Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
Jason Furman: Capitalism Is Working. It Could Work Better.
On Open to Debate, the Harvard economist defended free market competition—with meaningful government involvement.
Authoritarian Regimes’ AI Innovation Advantage
Unfettered access to personal data may give Chinese companies an edge in artificial intelligence.
"On the Ground" With Asylum-Seekers
Sabrineh Ardalan directs Harvard’s Immigration and Refugee Clinic.
Are We Entering a Second Cold War?
A discussion of Russia’s invasion—and how it can end
by Jacob Sweet
“No Limits” to China-Russia Relations?
How the Ukraine invasion might affect Russia’s ties with its neighbor
Predicting the Future of China's Rise
What’s next for United States’ largest economic rival
Being Alive Together
Stephen Sondheim, Omicron, and the Power of Theater
Adamantios Korais
Brief life of a leader of the Greek Enlightenment: 1748-1833
The Poet of Old Age
Donald Hall, chronicler of life
by Adam Kirsch
China’s Excess Wind Energy
Rather than shutting down turbines, China can harness surplus wind energy to make “green” hydrogen fuel and industrial chemicals.
by Jacob Sweet
A Sister’s Plea for Her Brother’s Freedom
Rayhan Asat is speaking out against the imprisonment of her brother Ekpar, drawing attention to the plight of Uighurs in China.