International affairs

Reporting on Harvard’s global reach—from student fieldwork and faculty research to alumni impact around the world.

Free Speech, the Bomb—and Donald Trump

A Harvard cardiologist on the unlikely alliances that shaped a global movement to prevent nuclear war

Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies sponsors human-rights activist's talk

The Iranian human-rights activist and Nobel laureate talks, and listens.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Jacqueline Bhabha critiques the world's response to migration crises

Harvard human-rights expert Jacqueline Bhabha critiques the inadequate response to the world’s migration crises.

by Jacqueline Bhabha

Harvard Global Institute

Harvard’s new approach to international research

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Global Institute grant will support climate-change research in China

The project’s central focus will be its research agenda.

by Laura Levis

Harvard School of Public Health researchers track dengue fever using big data

A School of Public Health study uses cell-phone records to predict the spread of dengue fever.

by Zara Zhang

Cellphone money transfers and cardiac care

Cellphone-based money transfers and cardiac care in base-of-the-pyramid markets in Kenya and Mexico

Bavarian lawsuit pits wind-energy firm against farmers

A recent Harvard Law graduate recounts a case in Bavaria.

by Richard Corbett

Global surgery gets a game plan, with Harvard players

Lack of access to surgery globally will cost $12.3 trillion during the next 15 years.

by Courtney Humphries

Centennial Medalists 2015

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four distinguished alumni.

Climate change panel debates solutions, including divestment tactic

A panel of experts debates the best path forward.

by Jonathan Shaw