International Affairs

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

Tarek Masoud Wins Honor For Exploring Disagreements

The Harvard Kennedy School professor has led inquiries into the polarizing conflicts in the Middle East.

by Laurel M. Shugart

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.

Vice President Joe Biden on Foreign policy at Harvard Kennedy School

The vice president on Ebola, ISIL, China, and Russia at HKS

Global-Health Learning in Rural Mexico

Harvard Global Health Institute introduces a unique study-abroad opportunity, melding coursework with field experience.

by Francesca Annic...

Harvard library stores Tibetan digital archive

Ten million pages of Tibetan literature will be stored in the library’s Digital Repository Services.

by Francesca Annic...

Harvard scholars recall the Tiananmen era and ponder its continuing impact

Harvard scholars recall the Tiananmen era and ponder its continuing impact

Maya Jasanoff sees uses of fiction in study of history

Historian Maya Jasanoff says fiction can capture the subjective experience of the past.

by Craig Lambert

'Nobel Prize of Water' awarded to John Briscoe

'Nobel Prize of Water' given to Harvard professor for "unparalleled contributions" to global water resource management

Understanding big data leads to insights, efficiencies, and saved lives

Information science promises to change the world.

by Jonathan Shaw

Nuclear weapons are incompatible with the U.S. constitution and democracy

“Out of ratio” weapons are essentially ungovernable.

by Craig Lambert