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An enduring commitment to service: celebrating veterans and service members at HKS

Veterans and active-duty military members form an important part of the Kennedy School community. Over the past ten years, more than 500 U.S. active duty service members, reservists, and veterans have ...
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China’s economic development history and Xi Jinping’s “China dream:” an overview with personal reflections - Martin Whyte

November 9, 2020, Paper:"Since Xi Jinping became leader of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, he has promoted the goal of realizing the “China dream,” which centers on the effort to sustain rapid ...
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Medicare/Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act gave more Americans health insurance protection than ever before. So why do racial disparities in health care still exist?

Since the adoption of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the drop in the uninsured rate has been important yet the disparities between Black and white Americans remain substantial, according to a new ...
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Explainer: Understanding the Department of Justice’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

The Department of Justice’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome (Jay) Powell has raised questions about the boundary between legitimate oversight and political interference in monetary ...
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What Trump Misunderstands About U.S. Interests and the UN

We live in a world with many global problems, but no global government. The countries of the world try to handle their common problems through governance without government, or what we call global ...
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What does a tech oligarchy look like?

A recent online event by the Ash Center for Democracy and Governance focused on the increasing global influence of an elite group of wealthy and powerful tech leaders—the tech oligarchy—and the ...
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Neither China nor the United States scored a conclusive knockout at a recent summit, former ambassador explains

Nicholas Burns, a former ambassador to China and HKS professor, describes the recent meeting between President Donald Trump and Chairman Xi Jinping as more of a “trade truce” than a lasting agreement.
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Making a movement: The history and future of human rights

“THE CREATION OF SUCH A DOCUMENT— its mere existence—must count among the greatest achievements in human history.” That is how Mathias Risse, the Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global ...
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From AI to EVs, industrial policy plays a strategic role in a nation’s power and security

Economists, industry leaders, and policymakers explored the current debates over industrial policy—the strategies a government takes to stimulate economic growth through tools like subsidies, tax ...
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Young voters shifted right in the 2024 election; the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation examined why

One of the most surprising statistics from the 2024 presidential election was the surge of support President Trump received from Gen Z voters. While these voters, born between 1997 and 2012, turned ...
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The health insurance subsidies behind the government shutdown

The U.S. government shutdown is in its third week as funding bills have failed to garner the necessary votes from both Republicans and Democrats to reopen the government. At the center of this ...
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Leo Varadkar Appointed Carr-Ryan Center Senior Fellow

The Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School is proud to announce the appointment of Leo Varadkar, former Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland, as Senior Fellow for the Global ...