Weatherhead Events

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University sponsors many special events throughout the year, including prominent lectureships and our regular Weatherhead Forum—our platform to address pressing topics of the day.

Weatherhead Events is a government podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 27 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Weatherhead Events, a government show with 27 episodes published.

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  Episode #27

  International Book Blitz 2026

  May 11, 202637 minS0

  <h3>Speakers</h3> Eram Alam, Faculty Associate. Associate Professor, Department of the History of Science, Harvard University. The Care of Foreigners: How Immigrant Physicians Changed US Healthcare (Johns Hopkins University, 2025) Bruno Carvalho, Faculty Associate (on leave 2025–2026). Codirector, Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative; Professor, Departments of Romance Languages and Literatures and of African and African American Studies, Harvard University. The Invention of the Future: A History of Cities in the Modern World (Princeton University Press, 2026) Ian Kumekawa, Anniversary Fellow, Center for History and Economics, Harvard University; Lecturer in History, MIT. Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge (Penguin Ra...

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  Episode #26

  Weatherhead Forum / The American Revolution in Global Perspective

  Mar 4, 20261h 16mS0

  <h3>Speakers</h3> Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor, Harvard University; Director, Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, Harvard Kennedy School; Director, Democratic Knowledge Project-Learn, Harvard Graduate School of Education. David Armitage, Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History, Department of History; Chair, Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Harvard University. Elisabeth Leake, Lee E. Dirks Professor in Diplomatic History, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. <h3>Chair</h3> Erez Manela, Acting Center Director (2025–2026); Director, Graduate Student Programs; Faculty Associate. Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, Department of History, Harvard University. <p><p>Al...

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  Episode #25

  The Jodidi Lecture with Atul Gawande / The Mechanics of Public Man-Made Death: USAID’s Destruction At One Year

  Feb 11, 20261h 31mS0

  <h3>Speaker</h3> Atul Gawande, John and Cyndy Fish Chair in Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Samuel O. Thier Professor of the Practice of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; writer, The New Yorker. <h3>Chair</h3> Erez Manela, Acting Center Director (2025–2026); Director, Graduate Student Programs; Faculty Associate. Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, Department of History, Harvard University. <p><p>All events hosted or sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. Events here are also available to watch on video at our YouTube channel. </p><h3>Follow the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs:</h3>Weatherhead Center Websi...

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  Episode #24

  Weatherhead Forum / Algorithmic Power: The Role of AI in Foreign Policy

  Jan 28, 20261h 15mS0

  <h3>Speakers </h3> Marc Aidinoff, Faculty Associate. Assistant Professor, Department of the History of Science, Harvard University. Carmem Domingues, AI specialist; former White House Senior AI Technical Advisor. Ofrit Liviatan, Lecturer on Law and Politics, Department of Government, Harvard University. Bruce Schneier, American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, and writer. Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School. <h3>Chair</h3> Erez Manela, Acting Center Director (2025–2026); Director, Graduate Student Programs; Faculty Associate. Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, Department of History, Harvard University. <p><p>All events hosted or sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard Uni...

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  Episode #23

  The Manshel Lecture with Walter Russell Mead / The Crisis of Pax Americana

  Nov 12, 20251h 32mS0

  <h3>Speaker</h3> Walter Russell Mead, Alexander Hamilton Professor of Strategy and Statecraft, Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education, University of Florida. Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship, Hudson Institute. Columnist, Wall Street Journal. <h3>Chair</h3> Erez Manela, Acting Center Director (2025–2026); Director, Graduate Student Programs; Executive Committee; Steering Committee; Faculty Associate. Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, Department of History, Harvard University. <p><p>All events hosted or sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. Events here are also available to watch on video at our YouTube channel. </p><h3>Fol...

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