As the world grappled with the onset of the novel coronavirus earlier this year, policymakers in countries across the world had to quickly make a decision. Neither option was particularly appealing: a ...

The Harvard International Review is a quarterly magazine offering insight on international affairs from the perspectives of scholars, leaders, and policymakers. Since our founding in 1979, we've set ...

On May 9, 2023, Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was arrested while on bail. Transported by “unknown people to an unknown location,” as described by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ...

Balenciaga, L’Oréal, Clorox, and Neuralink are typically not brands mentioned close to one another, yet they share a common thread: they all incorporate animal testing during product development. The ...

2024 saw an unprecedented number of elections and over a billion people voting across the globe, and as a result, it was a year when global democracy faced renewed challenges. In 15 percent of the ...

"The IMF is a critical part of the global economy. However, this necessity does not give the IMF’s main donors the right to structure loans in a way that exacerbates inequalities between the Global ...

Every year, US citizens collectively consume 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate. While this sweet and indulgent treat is a staple for Valentine’s Day and Halloween, its colorful and shiny packaging ...

Russia and Japan have yet to sign a formal peace treaty to end World War II. Both nations’ reluctance boils down to their dispute over a string of islands stretching from Hokkaido, Japan’s ...

“Red Cross Nurses in the Philippines” - from the book Fighting America's Fight. Published in 1919. Public domain, Internet Archive, Open Library, accessed via Wikimedia Commons. After four centuries ...

Have you ever thought about selling your kidney? A piece of your liver? For many people in Asia, these difficult questions are an everyday reality. Organ trading is a huge industry. Including illegal ...

For many, the fall of the Soviet Union was cause for celebration; from the end of the nuclear arms race to the emergence of the United States as the superior economic power, an era of prosperity ...

"Three key energy factors help explain this economic slump: disruptions to Russian natural gas imports since the invasion of Ukraine, the closing of existing nuclear power plants, and the slow ...