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World Wise Schools and the Third Goal (It’s a Small World After all!)
When recently perusing the archives for the IAG Awards at the Harvard Kennedy School, I couldn’t help but notice a series of programs from the 1998 submission pool which included entries that were all...
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Instant Coffee: Why China and Colombia Reject the Good Stuff
Instant coffee consumption is on the rise in China and Colombia – but not for the same reasons. A sound marketing strategy mandates that companies adapt to local tastes, à la McDonald’s bringing...
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Another Operation Kindred Spirit? Probably Not.
Are spies from China infiltrating our academic prowess here in the U.S.? Xia Yeliang, a former Economics Professor at Peking University, apparently thinks so. Of the increasing numbers of headlines...
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Finding Justice for Kate Puzey
My foreign staffer friend on Capitol Hill forwarded an email to me yesterday, which details a petition seeking justice for slain Peace Corps volunteer, Kate Puzey. Most people I know in the PCV and...
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Capstone vs. Capstone
As my time at the Harvard Kennedy School comes to a close, I had the opportunity to attend a lunchtime panel where the impending HKS graduates shared their experiences on their capstone presentations....
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The Infallible: 5K Fun Run… SCAM!
With glowing hopes of participating in the majestic 5K FunRun, my friends and I awoke at the crack of dawn last Saturday, only to have our hopes dashed. After driving to a remote farm on the outskirts...
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Just in time for Eid al-Fit
It has been awhile since I’ve contributed any content to this blog. This is mainly because my professional life has required an inordinate amount of time, and alas I have found myself contributing...
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The Security Manifesto of Schiphol
I remember the first time I returned to my hometown after spending my first year abroad. My connecting flight was routed through Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, and the incredible security measures at...
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Atul Gawande’s Pain Control and Palliative Care
The ever affable author, doctor, and notable writer of “The Cost Conundrum,” article in the New Yorker back in 2009 (available here), instigating a movement posing serious questions and critiques of...
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Why this isn’t Contagion. VSV-EBOV: The Latest N&TD Curse
Think Malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, and the latest: Ebola. Different from “Orphan” Diseases (in which the affliction occurs in developed countries, but has an extremely low prevalence), neglected and tropical...
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