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A cargo ship and tugboat sail through the Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, in Panama.

Why the Panama Canal is on President Trump's agenda

Featuring Ricardo Hausmann

March 11, 2025

Miniature Chinese and American flags sit at the top of a negotiating table.

Optimism, pessimism, and uncertainty: How U.S.-China relations may evolve during the second Trump administration

Featuring Rana Mitter, and Anthony Saich

February 14, 2025

Palestinian ambassador to the United Kingdom Husam Zomlot.

Security is not a precondition but an outcome, Palestinian diplomat argues

Featuring Tarek Masoud, and Husam Zomlot

November 20, 2024

Joseph Nye

Joseph Nye, Harvard professor, developer of “soft power” theory, and an architect of modern international relations, dies at 88

May 07, 2025

A diverse group of travelers stand in a long line at an airport terminal, each with their luggage.

Explainer: Lawful immigration to the United States

Featuring Juliette Kayyem

April 22, 2025

Former U.S. ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, the Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, in conversation with moderator Rana Mitter, the S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations at HKS.

The importance of a strong—and diplomatic—relationship with China

April 08, 2025

Dmytro Kuleba speaks in the JFK Forum.

Ukraine's former foreign minister reflects on the war three years on

Featuring Dmytro Kuleba

February 26, 2025

Extra edition newspapers displaying President Yoon Suk Yeol are displayed at a subway gate in downtown Seoul after martial law was lifted.

Understanding the causes and likely outcomes of the South Korean political crisis

Featuring Jeeyang Rhee Baum

December 11, 2024

Mathias Risse, Tarek Masoud, Yasmeen Abu-Fraiha MC/MPA 2022, Edward Djerejian, and Romy Neumark at the MEI panel.

Suffering upon suffering: Panel reflects on a year of war and crisis

Featuring Mathias Risse, and Tarek Masoud

October 09, 2024

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