Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Burns, Nicholas. "Leading by Action: The Fierce Urgency for Diversity and Inclusion in the Foreign Policy Workforce." Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, U.S. Hou, March 25, 2021.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Diplomat as Gardener." Foreign Affairs. February 19, 2021.
Burns, Nicholas, Daniela Schwarzer, Torrey Taussig, Sophia Becker, Josef Braml, Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Anthony Gardner, Thomas Gomart, Christian Mölling, Robin Niblett, Victoria Nuland, Kristi Raik, David E. Sanger, Amanda Sloat, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Nathalie Tocci. "Stronger Together: A Strategy to Revitalize Transatlantic Power." Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School and German Council on Foreign Relations, December 2020.
Burns, Nicholas, and Anja Manuel. "On India, the US Must Think Bigger." The Hill, October 16, 2020.
Burns, Nicholas, Frank Wisner. "A Planned Kosovo-Serbia Meeting at the White House is Falling Apart. It was Always a Bad Idea." Washington Post, June 24, 2020.
Burns, Nicholas. "Preface." The Struggle for Power: US-China Relations in the 21st Century. Ed. Leah Bitounis and Jonathon Price. Aspen Strategy Group, 2020.
Burns, Nicholas, and Aditi Kumar. "Is Trump Risking the Bedrock Principle of the U.S.-India Partnership?" Boston Globe, March 20, 2020.
Burns, Nicholas. "Brexit Is a Challenge Shared by the UK, the EU and the US." Security Times, February 2020.
Burns, Nicholas. "Preface." The Struggle for Power: U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century. Ed. Leah Bitounis and Jonathon Price. Aspen Institute, 2020.
Burns, Nicholas. "Trump Violates Diplomacy’s Golden Rule." The Atlantic, December 4, 2019.
Burns, Nicholas. "American Diplomats Are Being Persecuted by Their Own President." New York Times, October 2, 2019.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Lasting Lesson of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact." The Atlantic, August 23, 2019.
Burns, Nicholas. "The 75th Anniversary of D-Day and the Importance of Allies." USA Today, June 5, 2019.
Burns, Nicholas. "Does the US need NATO?" Quartz, April 4, 2019.
Burns, Nicholas, and Douglas Lute. "NATO’s Biggest Problem is President Trump." Washington Post, April 2, 2019.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Historic Alliance between the United States and Europe." Testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment, March 26, 2019.
Burns, Nicholas. "Pence and Biden in Munich: Stark Contrast Shows How Trump is Ruining Relations with Europe." USA Today, February 18, 2019.
Burns, Nicholas. "The State of the State Department and American Diplomacy." Burns, Nicholas (2019).
Burns, Nicholas. "George HW Bush’s Presidency Left the World a More Peaceful and Stable Place." CNBC, December 3, 2018.
Burns, Nicholas. "What America Gets Out of NATO." New York Times, July 11, 2018.
Burns, Nicholas. "Donald Trump’s Diplomatic Turn to N. Korea Deserves Acclaim." Financial Times, March 12, 2018.
Burns, Nicholas. "America is on the Brink of a Historic Break With Europe, Thanks to Trump." USA Today, December 26, 2017.
Burns, Nicholas. "Dismantling the Foreign Service." New York Times, November 28, 2017.
Burns, Nicholas. "Gorbachev: a Tragic Hero." Review of Gorbachev: His Life and Times, ed. William Taubman. Boston Globe, September 21, 2017.
Burns, Nicholas. "No Time for Trump to Hurtle Toward War with North Korea." USA Today, August 10, 2017.
Burns, Nicholas. "Testimony on Russian Interference in European Elections." Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, June 28, 2017.
Burns, Nicholas. "US-Europe Alliance is in Crisis." USA Today, June 6, 2017.
Burns, Nicholas. "Donald Trump’s welcome show of U.S. global leadership." Financial Times, April 7, 2017.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Budget, Diplomacy and Development." U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 28, 2017.
Burns, Nicholas. "Trump’s Cuts Would Cripple the Country’s Diplomats When We Need Them Most." Washington Post, March 4, 2017.
Sebenius, James K., Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin, and L. Alexander Green. "Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa." December 2016.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Next American President Must Look to Europe First." Financial Times, November 3, 2016.
Burns, Nicholas. "North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russia, and European Security." Senate Armed Services Committee, July 7, 2016.
Burns, Nicholas. "Our Next President Must Maintain America’s Strong Partnership with India." Washington Post, June 3, 2016.
Burns, Nicholas, James L. Jones. "Restoring the Power and Purpose of the NATO Alliance." Atlantic Council, June 2016.
Burns, Nicholas. "Trump Fails the Hiroshima Test." USA Today, May 24, 2016.
Burns, Nicholas. "Barack Obama has Risked US Credibility in the Middle East." Financial Times, March 22, 2016.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Diplomatic Case for America to Create a Safe Zone in Syria." Washington Post, February 5, 2016.
Burns, Nicholas. "Talk to Tehran, but Talk Tough." New York Times, January 19, 2016.
Burns, Nicholas. "What Should Obama Do Next on Iran?" New York Times, September 2, 2015.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Implications of Sanctions Relief Under the Iran Agreement." Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, August 5, 2015.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the Military Balance in the Middle East." Senate Committee on Armed Services, August 4, 2015.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action." Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, July 29, 2015.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Deal Is Historic, but the Us Must Now Act to Contain Iran." Financial Times, July 14, 2015.
Burns, Nicholas. "Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran." United States House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 14, 2015.
Burns, Nicholas and David Miliband. "Syria’s Worsening Refugee Crisis Demands Action from the West." Washington Post, July 10, 2015.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Iran Deal’s Rare Achievement." Boston Globe, April 16, 2015.
Burns, Nicholas. "Imperfect Deal will Help an Uneasy Peace." Financial Times, April 3, 2015.
Burns, Nicholas. "How Obama Can Win on Iran." Boston Globe, April 3, 2015.
Burns, Nicholas. "The Problem with Putin." Boston Globe, March 3, 2015.