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Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

Daniel Schneider finds that state paid sick leave laws increased service workers’ access to paid sick leave and reduced the share of service workers who worked while sick.

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Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

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Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

Michael Walton explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program, finding two major tensions.

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Feature: The Data-Informed City

Jorrit de Jong presents a comprehensive framework for how cities can use data to address problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and with better accountability.

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

Trump and Russia

Allison, Graham T., and Simes, Dimitri K. "Trump and Russia." National Interest. January/February 2017, 25-34.

Past Is Prologue

Allison, Graham, and Niall Ferguson. "Past Is Prologue." Hoover Digest: Research & Opinion on Public Policy 1 (Winter 2017): 175-179.

A Blueprint for Donald Trump to Fix Relations with Russia

Allison, Graham. "A Blueprint for Donald Trump to Fix Relations with Russia." The National Interest. December 18, 2016.

Don't Know Much About History

Allison, Graham. "Don't Know Much About History." Atlantic. September 2016.

Deterring ISIS

Allison, Graham. "Deterring ISIS." The National Interest. Sep/Oct 2016.

Why ISIS Fears Israel

Allison, Graham. "Why ISIS Fears Israel." The National Interest. August 8, 2016.

Why the President Needs a Council of Historians

Allison, Graham, and Niall Ferguson. "Why the President Needs a Council of Historians." The Atlantic. August 4, 2016.

Of Course China, Like All Great Powers, Will Ignore an International Legal Verdict

Allison, Graham. "Of Course China, Like All Great Powers, Will Ignore an International Legal Verdict." Diplomat. July 11, 2016.

Could There be a Terrorist Fukushima?

Allison, Graham, and William Tobey. "Could There be a Terrorist Fukushima?" New York Times. April 4, 2016.

Is Iran Still Israel's Top Threat?

Allison, Graham. "Is Iran Still Israel's Top Threat?" Atlantic. March 8, 2016.

Fear Death from Tree Limbs, not Terrorists

Allison, Graham. "Fear Death from Tree Limbs, not Terrorists." Boston Globe. February 19, 2016.

The Key to Henry Kissinger's Success

Allison, Graham. "The Key to Henry Kissinger's Success." Atlantic, November 27, 2015.

U.S.-Russia Relations: What Would Henry Kissinger Do?

Allison, Graham. "U.S.-Russia Relations: What Would Henry Kissinger Do?" National Interest, September 28, 2015.

The Thucydides Trap: Are the U.S. and China Headed for War?

Allison, Graham. "The Thucydides Trap: Are the U.S. and China Headed for War?" Atlantic, September 24, 2015.

Iran Deal Keeps Our Military Options Open

Allison, Graham. "Iran Deal Keeps Our Military Options Open." The Boston Globe, August 5, 2015.

Singapore Challenges the Idea that Democracy is the Best Form of Governance

Allison, Graham. "Singapore Challenges the Idea that Democracy is the Best Form of Governance." World Post, August 5, 2015.

9 Reasons to Support the Iran Deal

Allison, Graham. "9 Reasons to Support the Iran Deal." Atlantic, August 4, 2015.

4 Myths About the Iran Sanctions

Allison, Graham. "4 Myths About the Iran Sanctions." National Interest, July 10, 2015.

A Point-by-Point Response to the Iran Deal's Critics

Allison, Graham. "A Point-by-Point Response to the Iran Deal's Critics." Atlantic, July 8, 2015.

Assessing an Iran Deal: 5 Big Lessons from History

Allison, Graham. "Assessing an Iran Deal: 5 Big Lessons from History." National Interest, July 7, 2015.

Is America Fulfilling Its NPT Commitment?

Allison, Graham. "Is America Fulfilling Its NPT Commitment?" National Interest, May 22, 2015.

A Nuclear Nightmare, Averted

Allison, Graham. "A Nuclear Nightmare, Averted." Atlantic, May 22, 2015.

Fidel Castro at Harvard: How History Might Have Changed

Allison, Graham. "Fidel Castro at Harvard: How History Might Have Changed." Boston Globe, April 25, 2015.

Stumbling to War

Allison, Graham, and Dmitri K. Simes. "Stumbling to War." National Interest, April 20, 2015.

China, the U.S., and the Asia-Pacific

Allison, Graham. "China, the U.S., and the Asia-Pacific." Senate Committee on Armed Services, April 14, 2015.

The Iran Nuclear Deal, By The Numbers

Allison, Graham. "The Iran Nuclear Deal, By The Numbers." Atlantic, April 3, 2015.

The Lee Kuan Yew Conundrum

Allison, Graham. "The Lee Kuan Yew Conundrum." Atlantic, March 30, 2015.

Lee Kuan Yew: The Sage of Asia

Allison, Graham. "Lee Kuan Yew: The Sage of Asia." Caixin, March 28, 2015.

Lee Kuan Yew: Lessons for Leaders from Asia's Grand Master

Allison, Graham. "Lee Kuan Yew: Lessons for Leaders from Asia's Grand Master." CNN.com. March 28, 2015.

The Sayings of Lee Kuan Yew, the Sage of Singapore

Allison, Graham. "The Sayings of Lee Kuan Yew, the Sage of Singapore." Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2015.

Iran Already Has Nuclear Weapons Capability

Allison, Graham. "Iran Already Has Nuclear Weapons Capability." Foreign Policy. March 3, 2015.

Russia, Ukraine, and U.S. National Interests

Allison, Graham. "Russia, Ukraine, and U.S. National Interests." The Crisis with Russia. Ed. Nicholas Burns and Jonathon Price. Aspen Institute, 2014.

Vladimir Putin's Dicey Dilemma: Russia Stands at a Fateful Fork in the Road

Allison, Graham. "Vladimir Putin's Dicey Dilemma: Russia Stands at a Fateful Fork in the Road." National Interest. November 11, 2014.

The Thucydides's Trap

Allison, Graham. "The Thucydides's Trap." The Next Great War? The Roots of World War I and the Risk of US-China Conflict. Ed. Richard N. Rosecrance and Steven E. Miller. MIT Press, 2014.

Blocking All Paths to an Iranian Bomb: How the West Can Avoid a Nuclear Maginot Line

Allison, Graham, and Oren Setter. "Blocking All Paths to an Iranian Bomb: How the West Can Avoid a Nuclear Maginot Line." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-036, July 2014.

Just How Likely Is Another World War?

Allison, Graham. "Just How Likely Is Another World War?" The Atlantic. July 14, 2014.

Could the Ukraine Crisis Spark a World War?

Allison, Graham. "Could the Ukraine Crisis Spark a World War?" National Interest. May 7, 2014.

The Step We Still Haven't Taken to Create a Nuke-Free World

Allison, Graham. "The Step We Still Haven't Taken to Create a Nuke-Free World." The Atlantic. March 23, 2014.

Foreword

Allison, Graham. "Foreword." North Korean Nuclear Operationality: Regional Security and Nonproliferation. Ed. Gregory J. Moore. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.

The Red-Zone Theory of the Iran Nuclear Deal

Allison, Graham. "The Red-Zone Theory of the Iran Nuclear Deal." Atlantic Monthly. November 27, 2013.

How Fragile is the Global Nuclear Order?

Allison, Graham. "How Fragile is the Global Nuclear Order?" Influencing Tomorrow. Ed. Douglas Alexander and Ian Kearns. Guardian Books, 2013.

Strategic Agility: Strong National Defense for Today’s Global and Fiscal Realities

Blechman, Barry M., Gordon Adams, Graham Allison, Michael J. Bayer, General B.B. Bell, Richard K. Betts, Ambassador Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., alia. "Strategic Agility: Strong National Defense for Today’s Global and Fiscal Realities." Stimson Report, 2013.

Beyond Airstrikes: On Syria, Ask 'What Would the Godfather Do?'

Allison, Graham. "Beyond Airstrikes: On Syria, Ask 'What Would the Godfather Do?'." Atlantic Monthly. September 9, 2013.

Will Iran Get a Bomb—or Be Bombed Itself—This Year?

Allison, Graham. "Will Iran Get a Bomb—or Be Bombed Itself—This Year?" Atlantic Monthly. August 1, 2013.

Iran: A Bomb or Be Bombed?

Allison, Graham. "Iran: A Bomb or Be Bombed?" The Arab Revolutions and American Policy. Ed. Nicholas Burns and Jonathon Price. Aspen Strategy Group, 2013.

'Star Wars' Today: What Would Reagan Do?

Allison, Graham. "'Star Wars' Today: What Would Reagan Do?" Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2013.

'Zero Dark Thirty' Has the Facts Wrong – and That's a Problem, Not Just for the Oscars

Allison, Graham. "'Zero Dark Thirty' Has the Facts Wrong – and That's a Problem, Not Just for the Oscars." Christian Science Monitor, February 22, 2013.

Will China Ever Be No. 1?

Allison, Graham, and Robert Blackwill. "Will China Ever Be No. 1?" Foreign Policy. February 16, 2013.

Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World

Allison, Graham, Robert D. Blackwill, and Ali Wyne. Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World. MIT Press, 2013.

50 Years After Cuban Missile Crisis: Closer Than you Thought to World War III

Allison, Graham. "50 Years After Cuban Missile Crisis: Closer Than you Thought to World War III." The Christian Science Monitor, October 15, 2012.