Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
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The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is a leading research center focused on international security, science and technology policy, and global affairs.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T679794 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Context triple: [Harvard Kennedy School, hasDivision, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs]
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Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a prominent Washington, D.C.–based think tank focused on international policy, security, and strategic studies.
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B.
School of Advanced International Studies
The School of Advanced International Studies is a graduate institution renowned for its programs in international relations, economics, and policy studies, preparing students for global leadership and diplomacy.
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C.
Washington Institute
Washington Institute was the original name of what is now Washington University in St. Louis, a major private research university in Missouri.
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a global think tank and research institution dedicated to advancing international cooperation, peace, and security through policy analysis and dialogue.
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E.
Elliott School of International Affairs
The Elliott School of International Affairs is a leading professional school at George Washington University specializing in international relations, global policy, and regional studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Target entity description: The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is a leading research center focused on international security, science and technology policy, and global affairs.
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A.
Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a prominent Washington, D.C.–based think tank focused on international policy, security, and strategic studies.
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B.
School of Advanced International Studies
The School of Advanced International Studies is a graduate institution renowned for its programs in international relations, economics, and policy studies, preparing students for global leadership and diplomacy.
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C.
Washington Institute
Washington Institute was the original name of what is now Washington University in St. Louis, a major private research university in Missouri.
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D.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a global think tank and research institution dedicated to advancing international cooperation, peace, and security through policy analysis and dialogue.
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Elliott School of International Affairs
The Elliott School of International Affairs is a leading professional school at George Washington University specializing in international relations, global policy, and regional studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public policy research institute
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research center ⓘ think tank ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Harvard University ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employs |
faculty affiliates
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research fellows ⓘ research staff ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Asia-Pacific security
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Middle East policy ⓘ arms control ⓘ climate and energy policy ⓘ cybersecurity policy ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ global affairs ⓘ intelligence and national security ⓘ international security ⓘ nonproliferation ⓘ nuclear security ⓘ science and technology policy ⓘ technology and public policy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
bridging academia and policy
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policy-relevant research ⓘ training future public leaders ⓘ |
| formerName |
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Center for Science and International Affairs
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| hasAcademicHost |
Harvard Kennedy School
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surface form:
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
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| hasProgram |
Applied History Project
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Cyber Project ⓘ Environment and Natural Resources Program ⓘ Future of Diplomacy Project ⓘ Geopolitics of Energy Project ⓘ Intelligence Project ⓘ International Security Program ⓘ Middle East Initiative ⓘ Project on Managing the Atom ⓘ Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Harvard Kennedy School ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert A. Belfer ⓘ |
| partOf | Harvard Kennedy School ⓘ |
| produces |
books
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op-eds ⓘ policy briefs ⓘ policy reports ⓘ research papers ⓘ working papers ⓘ |
| website | https://www.belfercenter.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Description of subject: The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is a leading research center focused on international security, science and technology policy, and global affairs.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harvard Kennedy School
this entity surface form:
Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
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formerName
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Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Center for Science and International Affairs
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
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hasProgram
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Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
Future of Diplomacy Project
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parentOrganization
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Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
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Mossavar-Rahmani family
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supportsInstitution
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Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
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this entity surface form:
Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs