Peter Maurer currently serves as the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the largest humanitarian network in the world. Harvard Political Review: How would you compare your previous diplomatic experience to the humanitarian work in which you are now involved? Do you think your years in the diplomatic service prepared you for your … Read more
Kay Hagan served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina between 2009 and 2015. She is currently a resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Harvard Political Review: Why you decide to come to the Institute of Politics? What draws you to this particular fellowship? Kay Hagan: It’s interesting. I have three adult children. I always … Read more
Kay Hagan served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina between 2009 and 2015. She is currently a resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Harvard Political Review: Why you decide to come to the Institute of Politics? What draws you to this particular fellowship? Kay Hagan: It’s interesting. I have three adult children. I always … Read more
Tarja Halonen served as the first female president of Finland between 2000 and 2012. She previously was the chair of Seta, a prominent Finnish LGBT rights organization. Harvard Political Review: Throughout your career, you have continually emphasized the role of human rights and social justice, particularly in the field of LGBT rights reform. Where do … Read more
Tarja Halonen served as the first female president of Finland between 2000 and 2012. She previously was the chair of Seta, a prominent Finnish LGBT rights organization. Harvard Political Review: Throughout your career, you have continually emphasized the role of human rights and social justice, particularly in the field of LGBT rights reform. Where do … Read more
General Stanley McChrystal served as commander of the Joint Special Operations Command before becoming the top commander in Afghanistan in 2009. He resigned from that position in 2010 and is now a member of the Yale University faculty. Harvard Political Review: What do you believe has been most responsible for your success? Stanley McChrystal: Anything you become … Read more
Christine Quinn did not hide her surprise at the number of people sitting in the seats of the PBHA parlor room on the night of the Let’s Talk Harvard dinner last month. A full room awaited the night’s discussion between Our Harvard Can Do Better, the student group that filed a lawsuit against Harvard for … Read more
Martha Coakley previously served as at attorney general for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She is currently a visiting fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Harvard Political Review: At the time you became an attorney, law was a male dominated field. What drove you to pursue law and what challenges did you face … Read more
Three North Korean defectors addressed Harvard students at the Fong Auditorium last Tuesday, sharing their personal stories of acclimatizing to life outside their birth country. The trio, now North Korean human rights activists, also shed light on their efforts to ameliorate human rights violations in the country. The event was facilitated by Harvard Human Rights in North Korea (HRiNK) and Woorihana, … Read more
March 3, 2013 A Black Prado, windows tinted, waits outside of the elite Dolmen Mall. Inside, a group of men scan the female shoppers exiting. Each night for the past few months, they have been kidnapping and gang-raping two young girls in the city’s affluent areas: Clifton, Defense, and Zamzama. The streak does not endure: … Read more