Faculty Publications

Feature: Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?

Juliette Kayyem examines the negative effects that Elon Musks’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could have on the safety of everyday Americans.

River running through a densely populated area.

Feature: Private Benefits from Public Investment in Climate Resilience

Joseph Aldy finds that governmental construction of levees, which enhance resilience to flood risks amplified by climate change, increases home values by 3-4 percent.

Feature: Assessing Government Outreach to Bolster Benefits Take-Up

Elizabeth Linos finds that light-touch interventions significantly, consistently, and cost-effectively increase benefits take-up among low-income households, while higher-touch proactive outreach yields minimal additional take-up.

Black family happily sits on the grass in a park.

Feature: Excess Mortality Rate in U.S. Black Children Since 1950

Soroush Saghafian finds that 5 million excess deaths of Black Americans, including over 500,000 infants, could have been avoided over the past 70 years if their mortality rates were equal to those of White Americans.

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

Transnational and Transgovernmental Relations

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Transnational and Transgovernmental Relations." New Dimensions of World Politics. Ed. Geoffrey L. Goodwin, and Andrew Linklater. London: Routledge, 2025.

Trump Is Not a Revolutionary

Walt, Stephen. "Trump Is Not a Revolutionary." Foreign Policy, March 17, 2025.

What I Got Wrong About Trump’s Second Term

Walt, Stephen. "What I Got Wrong About Trump’s Second Term." Foreign Policy, March 10, 2025.

Trump’s Concert of Kingpins Won’t Work

Walt, Stephen. "Trump’s Concert of Kingpins Won’t Work." Foreign Policy, March 3, 2025.

Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?

Kayyem, Juliette. "Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?" The Atlantic, March 1, 2025.

Yes, America Is Europe’s Enemy Now

Walt, Stephen. "Yes, America Is Europe’s Enemy Now." Foreign Policy, February 21, 2025.

Building Capacity to Adapt Development Pathways to Protect Human Well-being in the Face of Shocks: Lessons from scholarship and practice

Harley, Alicia G., and William C. Clark. "Building Capacity to Adapt Development Pathways to Protect Human Well-being in the Face of Shocks: Lessons from scholarship and practice." Sustainability Science Program Working Paper Series, February 16, 2025.

America Is Its Own Worst Enemy

Walt, Stephen. "America Is Its Own Worst Enemy." Foreign Policy, February 12, 2025.

How Does Shaming Human Rights Violators Abroad Shape Attitudes at Home?

Bassan-Nygate, Lotem. "How Does Shaming Human Rights Violators Abroad Shape Attitudes at Home?" British Journal of Political Science 55.e4 (10 February 2025): 1-19.

Arctic research cooperation in a turbulent world

Spence, Jennifer, John Holdren, and Fran Ulmer. "Arctic research cooperation in a turbulent world." Science 387.6734 (7 February 2025): 598-600.

What IR Theory Predicts About Trump 2.0

Walt, Stephen. "What IR Theory Predicts About Trump 2.0." Foreign Policy, February 3, 2025.

Thinking (about peace science) in time

Chenoweth, Erica. "Thinking (about peace science) in time." Conflict Management and Peace Science (February 2, 2025).

How AI Can Support Democracy Movements: Summary Report of a Research and Practice Workshop

Chenowth, Erica. "How AI Can Support Democracy Movements: Summary Report of a Research and Practice Workshop." Ash Center Occasional Paper Series, February 2025.

Building Capacity to Measure Sustainability: Lessons from scholarship and practice

Harley, Alicia G., and William C. Clark. "Building Capacity to Measure Sustainability: Lessons from scholarship and practice." Sustainability Science Program Working Paper Series, January 29, 2025.

This Could Be ‘Peak Trump’

Walt, Stephen. "This Could Be ‘Peak Trump’." Foreign Policy, January 27, 2025.

The Biopolitics of CRISPR

Jasanoff, Sheila. "The Biopolitics of CRISPR." The CRISPR Revolution in Science, Religion, and Ethics. Ed. Arvin M. Gouw and Ted Peters. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

Joe Biden’s Final Foreign-Policy Report Card

Walt, Stephen. "Joe Biden’s Final Foreign-Policy Report Card." Foreign Policy, January 14, 2025.

A User’s Guide to ‘Who Lost Ukraine?’

Walt, Stephen. "A User’s Guide to ‘Who Lost Ukraine?’." Foreign Policy, January 8, 2025.

Trump Can’t Bully the Entire World

Walt, Stephen. "Trump Can’t Bully the Entire World." Foreign Policy, December 30, 2024.

