Harvard Weatherhead Center Distinguished Faculty Lectures in Global Affairs

The Harvard Weatherhead Center Distinguished Faculty Lectures in Global Affairs was established and are moderated by Mazen J. Jaidah (MPP '96, PhD '08). The lecture series brings distinguished members of Harvard's scholarly community to Qatar to share their research on global affairs with scholars and policymakers. It is an annual event, launched in March of 2016 with a lecture by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Past Lectures

The following Harvard Weatherhead Center Distinguished Faculty Lectures in Global Affairs have been delivered since 2016:

January 25, 2023

"Disruptive Innovation through Biologically Inspired Engineering"
Donald Ingber
Professor of Bioengineering, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology, Harvard Medical School; and Senior Scientist, Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital.

October 3, 2018

"Reverse Engineering Chinese Government Information Controls"
Gary King
Weatherhead University Professor; Director, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University. 

February 27, 2017

“What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets”
Michael J. Sandel
Ann T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, Harvard University.

March 21, 2016

"Is the American Century Over?"
Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
University Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard Kennedy School.