Harvard economists warn AI job disruption could dwarf the 2008 "jobless recovery," especially if recession hits. A potential AI bubble, inflation from conflict in the Middle East, and an unstable US dollar would signify even more trouble in the global economy. https://loom.ly/n5XZ_Oc

🗣️ Our special events are now available to listen—on whatever platform you usually listen on! Check out our "Weatherhead Events" channel on Simplecast: https://loom.ly/WuLSMUU

Faculty Associates David B. Yoffie and Marc Aidinoff reflect on 50 years of Apple—and how the company has transformed the personal computing, music, and communications industries. https://loom.ly/WllVZC8

🎧 In the latest episode of the Prospect Podcast Tom Clark is joined by Sven Beckert, Harvard professor and author of ‘Capitalism: A Global History’ to discuss the evolution of capitalism

New research by Amitabh Chandra et al. indicates that FDA approval boosts the overall market for medicines primarily by increasing demand, not by relaxing insurance restrictions, highlighting the limitations of learning through market experience alone. https://loom.ly/zZFeRn8

Check out our events for the week of March 29, 2026. https://loom.ly/7dGVSEE

Drawing on five case studies—by @solar--punk.bsky.social and Mary T. Bassett, among others—a new supplement published in BMJ Global Health proposes guiding principles for designing reparative programs that center affected communities, uphold dignity, and ensure nonrecurrence.

Check out our events for the week of March 22, 2026. https://loom.ly/6JQLY8o

Centering women’s research, activism, and global organizing, this book by @durba.bsky.social rewrites decolonization through feminist visions of a more just future. https://loom.ly/gWIUe84

The EU’s carbon border tax is turning its climate policy into a global flywheel, pushing other countries to price carbon. With US climate rules weakened, any retreat on EU carbon markets now risks stalling worldwide climate action. Read more from Catherine Wolfram: https://loom.ly/i-C_4Og

We are in a Trump-era retreat from global institutions (WHO, Paris, UNESCO, UNHRC, etc). New research shows these high-profile exits don’t just signal nationalism abroad—they also erode public support for international law and cooperation at home. https://loom.ly/-8VipBM

With New START’s recent expiration, there are now no binding limits on US or Russian nuclear forces—just as China rapidly builds up. The world risks a 3-way nuclear arms race, even though past arms control proved that verifiable limits make everyone safer. https://loom.ly/5UHZKcc

Minority autocracies aren’t always fragile—many are more durable than other dictatorships. Their edge? A fearful ruling minority whose unconditional in-group loyalty fuels demobilization, policing, countermobilization, and elite cohesion. New research by Salaam Alsaadi: https://loom.ly/1D091-E

Dani Rodrik explains why – and how – policymakers should seek to reconcile competing perspectives on what an economy is for.

Bukovina rarely fit neatly on any map. Split between Romania and Ukraine, this borderland was a testing ground for empires, nation-states, and Soviet rule. Cristina Florea’s sweeping history shows how one small region became a microcosm of Europe’s modern transformations. https://loom.ly/6MEFbvI

New data on 115K+ Chinese policies show a sharp shift after 2013: fewer local experiments, more orders from the top. Locally designed policies fit regional needs better and boost growth more—so recent centralization seems to be sacrificing results for control. https://loom.ly/JPeHj6Q

"Sandel is the closest thing political philosophy has to a rock star. He’s known, in particular, for his Socratic style of moral questioning." Read the @nytimes.com piece 👉 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/b...

Who gets to live a life with dignity? 'Now We Are Here' follows 16 migrant families from Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala & Honduras as they navigate the promises and failures of the American education system Read more at SUP: https://loom.ly/2Hs9bUc

Check out our events for the week of March 8, 2026. https://loom.ly/1CYwjVE

"There are big challenges these days with smaller families, more mobile populations, and older people living so much longer," says Ann Forsyth. She outlines some strategies—through design and technology—that may help. https://loom.ly/-zi-F0I

In his new book, Daniel Lord Smail tells the story of Magdalena Coline, who dared to sue the man claiming to be her master, and whose journey from servitude to freedom reveals how people of her time understood slavery. https://loom.ly/wp2Bi1E

TODAY at 12pm! Register for our Weatherhead Forum webinar on the impact of the American Revolution and US Declaration of Independence on international affairs over the past 250 years. https://loom.ly/8hEhxBk

New research from Erica Chenoweth & Matthew Cebul finds Gen Z is leading a global wave of protest—fueled by economic precarity, exclusion from power, & corruption. The organizing is messy, so lasting change depends on turning street power into electoral & institutional power. https://loom.ly/JmoCMmg

In this Gazette interview, Glenn Cohen explains why the current trial on social media addiction with Meta and Google is testing tech’s insulation from liability—and may reshape the public’s relationship with social media. https://loom.ly/BH8n7pU