The Generalizability of IR Experiments beyond the United States

Bassan-Nygate, Lotem, Jonathan Renshon, Jessica L. P. Weeks, and Chagai M. Weiss. "The Generalizability of IR Experiments beyond the United States." American Political Science Review (12/23/2024): 1-16.

Austria Should Be America’s European Model

Walt, Stephen. "Austria Should Be America’s European Model." Foreign Policy, December 11, 2024.

Race, shaming, and international human rights

Búzás, Zoltán I., and Lotem Bassan-Nygate. "Race, shaming, and international human rights." American Journal of Political Science (9 December 2024).

Promises (Un)fulfilled: Navigating the Gap Between Law, Policy, and Practice to Secure Migrants’ Health Rights

Angeleri, Stefano, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Promises (Un)fulfilled: Navigating the Gap Between Law, Policy, and Practice to Secure Migrants’ Health Rights." Health and Human Rights 26.2 (December 2024): 83-36.

Noam Chomsky Has Been Proved Right

Walt, Stephen. "Noam Chomsky Has Been Proved Right." Foreign Policy, November 15, 2024.

The 10 Foreign-Policy Implications of the 2024 U.S. Election

Walt, Stephen. "The 10 Foreign-Policy Implications of the 2024 U.S. Election." Foreign Policy, November 8, 2024.

10 Reasons to Be Thankful in 2024

Walt, Stephen. "10 Reasons to Be Thankful in 2024." Foreign Policy, November 28, 2024.

Protests in the United States on Palestine and Israel, 2023–2024

Chenoweth, Erica, Soha Hammam, Jeremy Pressman, and Jay Ulfelder. "Protests in the United States on Palestine and Israel, 2023–2024." Social Movement Studies (10/18/2024): 1-14.

Kamala Harris Is Not a Realist. I’m Voting for Her Anyway.

Walt, Stephen. "Kamala Harris Is Not a Realist. I’m Voting for Her Anyway." Foreign Policy, October 16, 2024.

Israel’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment in the Middle East

Walt, Stephen. "Israel’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment in the Middle East." Foreign Policy, October 2, 2024.

Happy Birthday to America’s Most Underrated President

Walt, Stephen. "Happy Birthday to America’s Most Underrated President." Foreign Policy, October 1, 2024.

Pan-Arctic Methane: Current Monitoring Capabilities, Approaches for Improvement, and Implications for Global Mitigation Targets

Ackermann, Mark, Clare Amann, ...John Holdren et al. "Pan-Arctic Methane: Current Monitoring Capabilities, Approaches for Improvement, and Implications for Global Mitigation Targets." Wilson Center Polar Institute, October 2024.

The Questions Harris and Trump Still Need to Be Asked

Walt, Stephen M. "The Questions Harris and Trump Still Need to Be Asked." Foreign Policy, September 17, 2024.

Review of Building a Nation at War: Transnational Knowledge Networks and the Development of China during and after World War II

Mitter, Rana. Review of Building a Nation at War: Transnational Knowledge Networks and the Development of China during and after World War II, by J. Megan Greene. American Historical Review, 129.3, September 2024: 1221–1222.

In International Politics, Be Careful What You Wish for

Walt, Stephen M. "In International Politics, Be Careful What You Wish for." Foreign Policy, September 4, 2024.

Carbon Copy: US Public Opinion on the Diffusion of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms

Ingles, Tayla, Rochelle Sun, and Dustin Tingley. "Carbon Copy: US Public Opinion on the Diffusion of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms." September 1, 2024.

On Foreign Policy, U.S. Parties Don’t Have the Power

Walt, Stephen M. "On Foreign Policy, U.S. Parties Don’t Have the Power." Foreign Policy, August 26, 2024.

The Murky Meaning of Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive

Walt, Stephen M. "The Murky Meaning of Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive." Foreign Policy, August 28, 2024.

The Dangerous Decline in Israeli Strategy

Walt, Stephen. "The Dangerous Decline in Israeli Strategy." Foreign Policy, August 16, 2024.

A research agenda for economic resilience in fossil fuel–dependent communities

Clarke, Leon, Mark Curtis, Ann Eisenberg, Emily Grubert, Julia Hobson Haggerty, Alexander James, Nathan Jensen, Noah Kaufman, Eleanor Krause, Daniel Raimi, Dustin Tingley, and Jeremy Weber. "A research agenda for economic resilience in fossil fuel–dependent communities." Envrionmental Research Energy (August 9, 2024).

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