about autonomy and identity. https://loom.ly/J9ZuT68
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In the Caribbean, LGBTQ+ rights can vary drastically from one island to the next. Jama Willis introduces us to the transnational networks that strive to criminalize same-sex intimacy in the region and globally. NEW on Epicenter: https://tinyurl.com/yc66vk5a
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🔈 Attention postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars interested in joining the Weatherhead Scholars Program! The application deadline is coming up on October 15. For details about the program and how to apply, visit: https://loom.ly/AlcAtvU
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Syria has gone through monumental change over the past year. Join us on October 23 at 5pm in Tsai Auditorium to hear a conversation between Weatherhead Director Melani Cammett and Syria's Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Hind Kabawat. https://loom.ly/RQv8Zx0
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🚨 JUST IN: President Donald Trump has an opportunity to avoid the dangers of an unrestrained nuclear arms competition—something he has repeatedly warned about. Will he seize it?

Latest by Matt Bunn (@matthew-bunn.bsky.social) in @thebulletin.org

#nuclearweapons #nukesky #Trump #Putin #China
Putin just gave Trump the opportunity to maintain nuclear restraint. Will he seize it?
Extending New START will also give time for Trump to work with Russia and China on future arms control accords.
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Academic freedom in Western democracies faces dual threats: external political intervention and internal academic culture/silencing of minority views. Both pressures can lead to self-censorship & a narrowing of debate, warns Pippa Norris in the Gazette: https://loom.ly/uo5xvF8
Global concerns rising about erosion of academic freedom — Harvard Gazette
New paper suggests threats are more widespread, less obvious than some might think.
news.harvard.edu
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At Harvard Climate Action Week, a panel discussed a new Harvard-MIT report for a global climate coalition. The report suggests that by coordinating carbon pricing, member countries could significantly cut emissions and raise billions for climate action. https://loom.ly/KeDt-Hw
Moving toward a global climate coalition - The Salata Institute
With global consensus on decarbonization moving slowly, a voluntary club could coordinate carbon prices to cut emissions faster.
salatainstitute.harvard.edu
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Trump trade policies claim to strengthen the middle class. But tariffs are not the way to shore up the middle class economically, because their benefits are so limited, @drodrik.bsky.social explained at a recent seminar in Brazil. https://loom.ly/zg0h1z4
Harvard economist criticizes Trump’s tariffs as ineffective
Davi Rodrik says measures don’t serve national interests; Alexander Soros warns attempt to influence Brazil could backfire
valorinternational.globo.com
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From his theories of complex interdependence to soft power (and beyond), Joseph Nye's legacy is vast—and he has greatly influenced political scholarship at large. Join us for an online Weatherhead Forum devoted to his legacy on 10/15 at 12pm. Register here: https://loom.ly/_0r1vxw
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Beagles—beloved pets, cartoon icons...and the lab dog of choice in 20th-century science? 'Lab Dog' by @bolman.bsky.social traces their surprising role in experiments from nukes to nicotine, reshaping how we see dogs, science, and ethics. https://loom.ly/nWwxuXc
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Video is up on our YouTube page for those who missed it yesterday! Thanks to all our panelists and attendees for a wonderful conversation. youtu.be/nzZydcgbXc8?...
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Happening online TODAY at 12pm ET - our first Weatherhead Forum of the year, "From Victory to Uncertainty: The Postwar Order After 80 Years." Register now for this webinar: https://loom.ly/4cyzbws
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Kudos to Andrew O'Donohue, whose research on democratic backsliding in Turkey was awarded the 2025 Best Conference Paper Award from the American Political Science Association’s Law and Courts Section!

Read his paper here: https://loom.ly/FjzwwaE
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Global consensus on climate policy moves slowly and emissions remain high. But maybe a smaller group of willing countries can lead the way by building a climate coalition. Read the newly released GCPP flagship report, out today: https://loom.ly/UuwTuaw
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Today at APSA will be a panel entitled "Citizenship and Global Justice: A Roundtable on the Work of Ayelet Shachar," celebrating the APSA Migration & Citizenship Career Achievement Award Shachar received last year—the first woman and the youngest recipient of this accolade. Congratulations!
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