On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, a series of shattering terrorist attacks, including the destruction of New York's iconic Twin Towers, set in motion events that would transform both ...

The early twenty-first century has seen growing concern about risks to academic freedom in America and worldwide. To understand these issues, Part I of the paper distinguishes two threats to academic ...

The norms surrounding the seniority of official-sector creditors in sovereign debt restructurings contain significant ambiguities. As a result, stakeholders often disagree about the relative treatment ...

Human Capital and the Future of Work: Implications for Investors and ESG integration. George Serafeim, 2019, Paper, "Human capital development (HCD) is a key consideration for most companies, but only ...

We embrace a dual mission: to educate students and the next generation of leaders from around the world in human rights policy and practice; and to convene and provide policy-relevant knowledge to ...

Sovereign debt restructuring deals have not been smooth sailing over the last few years. They have moved slowly, been marked by bickering between China and G7 stalwarts, and the outcomes have been ...

Stay up-to-date on the latest development research from Harvard CID faculty. The Harvard Center for International Development is home to faculty affiliates from each school at Harvard University, ...

The Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, taken together, will be the most expensive wars in US history – totaling somewhere between $4 to $6 trillion. This includes long-term medical care and disability ...

For centuries, mainland China and the island of Taiwan have had an interconnected relationship that has been both close and contentious at times. Rana Mitter, an expert on historical and contemporary ...

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 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine is unfolding into the autocrat’s most aggressive move to extend his reach. Beyond Putin’s Russia, authoritarian regimes are on the rise globally—a ...

Through a series of executive orders, the Trump administration has halted or eliminated research funding for a wide swath of programs affecting the environment and weather, health and biomedicine, ...