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The Capacity Building Imperative to Improve India’s Public Education
04.4.24
With evolving workforce demands, the expectations from India’s education systems have expanded beyond achieving universal enrollment and basic literacy and numeracy. It now needs to equip students with 21st-century skills.
The “Greedy Work” of Foreign Service: On the Status of Women in the Diplomatic Corps of Kazakhstan
03.8.24
Women in high-level positions can offer unique perspectives based on their diverse experiences. A more diverse Foreign Service that reflects Kazakhstan will result in enhanced policymaking, reporting, and analysis.
A New Draft for America? A Service Year by Young Americans Would Protect America and Maybe Heal It Along the Way
02.25.24
The idea of a service year for young Americans has been floated around for decades but with no substantive action. A definitive first step to push young Americans in a year of service starts with encouraging colleges to require them before matriculation or to weigh the experience heavily in admissions decisions.
Interview with Harvard Professor Graham Allison: U.S.–China Relations
12.19.23
On December 5, 2023, Senior Editor Nikolas Neos spoke with Harvard Professor Graham Allison about US-China relations and what the rising tension between the two countries means for both of them.
Interview with U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) Djerejian: U.S. Response to the Israel-Hamas War
11.8.23
On November 3, 2023, HKS Student Policy Review Senior Editor Samriddhi Vij sat down with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Syria, Edward Djerejian, to discuss the Israel-Hamas war.
Special Interests’ Hold on State Courts: The Need for a Fourth Wave of Judicial Election Reform
06.25.23
History presents a clear lesson: when judicial independence and competence wanes, it’s time for meaningful reform.
Global Governance, Climate Change, and International Security: Aligning Issues to Compel Action
06.17.23
Failure to recognize and manage the nexus of the relationship between climate and security could have significant ramifications in the future between and within countries and communities. Without considering these, efforts to promote sustainable development and peace may fall short.
Harvard’s Agbiboa Calls for Prioritization of Citizen Voices in Informal Transport Policy-Making in Africa
04.2.23
Daniel Agbiboa, an assistant professor of African and African American studies at Harvard University, has called on African policymakers to prioritize people’s voices when enacting policies concerning the informal transport sector in Africa. Speaking during an interactive program hosted by Africa Policy Journal, Professor Agbiboa highlighted the importance of considering the views of ordinary citizens […]
Book Review: Sextarianism: Sovereignty, Secularism, and the State in Lebanon
03.31.23
Zara Lal reviews Rutgers University Professor Maya Mikdashi’s new book: Sextarianism: Sovereignty, Secularism, and the State in Lebanon
A Cure Against Conversion Therapy in Singapore?
03.27.23
Lawyer and activist Daryl Yang discusses how a consumer protection approach to conversion therapy might offer a balanced alternative to legislative change that permits individual choice whilst protecting against misleading claims.
Interview with Dr. Youssef Chahed
02.28.23
On February 28, 2023, Ryan Zoellner sat down with Dr. Youssef Chahed (Former Prime Minister of Tunisia) to discuss world events and international relations.
Gender Quotas: For Parliament, From Parliament
02.15.23
Dedicated to honor the memory of our dear friend and co-author, Rodrigo Ventocilla. He will always be remembered for his intellectual motivation, passion for activism, kind friendship and invaluable contributions to the class of 2023. The world has taken great strides toward gender equality in recent years, and this is apparent in many […]