Epicenter

Aluminum, steel, and concrete are some of the most carbon-intensive industries, and many countries already have a tax on them. But not the United States. That fact hasn’t stopped the social scientists in the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global Climate...

Tasked with youth engagement, two former Olympic and Paralympic Games insiders reflect on how they tapped the emotional contagion of sport to create a program that enhanced belonging and shared purpose.

Russia’s stealthy, nefarious transgressions against Poland are on the rise. Is this a tactic to threaten EU and NATO countries for supporting Ukraine?

Sven Beckert, a history professor at Harvard, has written an epic book about the history of capitalism over roughly a millenium: it’s called Capitalism: A Global History. Beckert believes the only way to understand one’s place in the world is through...

A reflection on competition and the way sports can provide social cohesion and parallel political life, yet enhance feelings of inequality. 

There’s more to employment than just making a living. A leader who works at the nexus of business and international development explores the understudied yet fundamental concept of dignity in the workplace.

A consortium of scholars and practitioners are working to identify the factors that both help and obstruct long-term peace after conflict.

The last time the US invaded a Latin American country was in 1989, in Panama; will Venezuela be next?

Will the minerals agreement with the US be a bad deal for Ukraine? Looking at past deals, a team of scholars demonstrate that accuracy in accounting is crucial.