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### [Ricardo Hausmann on the rise of industrial policy, green growth, and Trump’s tariffs](/faculty-research/policycast/ricardo-hausmann-rise-industrial-policy-green-growth-and-trumps-tariffs)
The Growth Lab founder says active government approaches blending markets and smart planning can drive prosperity and the clean energy transition, but protectionism looms as roadblock.
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### [How to make fairness work in the workplace](/faculty-research/policy-topics/education-training-labor/how-make-fairness-work-workplace)
HKS scholars use insights from behavioral economics to examine how to build workplaces that work for everyone.
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### [Why the Panama Canal is on President Trump's agenda](/faculty-research/policy-topics/international-relations-security/why-panama-canal-president-trumps)
Economic development scholar Ricardo Hausmann explains the history of the canal, Panama’s investment and development of the infrastructure, and why the Trump administration wants to “take it back.”
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### [What does the House-passed budget resolution mean?](/faculty-research/policy-topics/public-finance/what-does-house-passed-budget-resolution-mean)
Professor Doug Elmendorf, a former director of the U.S. congressional Budget Office, discusses the implications of the budget resolution and what may come next.
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### [Earning trust: Baltimore’s lessons in public innovation](/faculty-research/policy-topics/cities-communities/earning-trust-baltimores-lessons-public)
A chief innovation officer shares insights on building trust.
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### [Ukraine's former foreign minister reflects on the war three years on](/faculty-research/policy-topics/international-relations-security/ukraines-former-foreign-minister)
Dmytro Kuleba, senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School and a former foreign minister of Ukraine, spoke about the UN General Assembly voting on a resolution calling for a withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, and his understanding of the current strategy for delivering peace to Ukraine.
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Journalist Christiane Amanpour to deliver the 2025 HKS graduation address
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One of the world’s best-known and most respected broadcast journalists, Amanpour will give the 2025 graduation address in May. “Christiane has long set a powerful example of public service by holding leaders accountable in the moments that matter most,” said HKS Dean Jeremy Weinstein.
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Democracy & Governance
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International Relations & Security
### [Why the Panama Canal is on President Trump's agenda](/faculty-research/policy-topics/international-relations-security/why-panama-canal-president-trumps)
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### [Political analysts parse Trump’s joint address to Congress](/faculty-research/policy-topics/politics/political-analysts-parse-trumps-joint-address-congress)
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