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The UN-defined Asia region is the second largest regional group. Its territory is composed of much of the continent of Asia and the Middle East with few exceptions.
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An Effective Public Private Partnership Solution for Addressing Sanitation in Slums: The Suvidha Centers in India
04.25.24
One model to provide sanitation in India’s slums is Suvidha (‘convenience’ in Hindi) centers: modern and large community water and sanitation complexes. The centers provide an important service to the community, provide employment, build capacity among workers and are financially sustainable.
Interview with Former Prime Minister of Jordan Omar Razzaz: Jordan’s Future
04.14.24
On March 27, 2024, HKS Student Policy Review Senior Editor Ala’a Kolkaila spoke with Omar Razzaz, former Prime Minister of Jordan, about a range of topics affecting Jordan and the region.
The Capacity Building Imperative to Improve India’s Public Education
04.4.24
With evolving workforce demands, the expectations from India’s education systems have expanded beyond achieving universal enrollment and basic literacy and numeracy. It now needs to equip students with 21st-century skills.
Interview with Niall Ferguson: U.S.-China Relations
03.25.24
On February 28, 2024, HKS Student Policy Review Senior Editor Nikolas Neos spoke with Niall Ferguson, the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, about U.S.-China relations.
The “Greedy Work” of Foreign Service: On the Status of Women in the Diplomatic Corps of Kazakhstan
03.8.24
Women in high-level positions can offer unique perspectives based on their diverse experiences. A more diverse Foreign Service that reflects Kazakhstan will result in enhanced policymaking, reporting, and analysis.
Statistical Invisibility and the Plight of India’s Sanitation Workers: A Policy Perspective
03.3.24
Amidst the vast societal machinery that sustains India, sanitation workers operate as the unrecognized cogs essential to the public health system, yet they remain largely invisible within policy frameworks and legislative agendas.
Chinese-Indonesians Face Long Road to National Integration, Except During Elections
01.31.24
Indonesia takes pride in its national motto ‘unity in diversity.’ For its ethnic Chinese minorities, however, this phrase rings hollow.
Interview with Harvard Professor Graham Allison: U.S.–China Relations
12.19.23
On December 5, 2023, Senior Editor Nikolas Neos spoke with Harvard Professor Graham Allison about US-China relations and what the rising tension between the two countries means for both of them.
Interview with U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) Djerejian: U.S. Response to the Israel-Hamas War
11.8.23
On November 3, 2023, HKS Student Policy Review Senior Editor Samriddhi Vij sat down with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Syria, Edward Djerejian, to discuss the Israel-Hamas war.
Aiding Afghans without Aiding Taliban
10.27.23
The goal should be to support the Afghan people, especially women, in their quest for dignity, freedom, independence, and human rights, while minimizing the risk of providing legitimacy and resources to the Taliban.
To What Extent is Singapore a “Middle Power” in the Indo-Pacific?
07.15.23
Elements of Singapore’s foreign policy qualify it as a “middle power,” as per de Swielande’s (2019) theory of regional powers in the Indo-Pacific. This paper addresses the predominance of studies on India, Australia, Indonesia, and South Korea in the literature, as the typical middle powers in the Indo-Pacific (de Swielande, 2019). Small states are frequently […]
A Playbook to Design & Deliver Financial Savings Solutions for Women
05.15.23
The gender gap looms large in financial inclusion. Across developing economies, women are six percentage points less likely than men to own bank accounts — in countries like Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Turkey, the gender gap is more than twenty percentage points. Men are more likely to report that they have saved any money in the […]