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Christiane Amanpour says objective journalism means pursuing truth—not neutrality
Christiane Amanpour is chief international anchor of CNN’s flagship global affairs program “Amanpour,” which airs weekdays on CNN Internatio...
The Arctic faces historic pressures from competition, climate change, and Trump
John Holdren is the Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of...
Moments that matter: How to bake fairness into the workplace
Iris Bohnet is the Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and the co-director of the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard K...
Crypto is merging with mainstream finance. Regulators aren’t ready
Timothy Massad is currently a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Kennedy School of Government at Ha...
Professor Joe Nye coined the term “soft power.” He says America’s is in decline under Trump
Joseph S. Nye Jr. is a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, and former Dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Governme...
America’s geopolitical realignments, authoritarianism, and Trump’s endgame
Ambassador Wendy Sherman , the 21st U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and the first woman in that position, has been a diplomat, businesswoman,...
If the U.S. courts can’t defend the rule of law, who can?
With a Republican Congress apparently unwilling to check Trump’s power, many Americans fear a looming constitutional crisis and are looking...
AI can make governing better instead of worse. Yes, you heard that right.
Danielle Allen and Mark Fagan say that when tested, thoughtfully deployed, and regulated AI actually can help governments serve citizens bet...
Ricardo Hausmann on the rise of industrial policy, green growth, and Trump’s tariffs
For market purists, any mention of the term industrial policy used to evoke visions of heavy-handed Soviet-style central planning, or the st...
Oligarchy in the open: What happens now as the U.S. confronts its plutocracy problem?
Ten years ago, political scientists Martin Gilens of Princeton and Benjamin Page of Northwestern took an extraordinary data set compiled by...
What the EU must do to compete—and become the leader the world needs
Alexander De Croo became Belgium’s prime minister in October of 2020. It’s a relatively small country, with about 12 million inhabitants—sli...
The policy changes needed now to avoid a climate-driven global food crisis
The warning lights are blinking for the world’s food supply. At least that’s what 150 Nobel Prize and World Food Prize laureates said in a r...
From insight to impact: Dean Jeremy Weinstein wants the Kennedy School to embrace and solve complex public problems
Jeremy Weinstein became the newest dean in the 88-year history of the Harvard Kennedy School this past June, arriving from Stanford Universi...
Legalized gambling is exploding globally. What policies can limit its harms?
Turbocharged by the internet and mobile technology, legalized gambling has exploded across the globe, leaving behind ruined lives, broken fa...
How emotion science could help solve the leading cause of preventable death
The World Health Organization says smoking is the leading cause of global preventable death, killing up to 8 million people prematurely ever...
Policies—and a new global program—to fight anti-LGBTQI+ discrimination
Anti-LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex) discrimination is on the rise, both in the United States, where hate...
The essential reforms needed to fix the housing crisis
America is in the grip of a severe housing crisis. Tenants have seen rents rise 26 percent while home prices have soared by 47 percent since...
How to change the narrative on women as leaders
As Vice President Kamala Harris making a strong bid for the U.S. presidency, HKS Women and Public Policy Program Co-Director Hannah Riley Bo...
How to turn back a rising tide of political threats and violence
The attempted assassination of former President and candidate Donald Trump has catalyzed an important discussion about both actual violence...
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