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What helps and hinders cross-sector collaboration in cities?
Research from the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University examines how the ability to learn from setbacks can help cross-sector collaborations succeed.
Crypto is merging with mainstream finance. Regulators aren’t ready.
Harvard Kennedy School Senior Fellow Timothy Massad and Harvard Law School Professor Howell Jackson say new digital assets like stablecoins can benefit consumers, but only if Congress passes vital regulatory controls.
Good things come in threes
Chilean economist Miguel de Iruarrizaga MPA/ID 2025 joins his sisters Fran de Iruarrizaga MPA/ID 2015 and Carolina de Iruarrizaga MPA/ID 2023 as the third member of his family to earn a Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard Kennedy School.
Former U.S. diplomat says now is the time for a “grand bargain” in the Middle East
Ambassador Edward Djerejian, a Belfer Center senior fellow, says reaching a comprehensive agreement for peace and stability will require new governments in Israel and Palestine, and a strong diplomatic effort by the Trump administration.
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HKS pays tribute to two alumni who were shot in presumed acts of political violence
Melissa Hortman MC/MPA 2018, former Minnesota speaker of the House of Representatives, has tragically passed away, and Miguel Uribe Turbay MC/MPA 2022, a Colombian senator and presidential contender, remains in critical condition.
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