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Explainer: Executive orders as a governing tool

American presidents have issued executive orders since George Washington was in office. Article Two of the Constitution gives the president the legal foundation to issue executive orders to provide ...
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What’s better and what’s worse 20 years after 9/11?

On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, a series of shattering terrorist attacks, including the destruction of New York's iconic Twin Towers, set in motion events that would transform both ...
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What Makes Leadership Development Programs Succeed?

Leadership development is a massive industry. But do these programs actually pay off for the leaders who participate in them? Through a series of experiments, surveys, and analyses of data from more ...
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South Korea’s leader on freedom, nuclear weapons, and the soft power of K-pop

In a major policy speech at Harvard Kennedy School, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol traced the global arc of freedom from the American Revolution to South Korea’s current campaign to protect ...
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Workers experiencing rising indoor heat exposure, according to new report

Indoor heat exposure is a growing problem for service sector workers, according to a new report by the Harvard Kennedy School-based Shift Project. The report found widespread instances of indoor ...
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Introducing the HKS virtual tour

We know that not everyone is able to visit the HKS campus before applying or enrolling. That's why we've spent the last several months building a virtual tour that will allow you to get a closer look ...
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The HKS community pays tribute to two alumni who were shot in presumed acts of political violence

Update August 11, 2025: Miguel Uribe tragically died on Monday, August 11, after being shot during a campaign event in June. The Harvard Kennedy School community mourns his loss. The Harvard Kennedy ...
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Policing Los Angeles Under a Consent Decree: The Dynamics of Change at the LAPD

The Los Angeles Police Department is completing one of the most ambitious experiments in police reform ever attempted in an American city. After a decade of policing crises that began with the beating ...
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PhD in Political Economy & Government

As of Fall 2022, the PhD in Political Economy and Government (PEG) will no longer be admitting students. Students may apply to the PhD Program in Public Policy (PPOL), or consider the PhD Programs in ...
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Tony Saich: What kind of world does Xi Jinping want?

WHEN GENERAL SECRETARY XI JINPING agreed a “Joint Statement” with President Putin claiming there would be “no limits” to the relationship, some wondered whether this heralded the creation of a new ...
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Community Banking and Its Impact On America: Updated Analysis for the COVID Economy

This working paper focuses on the US community banking industry, trends in its development over the past five years, and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. It begins with a discussion of the American ...
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Barack Obama: America’s First Gay President?

Citation McCarthy, Timothy Patrick. "Barack Obama: America’s First Gay President?" Huffington Post, October 2009.