International affairs
Reporting on Harvard’s global reach—from student fieldwork and faculty research to alumni impact around the world.
A Congenial Voice in Japanese-American Relations
Takashi Komatsu spent his life building bridges.
Paul Farmer on the West Africa Ebola Epidemic
The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.
Ask a Harvard Professor with Caroline Buckee
Anonymized location data can help guide strategies for protecting public health in a pandemic.
Harvard Portrait: Mayra Rivera
How apocalyptic narratives help make sense of the modern world
Can solar geoengineering slow climate change?
Coming to terms with climate change’s relentless, long-term fallout
Review of Martin Puchner’s “The Language of Thieves”
A German American scholar is unsettled by an ancestor’s secret.
Claudia Jones
Brief life of an intersectional activist: 1915-1964
At Home with Harvard: Harvard in the World
Harvard Magazine’s coverage of the University’s expanding global reach
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong
Nicholas Burns on diplomacy’s role in fostering U.S. standing in the world
On restoring American leadership through diplomacy
Nearly Half of Early COVID-19 Transmission Was Work-related
Nearly half of early COVID-19 transmission was work-related—a cautionary note as the economy reopens.