International Affairs

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

A woman with long, wavy hair wearing a white suit, seated in a bright, modern room.

How CNN’s Abby Phillip Referees Political Debates

The Harvard graduate’s roundtable talk show touches on hot button issues from religion to sex. 

by Craig Lambert

John Briscoe

'Nobel Prize of Water' awarded to John Briscoe

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

Gary King’s study of social media uncovered massive government censorship in China.

Why “Big Data” is a Big Deal

Information science promises to change the world.

by Jonathan Shaw

Elaine Scarry

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

“Out of ratio” weapons are essentially ungovernable.

by Craig Lambert

Daw Than Than Sein, U Win Hlaing, and daughter Win Win Thu at their home in the Ayeyarwaddy River Delta village of Wakouktaw; Proximity Designs’ irrigation equipment has helped them expand their farm and boost their income significantly.

Harvard social enterprise, policy reform in Myanmar

From supporting farmers to probing policy, Harvard people help Myanmar remake its future.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard-MIT edX adds 15 partner institutions in global expansion

The Harvard-MIT online-learning venture undertakes a major global expansion

Gerald C. Chertavian, Mary L. Fifield, Gregory Bialecki, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter speak at a Competitiveness Project panel discussion.

Harvard Business School Conference on U.S. Competitiveness

Firms are profitable, but the nation’s living standards aren't rising.

Harvard Horizons doctoral students' ideas that may reshape their disciplines

A new program recognizes eight doctoral students whose ideas, innovations, and insights could change their fields.

Harvard faculty national academy of sciences 2013

Eight professors honored

An image from the cover of a book about AIDS treatment in Africa, edited by faculty members Phyllis Kanki and Richard Marlink, who spoke at the "PEPFAR in Africa" conference held at Harvard School of Public Health on January 10.

Fighting AIDS with Harvard's PEPFAR programs in Bostwana, Tanzania, and Nigeria

A symposium at Harvard School of Public Health reflects on the school's PEPFAR-funded programs in Tanzania, Botswana, and Nigeria.

Jones professor of statistics Xiao-Li Meng, Ph.D. ’90 has been appointed dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Harvard news: Grad School dean Xiao-Li Meng, Marc Hauser, rugby, and more

Harvard news: Graduate School dean Xiao-Li Meng, Marc Hauser, University Professor Eric Maskin, and more