Selected articles
Business & economics
How the Tech Revolution Is Bringing Flip-Flops and Beanbags to Wall Street
Finance giants love to announce that they’re actually now tech companies. But can Wall Street really change?
Helicopter Money: The Economic Policy That Could Define the 2020s
Dropping money from a helicopter may not sound like a serious proposal, but it might well be the next QE.
The Economist Who Can Explain the Rise of Populism in a Single Chart
Branko Milanovic has revolutionized how economists think about inequality and globalization.
Energy & sustainability
Why Climate Accounting Matters: The Paris Agreement Is Built on Dodgy Math
Shifting environmental metrics from production to consumption totally changes how we apportion responsibility.
Data Dive: Why Renewable Energy Is Not as Clean as You Think
Think those renewable percentages all come from wind and solar? Think again.
Move Over, Fracking. There’s a New Technology in Town
The next way to revolutionize our energy future might be sitting in your kitchen right now.
UK & European politics
Europe’s Next Great Unifier? Meet the Muslim Mayor Uniting Rotterdam
As Islamophobia divides Europe, Ahmed Aboutaleb is hugely popular despite being an outsider in more ways than one.
Bigger Than Brexit? The U.K. Electorate Shocks the World … Again
The 2018 U.K. election was more turbulent than anyone expected. And the fun is only just beginning.
Can This Millennial Provocateur Make Britain Socialist Again?
Writer Owen Jones is one of the most significant voices in the resurgent British “radical left.” Will he ever run for office himself?
Central Asia
Welcome to Kyrgyzstan, Where Coffee Shops Are the Test of Economic Success
Kyrgyzstan’s boom in Western-style coffee shops has sparked a showdown between new and old-school ways of doing business.
Nomadic Capitalism: Cultural Battles in Mongolia’s Divided Economy
A decade and a half of free market economics has transformed Mongolia — but the transition has not been smooth.
Can His Teen Investigative Reporters Battle an Anti-Press Regime?
Journalism has taken Bektour Iskender through revolutions, death threats and even a crowdfunded space venture.
Around the World
The African Country Where Girls Learn Way More Than Boys
In the tiny nation of Lesotho, there are 1.6 girls for every boy in high school. How come?
How This Poor Country Offers Some of the World’s Best Internet
The tiny post-Soviet republic of Moldova has the third-best coverage of superfast Internet in the world.
The Biggest Health Risk After Fukushima Is Not What Your Think: Diabetes.
Studies show that lifestyle diseases impact human health far more than radiation and cancer after the nuclear disaster.
Crypto
WTF Is Blockchain? Inside the Most Disruptive Tech Since the Internet
Catch up with this explainer, and vault ahead on all the latest crypto-trends you need to know.
How Blockchain Could Change the Way You Vote and Pay Taxes
Governments are using crypto tech to digitize services from tax filing to paying benefits. Coming soon: blockchain-based online voting.
How to Earn Free Money Online — Thanks to Blockchain
Distributed computing networks could replace Internet giants’ data centers. By participating, you can rent out your hard drive.
Migration
When a Country’s Biggest City Lies Outside Its Borders
Countries are losing their citizens to foreign cities. So much so, in fact, that several countries’ biggest cities are now overseas.
The Accidents of History That Shaped Global Migration
Migration flows often start as a trickle and become a flood.
Harvard Undergraduate Thesis: The Process of Permanence
Examining parenting and the life course for high-skilled migrant families in Paris.
Books & other publications
Harvard International Review 35th Anniversary Book (Book Editor)
A compilation of 35 of the best articles from the Review's illustrious history at the forefront of the academic and popular discourse on international relations, featuring contributions from Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, Benazir Bhutto and more.
What in the World? What OZY Learned From Traveling Around the World in 180 Days (Magazine Editor)
A team of 190 reporters, video journalists, photographers, illustrators and editors brought out 398 original stories from more than 200 countries as part of OZY’s Around the World project. This is a selection of the most delicious and surprising stories we unearthed.
Harvard International Review: Vol. 37, No. 1 (Magazine Editor)
The Fall 2015 edition of Harvard’s most widely read undergraduate publication, featuring contributions from the prime minister of Norway and the special advisor to the UN Secretary General.
Harvard International Review: Vol. 36, No. 4 (Magazine Editor)
The Summer 2015 edition of Harvard’s most widely read undergraduate publication, featuring contributions from Melinda Gates and Felipe Calderón, former president of Mexico.
Harvard International Review: Vol. 36, No. 3 (Magazine Editor)
The Spring 2015 edition of Harvard’s most widely read undergraduate publication, featuring contributions from the secretary general of NATO and former heads of state from Ireland and South Korea.
Harvard International Review: Vol. 36, No. 2 (Magazine Editor)
The Winter 2015 edition of Harvard’s most widely read undergraduate publication, featuring contributions from the assistant secretary-general of the UNDP and the director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies.