Reform, refugees, and the war next door: President Maia Sandu of Moldova
As war rages in neighboring Ukraine, Moldovan President Maia Sandu talks to about fighting corruption, moving her country toward the European Union, and the half million refugees who’ve crossed the bo...
14 Juni 202225min
The pandemic's silver lining—a trove of data on social protection programs
Rema Hanna is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies and Chair of the International Development Area at the Harvard Kennedy School. She also serves as the Faculty Director of Evidence...
5 Maj 202235min
How worldwide outrage over atrocities in Ukraine is fueling a new push for international justice
International outrage over Russia's war on Ukraine could be a watershed moment for the advance of international justice and accountability, say Harvard Kennedy School Professor Kathryn Sikkink and Har...
19 Apr 202237min
O'Sullivan and Frankel: How the sanctions on Putin's Russia are reshaping the world economic order
HKS professors Meghan O’Sullivan and Jeffrey Frankel say the draconian sanctions on Putin’s regime—which came together faster than almost anyone predicted—will have far-reaching and lasting effects we...
17 Mars 202239min
Keyssar and Fung: America’s flawed democracy is in deep—and possibly fatal—trouble
Harvard Kennedy School Professors Alex Keyssar and Archon Fung say the U.S. political system, stripped of a consensus belief in democratic principles, is racing down a dangerous road toward political ...
17 Feb 202238min
The U.S. pays reparations every day—just not to Black America
HKS faculty members Cornell William Brooks and Linda Bilmes explore the vexing disconnect between the vast US system of restorative justice and the deep-rooted, intergenerational harms suffered by Bla...
3 Feb 202245min
Graham Allison on how China’s rising global power could lead to superpower conflict—or something else.
It takes a lot to impress Professor Graham Allison when it comes to geopolitics. He is, after all, the Cold Warrior’s Cold Warrior—as one of America’s most influential defense policy analysts and advi...
21 Jan 202244min
Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa on how social media is pushing journalism—and democracy—to the brink
The Nobel Committee has awarded its 2021 Peace Prize to Maria Ressa for being a fearless defender of independent journalism and freedom of expression in the Philippines, and particularly for her work ...
10 Dec 202142min
