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’s Elsie Sunderland maps invisible ocean pollutants

Elsie Sunderland traces the flows of human pollutants in the oceans. They come back to bite us.

by Courtney Humphries

A celebration of Matthew Meselson

A symposium honors a scientist who championed biological and chemical weapons control.

by Jonathan Shaw

Meghan O'Sullivan discusses her new book, "Windfall," on energy policy

The United States is finally in a position of energy dominance, but its ability to harness this boom is fraught with challenges.  

by Oset Babür

Samuel Huntington remembered

A memorial minute on the eminent political scientist

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard botanists hunt rare plants in China

The hunt for rare plants in China  

by Jonathan Shaw

The Bruce Telescope Rediscovered

The telescope that helped define Earth’s place in the universe

by Jonathan Shaw

International education centers in Greater Boston

Greater Boston’s cultural centers offer a lot more than language classes.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard experts shape PBS Vietnam series

Harvard experts provide access to Vietnamese sources on the war.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Portrait: historian Sunil Amrita, Mehta professor of South Asian studies

The Bay of Bengal is central for this South Asia scholar.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Naples Conservatory delights Thomas Kelly

A day at the Naples Conservatory

by Thomas Forrest Kelly