Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

08/30/2026

We are thrilled to meet our new and returning affiliates at the Weatherhead Center! Read the welcome message from Center Director Melani Cammett as we make final preparations for orientation. See you soon! https://loom.ly/pzo-ttA

08/26/2026

Our mission is to fuel pathbreaking social science research that delves deep to examine complex global issues. Check out our video and learn more about what we do at the Weatherhead Center. https://loom.ly/W7XaQ2Q

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08/25/2026

The new Harvard Radcliffe fellows are here—and their projects span from the first monograph on Yoko Ono to how detective novels transformed medical diagnoses. Kudos to the four Weatherhead affiliates about to embark on a journey to pursue their ambitious ideas! https://loom.ly/w0PeyMc

08/20/2026

Meet the 2026–2027 affiliates in the Program on US-Japan Relations! Their research projects encompass topics ranging from technological innovation to international organizations and more. Read more about the program and the incoming cohort at: https://loom.ly/Was2Eg0

08/20/2026

Meet the 2026–2027 affiliates of the Canada Program! We welcome visiting scholars, and graduate and undergraduate research fellows to the program this year. Learn more about the Canada Program and incoming cohort at: https://loom.ly/LTBQNds

08/20/2026

Meet the 2026–2027 Academy Scholars! Most will be working on transforming their dissertation into a book manuscript or series of articles, while some will be embarking on new writing. Learn more about them and The Harvard Academy at: https://loom.ly/jgRd-yA

08/20/2026

Meet the 2026–2027 affiliates of the Weatherhead Scholars Program! This program brings together both scholars and practitioners of international affairs. Read more about the program and the incoming cohort at: https://loom.ly/RCv26pU

08/19/2026

How did India become locked into fossil fuels? New book "Until the Last Ton" traces the answer to colonialism: when European industrialization created global demand for coal, India's forests became extraction frontiers. Colonial property laws reshaped land ownership & ecology—legacies that haunt India's energy crisis today. https://loom.ly/IdiGOpA

08/10/2026

Imagine taking the energy of a big sporting event, like the World Cup, and using it to inspire learning. That's what two former fellows did in schools during the 2016 Rio Olympics. The tell their story in this compelling essay for Epicenter.
https://loom.ly/G4guMJ8

07/22/2026

Former GSA Manjari Chatterjee Miller was yesterday's guest on WBUR's On Point, discussing the rise of middle powers like India and Canada in a shifting global order. Listen: https://loom.ly/Ppj74Xo

The U.S. has become an increasingly erratic superpower. Now, the world’s middle powers are rising. What's next for places like India and Canada in a shifting global order?