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Building Digital Public Infrastructure in Emerging Economies Is More A Question of Will than Resources
“Imagine a world where accessing healthcare, education, and financial services is as seamless as sending a message on your smartphone. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is the backbone of this vision – a transformative framework of interoperable, scalable, and inclusive digital systems that empower governments and citizens alike, driving innovation, equity, and sustainable development on an unprecedented scale.”
“With President Trump in the Oval Office, Taiwan must justify continued American support by implementing large-scale and painstaking military reforms to show how seriously it takes its own defense,” writes Naveen Krishnan (HKS MPP 2026). “Large-scale reforms will align with Trump’s focus on allies becoming more self-reliant and deserving of US sacrifice.”
“Unlike political agreements often marked by contention and short-term interests, education and research transcend borders, driven by collaboration and a shared pursuit of progress. By viewing education exchanges as strategic platforms for cultivating long-term relationships and mutual respect, the U.S. and China can foster cooperation and build deeper, more enduring bonds of trust.”
Disrupting the Supreme Court Decision: How Universities Can Increase Diversity in a Post Affirmative Action Climate
“The fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban drastically decreased enrollment opportunities for Students of Color and changed the landscape of higher education… If top schools hope to promote inclusion and mitigate the effects of the affirmative action ban, they should widen the transfer pipeline by adjusting their recruitment efforts, admitting more students from two-year community colleges, as well as evaluating internal perceptions of transfer students.”
“What troubles me most, as a citizen of Bangladesh, is that the current socio-political situation is partly fueled by how the country is being governed at present. After the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024, through a student-led mass movement that ended the Awami League’s 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule, the situation in Bangladesh is characterized by mob justice.”
Arrested Development: Law Enforcement’s Delayed Tech Policy Evolution Leaves Citizens Susceptible to Fourth Amendment Violations
The growing intimacy between people’s lives and their devices is why law enforcement must be required to obtain a warrant before accessing cell phones, tablets, or laptops. Anything short of this standard leaves the public vulnerable to Fourth Amendment violations.
As funeral events begin in Washington, Co-Editor-in-Chief Jane Petersen pays tribute to Jimmy Carter for his actions while in office and momentous post-presidency.
Risk-taking in play is essential for childhood development. It helps children test their physical limits, develop their perceptual-motor capacity, and learn to avoid and adjust to dangerous environments and activities.
Biden played a pivotal role in saving Kosovo from the genocidal regime of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, and in countering Russian influence in the Balkans.
Three times per week, Colin Fitzpatrick strides into his swampy backyard in Mobile, Alabama ready for a fight. He limbers up with some yoga, tapes his forearms like a boxer, and eyes his opponent. He hefts a sword. What he lacks in training, he makes up for with passion and energy. When he’s ready, he […]
To meet our aggressive climate targets and combat climate change, the Global North must adopt a financing strategy that genuinely aligns with the Global South’s needs, which are rooted in economic growth and prosperity.
A potential Harris-Walz administration must make substantive commitments to address the harms of the War on Terror, beginning with human rights abuses committed in the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp.