Crowd of Black Lives Matters demonstrators marching in the street.
Feature: The Democratic Necessity of Reckoning

Erica Chenoweth reviews scholarship that overwhelmingly shows the Black Lives Matter movement generated high levels of public awareness about systemic racism and increased support for criminal justice reform.

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Feature: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics

Dani Rodrik argues against neoliberalism’s universal rule-of-thumb approach and for economic analyses grounded in contextual dependencies.

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Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

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Feature: Dollar vs. Euro as International Reserve Currencies

Jeffrey Frankel explores the strengths and weaknesses of using the Dollar and the Euro as international reserve currencies.

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

Lessons from Israel’s Forever Wars

Allison, Graham, and Raphael Piliero. "Lessons from Israel’s Forever Wars." Belfer Center Applied History Project Discussion Paper Series, January 2024.

The Iran Nuclear Archive: Impressions and Implications

Arnold, Aaron, Matthew Bunn, Caitlin Chase, Steven E. Miller, Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, and William H. Tobey. "The Iran Nuclear Archive: Impressions and Implications." Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, April 2019.

A Lasting Defeat: The Campaign to Destroy ISIS

Carter, Ashton B. "A Lasting Defeat: The Campaign to Destroy ISIS." October 2017.

Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa

Sebenius, James K., Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin, and L. Alexander Green. "Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa." December 2016.

U.S. Policy Concerns about Pakistan

Asia Society Pakistan 2020 Study Group, Hassan Abbas, Project Director, Robert W. Hsu, Samina Ahmed, Graham Allison, et alia. "U.S. Policy Concerns about Pakistan." Asia Society Pakistan 2020 Study Group Report, May 2011.

Demography and National Security: An Examination of Population Shifts in Israel

Toft, Monica Duffy. "Demography and National Security: An Examination of Population Shifts in Israel." Paper presented at the International Studies Association 50th annual convention, New York, February 15, 2009.

Poverty in the Midst of Wealth: The Democratic Republic of Congo

Balfour-Paul, Jamie, and Robert Wilkinson. "Poverty in the Midst of Wealth: The Democratic Republic of Congo." Oxfam International, January 2002.

Iraq 2010: An Alternative Future for Iraq

Allison, Graham, and John P. White. "Iraq 2010: An Alternative Future for Iraq." August 2001.