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How does a changing media cover a changing political stage? The challenges journalism faces with the Trump administration

The media’s coverage of President Trump’s White House highlights many of the challenges faced by journalism broadly, such as legal altercations and corporate calculations, the growing relevance of ...
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Surviving the Heat: The Impact of Climate Change on Maternal and Infant Health in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India, is grappling with a maternal and infant health crisis, one that is exacerbated by the worsening climate emergency. Rising temperatures, frequent power cuts ...
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Autocracy and patriarchy are surging worldwide—but women are pushing back

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine is unfolding into the autocrat’s most aggressive move to extend his reach. Beyond Putin’s Russia, authoritarian regimes are on the rise globally—a ...
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Should public transit be free? Experts weigh in on policy options

With companies addressing how their employees will return to the office as the pandemic recedes, public transportation is a key part of the policy dialogue. Would free ridership keep autos off the ...
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Three South Pacific Island Nations Navigating Diplomatic Ties Amid Growing Chinese Influence

In June of 2024, Chinese tourists could be found lining-up along the windows of the departure terminal at Palau’s international airport to photograph two United States Air Force F-22 fighter jets ...
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How Admiral Bill McRaven faced Osama Bin Laden and his own commander in chief

Four-star Admiral Bill McRaven, former commander of the U.S. Special Operations and Navy SEAL, has led a high-profile career—including facing Somali pirates, Osama Bin Laden, and his own commander in ...
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Is The AI Bubble Bursting? Lessons From The Dot-Com Era

August 21, 2025, Opinion: "One should be just as cautious about predicting the imminent burst of an AI bubble as skeptical of the exaggerated hype currently surrounding artificial intelligence. There ...
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Harvard Kennedy School launches new program to provide full scholarships for American public servants and military veterans

Cambridge, MA — Today, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is launching the American Service Fellowship — a new initiative that will provide full scholarships for at least 50 public servants and military ...
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David Gergen, a towering figure in U.S. politics and founder of the Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, has died

David Gergen, a trusted adviser to four U.S. presidents who went on to play a pivotal role in shaping leadership education at Harvard Kennedy School, has died at the age of 83. Gergen was a dedicated ...
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Explainer: Executive orders as a governing tool

American presidents have issued executive orders since George Washington was in office. Article Two of the Constitution gives the president the legal foundation to issue executive orders to provide ...
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Samantha Power, former USAID administrator and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, returns to Harvard with a joint faculty appointment at the Kennedy School and the Law School

Cambridge, Mass.—On June 1, Samantha Power will return to Harvard Kennedy School as the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy and to Harvard Law School as the ...
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Joseph Nye, Harvard professor, developer of “soft power” theory, and an architect of modern international relations, dies at 88

Joseph S. Nye Jr., Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, whose ideas on the nature of power in international relations influenced generations of policymakers, academics, and ...