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Institute of Politics Names Fall Fellows
This year's fellows at the IOP have a range of backgrounds, including journalism, banking, and politics.
Gordon Brown
The Right Honorable Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spoke to a packed audience at the Institute of Politics Sept. 23, 2010.
Year in Photos: Breaking News
The Harvard Crimson presents the best breaking news photographs of 2010-2011.
Stand with Japan
Wearing shirts with the words “Stand with Japan,” audience members listen as Harvard Professors and the Consul General of Japan discuss the earthquake in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School of Government on Mar. 24, 2011.
Tea Party Seen As Key Political Force
A panel of journalists and political activists agreed that the Tea Party has become an increasingly important force in American politics at a discussion entitled “The Tea Party: What’s Brewing for the Budget Battle and the Ballot Box,” hosted by the Institute of Politics yesterday.
Panel Talks Drug Cartels
Panelists discussing drug violence along the U.S.-Mexico border said that the corruption of government officials on both sides of the border is a major problem facing the fight against cartels, during a forum at the Institute of Politics yesterday.
Barghouti Urges Israel Boycott
Omar Barghouti, a Palestinian activist, said that Israel is currently functioning under a system of apartheid.
Ashton B. Carter
Ashton B. Carter delivers a 2011 address at the JFK Jr. Forum entitled "Wars and Budget Wars: Managing in the Pentagon."
Carter, Under Secretary of Defense, Talks Budget Cuts at IOP
Despite recent concerns that China is attempting to expand its military influence in East Asia, the United States will continue to be the “pivotal military power” in the region, said Ashton B. Carter, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, in his speech at the Institute of Politics yesterday.
At IOP, Lawrence Summers Urges Fiscal Spending
University Professor Lawrence H. Summers, who was director of President Obama’s National Economic Council after serving as the president of Harvard, urged that the U.S. government not cut spending in the face of ongoing fiscal negotiations in Congress.
IOP Alumnus Goes Back to Roots
As the new director of the Harvard Institute of Politics, C. M. Trey Grayson '94 lives in Kirkland House just like he did as a Harvard undergraduate 20 years ago.
IOP Poll Results Released
Poll results released yesterday by the Institute of Politics revealed that President Obama’s approval rating among young adults now stands at 55 percent, after over a year of falling approval ratings.
Bill Richardson Discusses Libya
Former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson said yesterday that he supported President Obama’s decision to join the NATO coalition conducting airstrikes in support of rebels in Libya, though he hedged his remarks by saying that he was against putting American soldiers on the ground.
Bill Richardson
Institute of Politics visiting fellow Bill Richardson, who previously served as the governor of New Mexico, US Energy Secretary, and US ambassador to the UN, delivers the 2011 Corliss Lamont Lecture alongside moderator Graham Allison at the JFK, Jr. Forum on Thursday.