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DOGE is putting the country’s data and computing infrastructure at risk, HKS expert argues

Before the Trump administration took office, what has become known as DOGE, or the Department of Government Efficiency, was touted as a tool for injecting private sector efficiencies into the federal ...
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Former White House science advisor warns of lasting damage from Trump-era research cuts

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, ...
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Understanding the Implications of the UK Supreme Court’s Ruling Defining ‘Sex’ in the Equality Act

The views expressed below are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights or Harvard Kennedy School. These perspectives have been presented to ...
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Peru's AI Regulatory Boom: Quantity Without Depth?

While legislative enthusiasm may indicate political will, it also raises concerns—particularly in contexts where institutional capacity is limited. In countries with weak regulatory institutions, AI ...
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What is the future of the Republican party?

After four years of the Trump administration, how the Republican party moves forward is the topic of much debate. A conversation between Yuval Levin, director of social, cultural and constitutional ...
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Trump’s Trade and Deportation Plans Could Be Disastrous for the U.S. Food Supply

January 22, 2025, Opinion: "In his first day of office, President Donald Trump made it clear that he intends to follow through on his campaign promise to dramatically increase the deportation of ...
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Public Narrative: Leadership, Storytelling, and Action

Executive Certificate: This program is a core program in the Nonprofit Leadership and Public Leadership concentrations. This program can also be used as a third program for several concentrations in ...
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Pippa Norris

Pippa Norris, the Paul F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at HKS, and Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Government, has taught at Harvard for three decades. She compares democracy, ...
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Professor Todd Rogers and the Behavioral Insights Group are nudging people toward better choices

LOTS OF TEACHERS will tell you how to write better. But Professor of Public Policy Todd Rogers is one of the few who use science to help you write for greater impact. His recent executive education ...
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The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World

When change requires you to challenge people's familiar reality, it can be difficult, dangerous work. Whatever the context, whether in the private or the public sector, many will feel threatened as ...
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The Natural Resource Curse

Countries with oil, mineral or other natural resource wealth, on average, have failed to show better economic performance than those without, often because of undesirable side effects. This is the ...
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Soft Power and the Public Diplomacy Revisited

Soft power is the ability to affect others to obtain the outcomes one wants through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion or payment. A country’s soft power rests on its resources of culture, ...