Harvard International Relations Scholars Program

Our second featured associate role spotlights our US Department of Defense policy projects! Accepted applicants will have the opportunity to work with USCYBERCOM and USAFRICOM at the Department of Defense. Researchers will work as a team to document Russian ransomware and examine its impact on US cybersecurity, or climate change in Africa. In addition to honing writing and research skills, project members will receive mentorship from agency officials and possible travel opportunities as noted in our role descriptions doc (tinyurl.com/hufpiassociate). Interested? Apply by 9/8 @ 11:59 ET—link in bio and on this post. Grab a coffee w/a HUFPI board member (see link in prev. post) if you’d like to chat!

*Images are from the Dept of Defense Cybercom and Africom photo galleries and are in the public domain.*

What does a HUFPI associate do, might you ask? Kicking off our featured associate role series are our US Department of State policy projects! Interested applicants, if accepted, will have the opportunity to work with the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the Bureau of Legislative Affairs at the State Dept. Researchers will work as a team to analyze Chinese influence in Latin America or US arms sales in the Middle East. In addition to honing writing and research skills, project members will receive mentorship from agency officials and possible travel opportunities as noted in our role descriptions doc (tinyurl.com/hufpiassociate). Interested? Apply by 9/8 @ 11:59 ET—link in bio and on this post. Grab a coffee w/a HUFPI board member (see link in prev. post) if you’d like to chat!

*Images are from the State Dept photo gallery and are in the public domain.*

Applications now open! Calling all Harvard undergrads to apply to join HUFPI as an associate by 9/8 11:59 EST. For more info and to apply, go to the link in the post at https://tinyurl.com/hufpiapp or sign up for a coffee chat with a board member at https://tinyurl.com/hufpicoffee

The Harvard Undergraduate International Relations Scholars Program is a conference run for high school students looking to pursue a career in foreign policy. Notable guest speakers included Karen Dynan, former chief economist and assistant US Treasury secretary for economic policy, Dean Garfield, VP of Public Policy for Netflix, Jason Furman, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Jody Olsen, former director of the Peace Corps, and Maria Fernanda Espinosa, former president of the UN General Assembly.

We extend an enormous thank you to all the foreign policy experts who generously shared their time, insight, and expertise in a diverse range of topics with attendees. We are also extremely grateful for the energy, passion, and engagement of the many students who joined us for this year’s conference. Our best wishes to those who will go on to shape the world of foreign affairs in the future, and we’re gearing up for another fantastic Harvard IR Scholars Program in spring 2023!

The Harvard Undergraduate Foreign Policy Board enjoyed a week in London, UK experiencing British culture and history. The Board visited museums, popular attractions, notable eateries, and spoke with experts in US-UK relations.

After a semester of deep learning and putting their neural networks to work, the State Dept. East Asia Pacific Bureau x HUFPI team and President Sama Kubba traveled to Washington D.C. to present their research on US-China collaboration and competition on artificial intelligence.

We are especially grateful to the U.S. State Department East Asia Pacific Bureau for hosting us throughout our stay in D.C. and for their guidance and hospitality.

To see all of our published reports, visit our website: www.harvardforeignpolicy.org/policy.

Team
Policy Chair: Teresa Lu-Romeo

Policy Researchers:
Shu Yang Wei
Martin Bjelajac
William Goldsmith
Yue Yu
Jasmine Zhang
Catherine Liu
Olivia Jacks

Policy Directors:
(Senior) Maddy Gavitt
(Deputy) Sarah Deonarain

The European Commission (Sanctions) x HUFPI team and President Sama Kubba traveled to Paris and Luxembourg to present their semester-long policy research on EU sanctions policies and effectiveness.

We are especially grateful to the European Commission and the European Court of Justice for hosting us throughout our stay and for their guidance and hospitality.

To see all of our published reports, visit our website: www.harvardforeignpolicy.org/policy.

Team
Policy Chair: Carrie Hsu

Policy Researchers:
Benjamin Morris
Umar Azad
Mihaela Esanu
Emilie Kalkus
Anna MacLennan
Pratyush Mallick

Senior Policy Director: George Whitford

Starbucks. Dreamport. Car rides with Chief Matt McKenzie (Intelligence Partner Engagements). Conversations with General Paul Nakasone (Commander, USCYBERCOM and Director, NSA). An experience that transcended (cyber)space and time.

The culmination of a semester-long project on Chinese disinformation and election influence and interference, the USCYBERCOM x HUFPI team and President Sama Kubba set their routers to Washington D.C. to present their findings to the U.S. Cyber Command in Fort Meade, Maryland.

We are especially grateful to the U.S. Cyber Command for hosting us throughout our stay in D.C. and for their guidance and hospitality.

To see all of our published reports, visit our website: www.harvardforeignpolicy.org/policy.

Team
Policy Chair: Cosette Wu

Policy Researchers:
Annabelle Krause
Jack Silvers
Alicia Campbell
Tai Ran Tang
Sophie Lucas
Addie Esposito
Umutcan Vargelci

Policy Directors:
(Senior) Maddy Gavitt
(Deputy) Arjun Akwei

The Harvard Undergraduate Foreign Policy Board and Policy research chairs were invited to a celebratory dinner at Nubar in honor of everyone’s hard work and achievements this semester.

The Harvard IR Scholars’ Programme was honored to welcome María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés — Former President of the United Nations General Assembly and Former Minister of National Defense of Ecuador — today!

Maria Fernanda Espinosa is an Ecuadorian academic, diplomat, politician, poet, and linguist with over 30 years of experience in academia, NGOs, international organizations, and high-level government positions. As President of the United Nations General Assembly, she became the fourth woman in history and the first from Latin America and the Caribbean to preside over this global forum. In Ecuador, she served twice as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defense, and Minister of Culture and Heritage. Currently, Ms. Espinosa has several advisory roles, including Liaison to the UN for the Group of Women Leaders voices for Change and Inclusion, Commissioner and co-chair of The Lancet Commission on COVID-19, co-chair of the Coalition for the UN We Need, Member of the Science Panel for the Amazon, Member of the Taskforce on Nature Markets and Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy.