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Delivery worker wearing a medical mask and carrying packages.
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.

Two women in rural India dressed colorfully and carrying baskets on their heads.
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

History Shows How Russia’s U.S. Reaper Drone Shootdown Ends

Allison, Graham. "History Shows How Russia’s U.S. Reaper Drone Shootdown Ends." National Interest, March 18, 2023.

Saudi-Iranian Détente Is a Wake-Up Call for America

Walt, Stephen M. "Saudi-Iranian Détente Is a Wake-Up Call for America." Foreign Policy, March 14, 2023.

America Is Too Scared of the Multipolar World

Walt, Stephen M. "America Is Too Scared of the Multipolar World." Foreign Policy, March 7, 2023.

The Conversation About Ukraine Is Cracking Apart

Walt, Stephen M. "The Conversation About Ukraine Is Cracking Apart." Foreign Policy, February 28, 2023.

A Report Card on the War in Ukraine

Allison, Graham. "A Report Card on the War in Ukraine." Foreign Policy, February 23, 2023.

Consider these 4 inconvenient questions as the Ukraine war moves forward

Allison, Graham. "Consider these 4 inconvenient questions as the Ukraine war moves forward." Washington Post, February 22, 2023.

Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama

Hadley, Stephen J., Peter D. Feaver, William C. Inboden, and Meghan L. O'Sullivan, eds. Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama. Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.

What Putin Got Right

Walt, Stephen M. "What Putin Got Right." Foreign Policy, February 15, 2023.

The Top 5 Lessons From Year One of Ukraine’s War

Walt, Stephen M. "The Top 5 Lessons From Year One of Ukraine’s War." Foreign Policy, February 9, 2023.

Can China Pull Off Its Charm Offensive?

Walt, Stephen M. "Can China Pull Off Its Charm Offensive?" Foreign Policy, January 23, 2023.

Congrats, You’re a Member of Congress. Now Listen Up

Walt, Stephen M. "Congrats, You’re a Member of Congress. Now Listen Up." Foreign Policy, January 11, 2023.

Will Russia Go Nuclear? 7 Key Questions to Consider

Allison, Graham. "Will Russia Go Nuclear? 7 Key Questions to Consider." Time Magazine, January 5, 2023.

Nuclear Weapons Still Matter

Allison, Graham. "Nuclear Weapons Still Matter." Foreign Policy, January 5, 2023.

Guardians of the Republic: Only a Nonpartisan Military Can Protect American Democracy

Dunford, Joseph F. Jr., Graham Allison, and Jonah Glick-Unterman. "Guardians of the Republic: Only a Nonpartisan Military Can Protect American Democracy." Foreign Affairs (January 5, 2023).

Looking Ahead to 2023 by Looking Back

Walt, Stephen M. "Looking Ahead to 2023 by Looking Back." Foreign Policy, January 4, 2023.

The Ghosts of Kennan: Lessons from the Start of a Cold War

Logevall, Fredrik. "The Ghosts of Kennan: Lessons from the Start of a Cold War." Review of Kennan: A Life Between Worlds, by Frank Costigliola.102.1, January/February 2023: 170-179.

Collective Vigilantism in Global Comparative Perspective

Cohen, Dara Kay, Danielle F. Jung, and Michael Weintraub. "Collective Vigilantism in Global Comparative Perspective." Comparative Politics 55.2 (January 2023): 239-261.

Thucydides’s Trap Revisited: Prospects for China–US Relations

Wang, Huiyao, Graham Allison, and Chen Li. "Thucydides’s Trap Revisited: Prospects for China–US Relations." Understanding Globalization, Global Gaps, and Power Shifts in the 21st Century. Ed. Huiyao Wang, and Lu Miao. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

The Vietnam War in the Pacific World

Cuddy, Brian, and Fredrik Logevall, eds. The Vietnam War in the Pacific World. UNC Press, 2022.

The 21st Century's Great Military Rivalry

Allison, Graham, and Jonah Glick-Unterman. "The 21st Century's Great Military Rivalry." PRISM 10.1 (September 30, 2022): 3-21.

How not to deal with a rising China: a US perspective

Nye, Joseph S. Jr. "How not to deal with a rising China: a US perspective." International Affairs 98.5 (September 2022): 1635-1651.

On Revolutions: Unruly Politics in the Contemporary World

Beck, Colin J., Mlada Bukovansky, Erica Chenoweth, George Lawson, Sharon Erickson Nepstad, and Daniel P. Ritter. On Revolutions: Unruly Politics in the Contemporary World. Oxford University Press, 2022.

The Moral Dimension of AI-Assisted Decision-Making: Some Practical Perspectives from the Front Lines

Carter, Ashton B. "The Moral Dimension of AI-Assisted Decision-Making: Some Practical Perspectives from the Front Lines." Daedalus 151.2 (Spring 2022): 299-308.

Does More Equality for Women Mean Less War? Rethinking Sex and Gender Inequality and Political Violence

Cohen, Dara Kay, and Sabrina Karim. "Does More Equality for Women Mean Less War? Rethinking Sex and Gender Inequality and Political Violence." International Organization 76.2 (Spring 2022): 414-444.