"The US and Israeli attack on Iran was not a sudden war. It was the final act of a crisis that had been built step by step over weeks," writes Evren Balta. "But the fact that a war is predictable does not mean its outcome is manageable." Read more: https://loom.ly/61zat9M

Scandals don’t just hijack the news cycle—they can be used to fight back. From VW to Cambridge Analytica to Samsung, the authors of Billionaire Backlash show how public outrage at corporate abuse can force policy change and revive democracy. https://loom.ly/7BfaJ5s

Check out our events for the week of March 1, 2026. https://loom.ly/ZzN_5bc

My job market paper has finally found a home. In this paper, we examine the role of fertility desires as a new explanation for the decline in marriage in East Asia, where parenthood is an integral component of normative family expectations. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. But for immigrant communities in the US, those celebrations are being tempered by fears of ICE. Hear Nancy Khalil, former Weatherhead grad student, on WBUR's On Point: https://loom.ly/fOxZ5p8

Venezuela is at a crossroads: post-Maduro doesn’t yet mean democracy. Panelists at our Tuesday Seminar with DRCLAS warn the window is closing—real change depends less on Washington and more on Venezuelan civil society’s power to organize, mobilize, and resist. https://loom.ly/v_51GAE

I was interviewed by @aljazeera.com on El Mencho's killing in #Mexico. My key message: Kingpin arrests matter symbolically, but globally networked illicit supply chains are built to withstand leadership loss. @socsci.ox.ac.uk Article: www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

My first preprint is up! Qualitative Methods in the Digital Era: How computation entangles fieldwork? Drawing on 8 years collecting multiple types of data on Brazil’s environmental state, I reflect on how abductive fieldwork is changing. Comments welcomed osf.io/preprints/so...

If you missed our Jodidi Lecture with Dr. Atul Gawande—on the dismantling of USAID—the video is now available on our YouTube channel: https://loom.ly/bAfQY2I

Meet scholars and practitioners who are studying the means to sustain peace after conflict, in this new video series from the Global Scholars Network on Identity & Conflict. Insights from Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Pakistan, Chile, and more. https://loom.ly/3zd73UQ

How can urban planning support older adults aging in place? In our latest article, Prof. Ann Forsyth, of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, answers questions on how housing, transit & public space design can boost independence, safety & connection. Read more: 📌 bit.ly/4tUnSHB

Join us next week! On March 4 at 12pm on zoom, we'll host a Weatherhead Forum on the impact of the American Revolution and US Declaration of Independence on international affairs over the past 250 years. To register: https://loom.ly/8hEhxBk

Read Director Christina Davis' op-ed, "Stability as strategy: Japan’s moment for global leadership," in @japantimes.co.jp. www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...

Check out our events for the week of February 22, 2026. https://loom.ly/qTLcPQE

Announcing the 2026 Political Economy of Climate and Environment (PECE) Conference! When: 9/2/2026 Where: Harvard CFP: www.pece-conference.org/cambridge-20... Submit your papers or apply to attend: forms.gle/6y7YUoxJ6HTsz4cy8 Sponsored by @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social and the Sala Institute

Research grantee Marco Aviña studies how diversity, inequality, and exclusion shape public opinion and political behavior. Read more about his project here:

Because Trump’s enduring aim is to extract concessions and tributes from friend and foe alike, sowing as much division as possible is an obvious move, writes columnist @stephenwalt.bsky.social.

@stephenwalt.bsky.social warns that Trump’s grand strategy—best described as predatory hegemony—could make the United States less secure and prosperous in the long run.

Check out our events for the week of February 15, 2026. https://loom.ly/3L9yf7c

Thank you to Dr. Atul Gawande for sharing his take on the dismantling of USAID one year later. The results are grim, but there is always reason for hope. And many thanks to all the people who showed up to the event—you made it a success! Video coming soon in case you missed it.

Join the Weatherhead Scholars Program at Harvard next year! We invite leaders from the military, diplomacy, government, nonprofits & business. Research, connect, network. Apply by March 5: loom.ly/AlcAtvU

Join us TODAY at 4:30pm—in person only—at Tsai Auditorium to hear Dr. Atul Gawande talk about USAID one year after its dismantling. We recommend getting there early for a seat! Register here: https://loom.ly/Z_QCcQ4

Our research cluster on global LGBTQI+ human rights is sponsoring several events this week—including tonight, tomorrow, and Thursday. Check them out! https://loom.ly/R8nMeD0

ICYMI: NYT overview of the expiration of New START, with a brief quote from yours truly (and quotes from many others): www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

Check out our events for the week of February 8, 2026. https://loom.ly/y3HvU4w

Great event on Monday 2/9 including Center Director Melani Cammett! Panelists will discuss possible futures for Ireland and Northern Ireland, drawing on Germany and other historical case studies that offer insight on building a shared political community after division and conflict.