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Former State Department Negotiator Wendy Sherman Says Trump Should Reverse Its Foreign Policy Approach
Former Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman criticized what she called a “transactional” approach to foreign policy under the Trump administration at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum Tuesday evening, warning that the world’s authoritarian leaders had been emboldened by the White House.
‘Never Going to Be Like That’: Former National Security Council Official Rejects Trump’s Tariff Strategy on China
Former National Security Council official Rush Doshi blasted the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs on China and warned that the United States is losing ground in global competition at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Wednesday.
Harvard, Stanford Study Links Wildfires to Increases in Mental Health Concerns
A recent study conducted jointly by a team of researchers at Harvard and Stanford University examining 2020 emergency room visits across California links wildfire smoke exposure to mental health related visits — with an outsized psychological toll particularly among women, youth, and racial and ethnic minorities.
Former Peruvian President Slams Peru’s Congress at IOP Forum, Calls for New Generation of Leaders
Former President of Peru Francisco Sagasti criticized Peru’s sitting Congress as corrupt and authoritarian at a forum hosted by the Harvard Institute of Politics on Friday evening, saying he hoped a new generation of lawmakers could introduce necessary reforms.
Cambridge Pilots Resident Bike Lottery Program
The program allows qualifying residents to apply for vouchers, which range from $800 to $3000 dollars, to fund the purchase of bikes. Residents with disabilities can also apply for a customized adaptive bike or electric wheelchair attachment.
‘Our Guy in the White House’: Harvard Experts Say Trump-Zelensky Confrontation Was a Win for Putin
After U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance staged a tag-team humiliation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at an Oval Office press conference last week, Harvard experts on foreign relations and Ukraine called the spectacle “absurd” and disappointing.