We generate and apply rigorous historical thinking to the most vexing global challenges, bringing together leading thinkers and policymakers at @SAISHopkins.
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Kissinger Center Director Francis Gavin's "Thinking Historically" was reviewed in the @HDiplo Jervis Forum Roundtable. The contributors engaged with Gavin's insights on historical thinking, evidence, and the value of context in understanding the past.
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We are very excited for @DrRadchenko's continued contributions to the @KissingerCenter in his new role as the Rupert Murdoch Distinguished Professor in Washington DC.
One of our new @AJ_Institute Postdoctoral Fellows, Dr. Nur Laiq, has a new article in the Financial Times underscoring the importance of a national U.S. dialogue to remaining competitive in the development of AI. Read it here: ft.com/content/1edf7290-1289…
Read HKC Director Francis J. Gavin's piece for @EngelsbergIdeas on the reconsideration of revisionism and its implications for grand strategy in the contemporary international order: engelsbergideas.com/essays/r…
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The US depends on China for 44% of its pharmaceutical imports by weight, and ~100 ingredients it can source nowhere else.
@apolyakova and @kiana_aran warn that dependence could become a weapon, just as Beijing weaponized critical minerals last spring.
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We are seeking the next Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor to join the Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe in Bologna. The application will close Oct. 1, 2026 and is available here: apply.interfolio.com/189434.
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I have a new edited volume out, Geopolitics of AI. It has a great cast of contributors--@paul_scharre @deanwball @mchorowitz @JackieGSchneid Mike Beckley, Lawrence Freedman, Jim Baker, Ben Buchanan, and many others. And best of all, it's free:
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We are pleased to welcome distinguished historian @JustinVaisse as Diller Von Furstenberg Senior Fellow at the @KissingerCenter. He is joining @SAISbologna as the James Anderson Professor of American Foreign Policy.
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On April 29–30, 2026, the @thehertieschool Centre for International Security, in cooperation with the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, convened a two-day conference in Berlin titled The Free World Reimagined.
Read more about it here: kissinger.sais.jhu.edu/news/…
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I have a new edited collection coming out in a few weeks, on the geopolitics of AI. A terrific group of writers are involved, from academia, the tech world, and the policy community. See here for a teaser, which hits on some of the crucial themes:
geopoliticsagi.substack.com/…
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Tech giants need oversight to protect national security ft.trib.al/upxrgFF | opinion
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How does the war in Ukraine reveal the destabilizing potential of AI and unmanned systems? Francis J. Gavin argues that these technologies mirror the nuclear dilemmas of the Cold War—and require a similar shared interest in restraint.
@SAISHopkins | @KissingerCenter
The Kissinger Center is proud to announce that Francis J. Gavin has been awarded the Lionel Gelber Prize by the @munkschool for his book Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy.
Read the press release here: prnewswire.com/news-releases…
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The winner of the 2026 Lionel Gelber Prize is Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy by Francis J. Gavin, published by @yalepress.
Read here: gelber.munkschool.utoronto.c…
#BookPrize #uoft #InternationalAffairs
From March 5-7, our Distinguished Faculty and several Senior Fellows participated in the trilateral conference, "Reconstruction of the International Order: Learning from History", at the SAIS Europe Campus in Bologna, Italy.
Read more about it here: kissinger.sais.jhu.edu/news/…
The Kissinger Center is proud to announce that Frank Gavin’s "Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy" has been shortlisted for the @munkschool 2026 Lionel Gelber Prize.
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We are pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the 2026 Kissinger Summer Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Grand Strategy! The deadline is February 15, 2026 and application instructions are here: kissinger.sais.jhu.edu/kissi…
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Frank Gavin, Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs @SAISHopkins and author of Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy, joins the show to discuss the promise and perils of using history to guide statecraft. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
We are pleased to announce the Call for Applications for our Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Postdoctoral Fellowship! The deadline is January 14, 2026 and application instructions are here: kissinger.sais.jhu.edu/progr…
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We are seeking a distinguished scholar to join the Kissinger Center as the Helmut Schmidt Distinguished Visiting Chair! The application will close Jan 31, 2026 and information for applying is available on our website: kissinger.sais.jhu.edu/news/…
