Emma Sky is a Spring 2011 Fellow at the Institute of Politics. From 2007 to 2010, she was Political Advisor to General Raymond Odierno in Iraq. She previously advised the NATO Commanding Generals in Iraq. Harvard Political Review: What role should the outside world, especially the U.S., play in supporting recent revolutions in the Middle … Read more
Harvard Political Review: President Obama recently announced that the United States would cut oil imports by one-third before 2025. Is his energy plan ambitious enough? Bill Richardson: It’s not ambitious enough, but it’s politically realistic. I believe it’s the best we can do under the present Congress and the mood of the country. My hope … Read more
Dani Rodrik is the Rafiq Hariri professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. His father-in-law, Cetin Dogan, is a lead defendant in Turkey’s Sledgehammer trial. Harvard Political Review: How has Turkey responded to the recent events and uprisings in the Middle East? Dani Rodrik: Turkey was caught unaware by … Read more
From 2004 to 2006, Abdulrahman worked as a special assistant to the representative of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (one of Iraq’s leading Kurdish political parties) in D.C., and later as the Deputy KRG Representative and PUK deputy representative from 2004 to 2009. He is currently working as a political commentator and has written extensively on … Read more
Harvard Political Review: What do you see as the future of the GOP, especially in light of the recent midterm elections? Gov. Jeb Bush: Success is never final. You have to review and reform regularly. The first step of renewal is humility, and I’ve sensed that the Republicans have realized the elections were more of … Read more
Harvard Political Review: What can we do to encourage more women to run for elected office? Amb. Swanee Hunt: The great diversity year of 2008 saw the number of women in Congress only increase from 16 percent to 17 percent. This past year, we went down for the first time in twenty years. If one … Read more
The N.J. Democrat on health care and immigration reform Harvard Political Review: What inspired you to enter public service? Robert Andrews: My father—who had worked for 40 years in a shipyard—lost his job. So we had a family crisis. He was too old to start over again, too young to retire. We had no health … Read more
The co-founder of Partners in Health on PEPFAR and Haiti Harvard Political Review: The organization you helped found, Partners in Health, has had a lot of success in the countries you’ve worked in. But what could you be doing better? Paul Farmer: First, when you grow and try to reach more people, there’s often a … Read more
The president of Planned Parenthood on reproductive rights under Obama. Harvard Political Review: Where do you think the focus of the student pro-choice movement should be? Cecile Richards: I think the affordability of contraception is one of the biggest issues. Even though birth control is legal, it’s still not accessible for many women, particular low-income … Read more
Harvard Political Review has joined with other college political publications to form the Alliance of Collegiate Editors (ACE), hoping to generate cross-campus dialogue on political issues. Recently ACE interviewed Mark Rudd, a former member of the Weather Underground and current activist. From his website: “Since the summer of 2003 I’ve crisscrossed the country speaking at … Read more