High-Income Developing Countries, FDI Outflows and the International Investment Agreement Regime

Haftel, Yoram, Soo Yeon Kim, and Lotem Bassan-Nygate. "High-Income Developing Countries, FDI Outflows and the International Investment Agreement Regime." World Trade Review 21.1 (February 2022): 1-17.

Party Competition and Cooperation Shape Affective Polarization: Evidence from Natural and Survey Experiments in Israel

Bassan-Nygate, Lotem, and Chagai M. Weiss. "Party Competition and Cooperation Shape Affective Polarization: Evidence from Natural and Survey Experiments in Israel." Comparative Political Studies 55.2 (February 2022): 287-318.

America's Cyber-Reckoning: How to Fix a Failing Strategy

Gordon, Sue, and Eric Rosenbach. "America's Cyber-Reckoning: How to Fix a Failing Strategy." Foreign Affairs 101.1 (January/February 2022): 10-21.

The Great Tech Rivalry: China vs the U.S.

Allison, Graham, Kevin Klyman, Karina Barbesino and Hugo Yen. "The Great Tech Rivalry: China vs the U.S." Avoiding Great Power War Project Paper Series, December 2021.

Confronting Cyber Risk: An Embedded Endurance Strategy for Cybersecurity

Falco, Gregory J. and Eric Rosenbach. Confronting Cyber Risk: An Embedded Endurance Strategy for Cybersecurity. Oxford University Press, 2021.

How to Construct A New Global Order

Rodrik, Dani, and Stephen Walt. "How to Construct A New Global Order." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-013, May 2021.

Who Says Yes or No? Models of Ethical and Safety Oversight for Student-Led Political Violence Research

Eck, Kristine and Dara Kay Cohen. "Who Says Yes or No? Models of Ethical and Safety Oversight for Student-Led Political Violence Research." PS: Political Science & Politics (May 2021).

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Nordas, Ragnhild, and Dara Kay Cohen. "Conflict-Related Sexual Violence." Annual Review of Political Science 24 193-211.

Leading by Action: The Fierce Urgency for Diversity and Inclusion
in the Foreign Policy Workforce

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.

The unappreciated trend toward unilateral trade liberalization

Lawrence, Robert Z. "The unappreciated trend toward unilateral trade liberalization." Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Briefs, March 2021.

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." Intelligence and National Security 36.2 (2021): 230-242.

The Diplomat as Gardener

Burns, Nicholas. "The Diplomat as Gardener." Foreign Affairs. February 19, 2021.

An Unsentimental China Policy: The Case for Putting Vital Interests First

Allison, Graham, and Fred Hu. "An Unsentimental China Policy: The Case for Putting Vital Interests First." Foreign Affairs. February 18, 2021.

The Arab Spring at 10: Kings or People?

Masoud, Tarek. "The Arab Spring at 10: Kings or People?" Journal of Democracy 32.1 (January 2021): 139-154.

Grave New World:
Why Biden’s Job Will Be So Much Harder Than His Predecessors’

Allison, Graham. "Grave New World: Why Biden’s Job Will Be So Much Harder Than His Predecessors’." Foreign Policy, January 15, 2021.

What Now? A Symposium on the Future of the United States

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "What Now? A Symposium on the Future of the United States." National Interest. January/February 2021.

Time For a Change: The Ethics of Student-led Human Subjects Research on Political Violence

Eck, Kristine, and Dara Kay Cohen. "Time For a Change: The Ethics of Student-led Human Subjects Research on Political Violence." Third World Quarterly (January 2021).

Memo to the European Commission on the future of European trade policy

Lawrence, Robert Z. "Memo to the European Commission on the future of European trade policy." Peterson Institute for International Economics, December 2020.

Stronger Together: A Strategy to Revitalize Transatlantic Power

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.

Twenty Years After UNSCR 1325: Any Progress Ending Wartime Sexual Violence?

Nordaas, Ragnhild, Dara Kay Cohen, and Robert Nagel. "Twenty Years After UNSCR 1325: Any Progress Ending Wartime Sexual Violence?" Political Violence at a Glance, October 30, 2020.

At War and at Home: The Consequences of US Women Combat Casualties

Cohen, Dara Kay, Connor Huff, and Robert Schub. "At War and at Home: The Consequences of US Women Combat Casualties." Journal of Conflict Resolution (October 29, 2020).

On India, the US Must Think Bigger

Burns, Nicholas, and Anja Manuel. "On India, the US Must Think Bigger." The Hill, October 16, 2020.

Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States

Danielle F. Jung and Dara Kay Cohen. Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

After Oil: U.S.-China Split Will Hurt Clean Energy

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "After Oil: U.S.-China Split Will Hurt Clean Energy." Bloomberg Opinion, 9/14/2020.

Rethinking U.S. National Security after COVID19

Bilmes, Linda J. "Rethinking U.S. National Security after COVID19." Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 26.3 (September 2020).

Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus’s Impacts on Climate Change Policy

Aldy, Joseph, and Robert N. Stavins. "Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus’s Impacts on Climate Change Policy." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-022, July 2020.