Sharon Wilke
Associate Director of Communications
Contact:
Telephone: 617.495.9858
Fax: 617.495.8963
Email: sharon_wilke@ksg.harvard.edu
Department of Defense
Winter 2011-2012
"On the Job in Washington, D.C."
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
Dozens of members of the Belfer Center community are currently serving or have until recently served in positions within the United States government. The group's experience and expertise span many of the international challenges confronting the nation today.
Photo by Lin Yang
Spring 2011
"U.S. and China Should Avoid 'Thucydides Trap'"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
When China’s President Hu Jintao visited the United States in January, observers noted that the meetings between Hu and President Obama were treading carefully around what Belfer Center Director Graham Allison calls the “‘Thucydides Trap’—that deadly combination of calculation and emotion that, over the years, can turn healthy rivalry into antagonism or worse” (New York Times, Jan. 22, 2011).
Spring 2011
"Recent Events Call Attention to Nye’s New Book: The Future of Power"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
Joseph Nye, a Harvard distinguished service professor and member of the Belfer Center’s board of directors, offers an insightful analysis of the changing nature and use of power in his new book, The Future of Power. In the book, he describes two types of power shifts occurring in this century—power transition and power diffusion.
Winter 2010-11
"Celebrating PAUL DOTY, Belfer Center Founder, at 90"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
We celebrate Paul Doty, founder and director emeritus of the Belfer Center and member of our board of directors, as well as emeritus professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Mallinckrodt Professor of Biochemistry, emeritus, at Harvard. We share a snapshot of Paul's life and his contributions to science and international security. At 90, he continues his outstanding contributions to the Belfer Center and global community through his ongoing research, insights, and guidance.
Scott Saltzman
Winter 2010-11
"A Katrina 5th Anniversary Success Story: Broadmoor"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
Five years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, one stand-out recovery success story is the neighborhood of Broadmoor and its unique collaboration with Harvard Kennedy School through the Belfer Center's Broadmoor Project.
Belfer Center Photo
Summer 2010
"Center Supports Summit Efforts to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
Belfer Center alumni Gary Samore and Laura Holgate played a key role in organizing President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit in April. Additionally, Matthew Bunn's Securing the Bomb 2010 was released the day the Summit began, and Graham Allison provided attending leaders with materials that included a nuclear terrorism threat assessment and fact sheet.
Photo by Martha Stewart
Summer 2010
"Volcker, Holdren Headline International Council Debate of Critical Issues"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
Paul Volcker and John Holdren headlined the annual meeting of the Belfer Center International Council. Volcker, chair of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, launched a thought-provoking discussion of "The American Economy, the Global Economy, and the Financial Order." Holdren provided an insightful look into the Administration's policies regarding science and technology.
Photo Courtesy of Aspen Institute India
Summer 2010
Future of Diplomacy Project to Focus on Negotiation, Communication
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
As the international need grows for nations to overcome challenges from climate change to terrorism to ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Harvard Kennedy School is responding with a new Future of Diplomacy Project directed by Nicholas Burns.
Middle East Initiative Photo
Summer 2010
"Program in Jordan Builds on Kennedy School-Middle East Relations"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein welcomed Belfer Center and other Harvard Kennedy School faculty to Jordan in January to launch a pioneering Kennedy School executive program titled "Leading for the Future: The Middle East in a Changing World."
Courtesy of Paul Fishstein
Summer 2010
"Fellows at Work and Moving On"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
The Belfer Center congratulates its research fellows who will share their knowledge and talents with other institutions next fall. They have enriched the Belfer Center and Harvard Kennedy School community as fellows with the Center's various programs and projects.
