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

Carmen M. Reinhart named professor of international financial system

The coauthor of the bestseller This Time is Different arrived July 1.

Nations fail due to institutional corruption, not geography, says James Robinson

James Robinson says that in the modern period, greedy leaders and institutional corruption, rather than geography, explain why some nations fail.

Harvard awards eight honorary degrees at Commencement 2012

Eight awarded honorary degrees at 361st Commencement exercises

Harvard graduate school centennial medalists 2012

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences confers its 2012 Centennial Medals

Harvard curricular and research connections to India

President Faust's first visit to the South Asian nation highlights research and curricular connections old and new.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Panel on Islamophobia and anti-Americanism with Prince Alwaleed bin Talal

A panel addresses cultural misunderstandings and Arab "emancipation."

Arthur Kleinman on the modern Chinese psyche

Arthur Kleinman and colleagues explore the Chinese people's yearnings after a century of upheaval and disasters.

John Briscoe discusses water as a platform for development (video)

Four Harvard students from four different disciplines discuss a summer spent in Pakistan investigating water-related issues.

Water Security Initiative trains a new generation of multitalented specialists

John Briscoe tackles water insecurity around the world.

by Jonathan Shaw