President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping wrap up their two-day summit. What did we learn beyond the pageantry?

The United States and China aren’t ready to slow down but they still have plenty to talk about, write Julian Gewritz and Matt Sheehan.

Salata Institute research is helping West African communities weigh what to protect, how to adapt, and when to retreat.

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

Daniel Carpenter, Aug 24, 2026 — For years, the federal government has required insurers to price hypothetical terrorist attacks. It should run the same exercise for the most severe AI risks.

The U.S. welfare state was built in moments when technical innovation collided with political reality. It can still offer the infrastructure for social protection under an economy reconfigured by AI.

How to beat China on clean power.

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Research by Yanilda González, the Ford Foundation Associate Professor of Public Policy at HKS, and coauthor Natán Skigin from the University of Georgia, examines whether the families of victims can challenge official police accounts and reduce support for police violence.

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

With waning confidence in American influence and power to maintain peace in the region, Arab middle powers are moving toward a security equation characterized by multi-lateralism and regional defence pacts.

Dani Rodrik shows why the most common criticism of the country's surpluses and broader economic model falls flat.

The U.S. has become an increasingly erratic superpower. Now, the world’s middle powers are rising. What's next for places like India and Canada in a shifting global order?