Journalist Thomas Ricks assesses America’s armed forces Tom Ricks is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of Fiasco, a New York Times best seller. His most recent book, The Gamble, explores the effect of the 2007 troop surge on the war in Iraq. HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW: How did your views of the U.S. … Read more
Jo Luck is President and CEO of Heifer Project International, a position she has held since 1992. Heifer, founded in 1944 and based out of Little Rock, Arkansas, provides livestock to impoverished families in over 125 countries. HPR: What can you tell us about Heifer International’s approach to alleviating global poverty? JL: Our approach is … Read more
Ursula Plassnik is a current member of Austria’s Parliament and is a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Politics. She was instrumental in managing Austria’s 2006 EU-Presidency. Harvard Political Review: What is your personal definition of human trafficking? Ursula Plassnik: Legal definitions in various countries seem to be very different, and that is part of … Read more
Terry McAuliffe on the Democratic Party in 2009 Terry McAuliffe has been helping democrats get elected for decades. He formerly served as the chairman of the Democratic National Committee and ran for Governor of Virginia earlier this year. He is a visiting fellow at the Institute of Politics and recently sat down with the Harvard … Read more
Dr. John Silvanus Wilson on the new administration’s approach to supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities Harvard Political Review: You have a long history in higher education especially involving HBCUs, but why did you decide to accept the position as executive director of the initiative? John Wilson: Well, my experience in higher education professionally has … Read more
Producers Alicia Sams and Amy Rice on filming their HBO documentary “By The People: The Election of Barack Obama” Harvard Political Review: What was the most difficult part about following the campaign trail 24 hours a day, seven days a week? Alicia Sams: The logistics — just trying to figure out, trying … Read more
Governor Michael Dukakis on the politics and potential growth of high speed rail public transportation Former governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis, is currently a Distinguished Professor of political science at Northeastern University. He is an advocate of innovations in public transportation and spoke recently with the HPR on this topic. HPR: In December, President Obama … Read more
Brett McGurk on American Counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan Brett McGurk is the former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan. He was also the Director for Iraq on the National Security Council. The HPR sat down with him at the Harvard University’s Institute of Politics where he is … Read more
Rory Stewart on the current state of politics in Afghanistan Rory Stewart is the author of The Places in Between, a book about his solo walk across Afghanistan. He is also the founder of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation and currently the Director for the Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Harvard Political … Read more
Howard W. Gutman on Brussels and working for President Obama Howard W. Gutman is the current U.S. Ambassador to Belgium. Before this position he worked for over twenty-six years as a partner at the law firm Williams and Connolly LLP. In an interview with the HPR, the ambassador spoke about his new position. Harvard Political … Read more