International Affairs

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

Antony Blinken Says U.S. Goal in Gaza Was to Protect People

At Harvard’s Institute of Politics, the former secretary of state reflects on his tenure, Iran, and the future. 

by Tamara Evdokimova

Harvard Professor Accused of Misleading Government Investigators

Friedman University Professor charged with lying about research ties to China

by Jonathan Shaw

Demographic distortions will require eldercare solutions

Can technology coupled with cultural understanding improve the health and wellness of the elderly?

by Jonathan Shaw

David Damrosch promotes world literature

David Damrosch’s literary global reach

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

A scholar's prescient view of global immigration—in 1996

In industrial nations worldwide, a fin de siècle hysteria builds over immigration.

by Marcelo M. Suár...

B vitamin content of rice declines with rising CO2

A new study quantifies the global impact of declines in a single nutrient in a single crop, and hints at wider impacts.

by Jonathan Shaw

Will future online education become limited to professional degrees?

Harvard and MIT experiences suggest a more constrained vision for massive free courses.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Commencement

The German chancellor will deliver the Commencement address on May 30, 2019.

by Jonathan Shaw

The positive impact of entrepreneurial immigrants

Economist William Kerr argues for streamlining immigration to attract high-skilled talent from abroad.

by John A. Griffin

Climate Change Portends Diminishing Potential for Wind Power

Diminishing winds may be a harbinger of further climate-change damage to come.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard’s Global Health Delivery Intensive

A Harvard summer program provides a “lexicon” for healthcare professionals.

by Brandon J. Dixon