International Affairs

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

Former ICC Prosecutor Discusses Iran, Ukraine, and Venezuela

At a Harvard event, Luis Moreno-Ocampo explains why war crimes are hard to define and prosecute. 

by Olivia Farrar

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

Harvard Islamic Legal Studies Program launches SHARIASource digital platform

SHARIASource—“Google-like aspirations” for an online resource on Islamic law

by Stephanie Garlock

Violence against South Asian women and solutions

Addressing the root causes of violence against women in South Asia

by Rohini Pande

Harvard School of Public Health $350-million endowment

A transformative endowment gift from Gerald L. Chan and family

Harvard Center for European Studies scholar writes new book on the Berlin Wall

A scholar at the Center for European Studies traces the unexpected causes of the opening of divided Berlin.