Fredrik Logevall

Fredrik Logevall is the Laurence D. Belfer Professor of International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of History in Harvard's Faculty of Arts & Sciences. A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian specializing in U.S. foreign relations and 20th-century international history, he previously held positions at Cornell University (where he served as Vice Provost and directed the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies) and UC Santa Barbara (where he co-founded the Center for Cold War Studies).

His research examines:

• Cold War political dynamics and security frameworks
• U.S. foreign policy decision-making processes
• Vietnam War origins and international dimensions
• Presidential leadership in foreign affairs
• Historical contingency in international conflicts

His publications consistently explore themes of American global power, diplomatic history methodologies, and critical junctures in 20th-century international relations, with particular emphasis on structural factors in Cold War conflicts.

Major honors include:

• Pulitzer Prize for History (2013)
• Francis Parkman Prize (2013)
• Arthur Ross Book Award (2013)
• Elizabeth Longford Prize (2021)
• Biography of the Year - The Times of London (2020)

He leads courses on applied historical analysis and U.S. foreign policy, and maintains affiliations with Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Ash Center for Democratic Governance, and Center for Public Leadership.