Amid the shock, grief and anger, what can we learn? Nicholas Burns dissects this week's Boston Marathon bombings.
Here in Boston, people will grieve for many days. How could anyone be so evil as to plant a bomb that would murder an 8-year-old child, rip…
If a friend from Ottawa who was running in the Boston Marathon had been just a few minutes slower, she would have run past when the bomb…
Professor Burns shares his key takeaways from the "Future of Afghanistan" conference he co-hosted on April 4-5 at Harvard. Like most wars,…
Institutions that play a watchdog role in society offer a persistent challenge for democracy: who shall watch the watchers? We shrink at…
Back in 2000, when the unpredictable and seemingly maniacal North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was threatening general mayhem in Asia, the…
The Power of Human Rights' (published in 1999) was an innovative and influential contribution to the study of international human rights.…
Book abstract: Featuring paired pro/con pieces written specifically for this volume, Debating Terrorism encourages students to actively…
Robert N. Stavins has been one of the most influential voices in
environmental economics and policy over the past two decades. The
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In this piece, Nick Burns discusses the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow as his choice first trip overseas as…