The Harvard International Review is a quarterly magazine offering insight on international affairs from the perspectives of scholars, leaders, and policymakers. Since our founding in 1979, we've set ...

In Burkina Faso, teenagers listen to the Russian national anthem and artists paint a portrait of Putin in a graffiti festival. In Niger, citizens salute the Russian flag, chanting “Long live Russia, ...

The Flight School has chosen to reimagine the gap year, instead, calling it a “launch year.” Could you share the message and purpose behind this rebranding? The transition after high school shouldn't ...

Mati Carbon Removals has made tremendous progress in the last few years, and has already begun operations in India, Tanzania and Zambia. Why has the Global South been the priority frontier for this ...

Alexander De Croo served as Prime Minister of Belgium from October 2020 until February 2025. He previously served as the Belgian Minister of Finance and Development Cooperation. De Croo studied at ...

Salomé Garnier Salomé is Managing Editor at the HIR. She studies Government and Global Health. Her primary interests are politics of development and social determinants of health in Latin America and ...

Sydney Black is Editor-in-Chief for the Harvard International Review. Her interests include international development, environmental policy, and agrarian politics.

Dara Adamolekun Dara is a senior editor and staff writer for the HIR specializing in international aid, economics, and development. She studies Social Studies and Economics, with a focus on African ...

Uluç Kadıoğlu Uluç has formerly served as Associate Editor, Senior Editor, and Copy Editing Chair at the HIR. At Harvard, he studies Government and Neuroscience with a language citation in Spanish.

Andy is a senior editor and staff writer. He is interested in comparative politics, particularly European, and science ethics. He is getting a joint concentration in Social Studies and Philosophy.

Paul Apostolicas is Editor-in-Chief of the HIR. He is particularly interested in political economy, national security, and human rights.