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Rooting for a team this World Cup? It’s good for you—and society.

At the end of June, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) reported that 4.6 million people had showed up in stadiums across North America to watch the 2026 Men’s World Cup so far.
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President Xi Jinping invokes HKS Professor Graham Allison’s “Thucydides Trap” in summit with President Trump

At the U.S.-China summit in Beijing, President Xi Jinping invoked “The Thucydides Trap.” The concept was coined by Graham Allison, the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and a founding dean of ...
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“In the wake of this destruction”: The future of international development beyond USAID

Professor Samantha Power led the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from May of 2021 to January of 2025. Last week at the Harvard Center for International Development’s flagship annual ...
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Explainer: What’s happening with gerrymandering in the United States—and who will “win” the redistricting battle?

American states traditionally redraw their congressional districts every 10 years. Recently, states have begun redrawing districts mid-cycle to give a political advantage to a particular party. Texas, ...
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What Louisiana v. Callais Means for the Voting Rights Act

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court significantly weakened the 1965 Voting Rights Act through a landmark ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. The Court ruled that Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map, which ...
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An International Blueprint for Forced Labor Import Bans

This policy brief outlines a global framework for forced labor import bans (FLIBs) as a key tool to address forced labor in international supply chains. Despite legal prohibitions, forced labor ...
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Why is the war in Iran so expensive?

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. By early April, the United States had more than 56,000 troops in the war zone ...
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AI for governments and policymakers

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how governments operate, how workers do their jobs, and how citizens interact with public institutions. But while the technology is advancing quickly, the ...
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A Tale of Two Countries

March 12, 2026, Paper: "Real estate has long been central to China’s growth model, yet since 2018 its contribution has declined sharply, turning the sector from a key engine of expansion into a major ...
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Under U.S. Ownership, TikTok Poses an Even Greater Threat to Americans’ Privacy

The views expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy or Harvard Kennedy School. These perspectives have been presented to ...
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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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Venezuela after Maduro

The conversation was moderated by Ned Price, interim co-director of the Institute of Politics, former deputy to the U.S. representative to the United Nations and former senior advisor to Secretary of ...