September 21, 2015 — Marvin Kalb, former Shorenstein Center director, has published a new book, Imperial Gamble: Putin, Ukraine, and the New Cold War. Kalb argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, Putin did not “suddenly” decide to invade Crimea. He had been waiting for the right moment ever since disgruntled Ukrainians rose in revolt against his pro-Russian […]

September 21, 2015 — Celestine Bohlen, columnist at The International New York Times and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2014), writes about how Soviet “political habits” can still be seen in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, a quarter century after the end of Soviet rule. Read more in The New York Times.

September 17, 2015 — Renée Loth, Boston Globe columnist and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2011), argues that Massachusetts’ solitary confinement policies are outdated, inhumane and in need of reform. Read more in The Boston Globe…

September 16, 2015 — Nick Sinai, HKS Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy and Walter Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2015), provides a recap of this month’s “Bringing Silicon Valley to Government?” panel, which featured tech guru Tim O’Reilly, White House U.S. Digital Service co-founder Haley Van Dyck, and VA Chief Technology Officer Marina Martin. The panel discussed the importance

September 16, 2015 — Nicco Mele, Shorenstein Center advisory board member and former lecturer at the Center, has been named a senior fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. Read more…

September 14, 2015 — Yavuz Baydar, journalist and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2014), received Italy’s Caravella Meditterraneo/Mare Nostrum award, for his work on press freedom and media independence in Turkey. The Caravella awards are given to important academic and diplomatic figures and to journalists in the Mediterranean region. He reflects on the award ceremony, the challenges facing the Mediterranean

September 10, 2015 — Melinda Henneberger, spring 2013 fellow and senior writer for Bloomberg Politics, writes about Vice President Biden’s recent and emotional “Late Show” appearance. Read more on Bloomberg Politics…

September 9, 2015 —  Micah L. Sifry, former Visiting Murrow Lecturer of the Practice of Press and Public Policy, writes in a New York Times op-ed that third parties have historically “pushed new ideas into the mainstream,” and that American voters would be better off with more choices. Read more…

September 9, 2015 — Steve Jarding, Lecturer in Public Policy and David Gergen, Public Service Professor of Public Leadership and Co-Director of the Center for Public Leadership, discuss the art of apology, on the heels of Hillary Clinton’s, on WGBH’s “Greater Boston.”

September 5, 2015 — Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy, argues in The New York Times that the United States, Canada, and rich nations in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia, need to do far more to aid refugees, as the crisis requires a “global response.” Read more…

September 3, 2015 — Thomas Patterson, acting director of the Shorenstein Center and Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, is teaching a HarvardX online course, “American Government,” which is free and open to the public. The class is a comprehensive introduction to American government and politics – its foundations, institutions, organizations, and policies –

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August 31, 2015 — David Weinberger, senior researcher at the Berkman Center and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Spring 2015), writes about how on the surface, blogging seems to have diminished with the rise of Facebook and with mainstream news outlets producing content that is more casual in tone. Yet, a closer look reveals that the practice of