Nation & World

Former solicitors general recall what it’s like representing U.S. government amid shifts on bench

Pulitzer-winning historian speaks to country’s past and future in conversation with Faust

Encourages European autonomy while retaining trans-Atlantic dialogue

Panelists weigh potential consequences of Trump plan to eliminate agency, transfer authority to states

Nicholas Burns on being U.S. envoy to China, returning to Harvard, lessons from long career in diplomacy

Fredrik Logevall, Pulitzer winner writing three-volume Kennedy bio, on what surprised him and what he’d still like to know

Health law policy expert says biotech firm’s uncertain future shows need for protections of personal, genetic information

Study traces surge in activism among Black men who faced discrimination while defending country

National security expert details what’s being done, what can be done as U.S. appears to rethink decadeslong support

At India Climate Conference, Harvard’s South Asia ties take center stage

Robert Putnam traces nation’s plummeting social connection and rocketing discord, offers way to start thinking of solution

Public policy expert discusses possible ways to cut costs amid national housing crunch

Ed School panel looks at how to reverse declining scores on recent ‘Nation’s Report Card’

Report finds all 50 states reap gains in patient health, job creation, research resources, business development

Former diplomats see unnecessary deaths, lost opportunities for American corporations, workers, and diminished geopolitical influence

Yoni Appelbaum argues legal, political hurdles over past 50 years have had troubling economic, social consequences

Scholars say that Russia may appear to be gaining upper hand currently, but challenges lie ahead

Government professor looks at long history, evolution of form of governance in class that’s drawing high interest in current moment

Law School debate examines potential national security threat, 75-day extension issued by Trump

5 years later, sociologist urges us to confront lessons from pandemic

Book by Musa al-Gharbi argues left-leaning knowledge workers in education, law, media voice support of social justice but have conflicts of interest

Former top Ukrainian diplomat says options appear narrow as U.S. aggressively pushes for ceasefire deal with Russia

Analysts weigh in on Paris withdrawal and other Trump actions

Musician, composer Wynton Marsalis visits campus to help launch Culture and Civil Society Initiative

The question is a personal one for voters, scholar argues — or should be

Vice provost for research details crucial role of NIH support in science and medicine

Detailing latest recovery scorecard, Ed School researcher urges broader action to reduce absenteeism, sharper focus on targeted catch-up efforts

Incarceration rates fall for Black Americans, soar for white Americans without college education, finds study

Magda Bader was just 14 when the Nazis sent her to Auschwitz. But memory remains clear of losing parents, a sister and her baby, starvation, fear

Former national security official surveys hot spots in Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe — and how new president’s ideas are being received