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  • March 24, 2014
  • Article

Like a Boss: How Corporate Negotiators Would Handle Nuclear Talks With Iran

By: James K. Sebenius
While the Obama team deserves high marks for launching the interim talks, its approach doesn't sell the upside of a comprehensive deal persuasively enough to transform more Iranian skeptics into active supporters—a necessary condition for success if there is an... View Details
Keywords: Negotiations; Nuclear; Conflict Resolution; Winning Coalition; Blocking Coalition; Strategy; France; Germany; Iran; China; Great Britain; United States; Russia; Negotiation; International Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Public Administration Industry; France; Germany; Iran; China; Great Britain; United States; Russia
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  • 26 Feb 2020
  • News

Phoenix Rising

political dynasties, stretching into the uppermost boughs of his family tree. His father, Constantine Mitsotakis, held a number of government roles before serving as prime minister from 1990 to 1993. (Kyriakos spent those years earning a... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
  • 2022
  • Other Unpublished Work

Got 'Critical Minerals'? Hooray! But Be Careful

By: Louis T. Wells
When a country has “critical minerals,” certain issues require special attention in the country’s mining legislation or while negotiating contracts with potential mining investors. As well, to obtain maximum benefit the government should prepare for negotiations with... View Details
Keywords: Critical Minerals; Foreign Direct Investment; International Relations; Mining Industry
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  • 14 Jan 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism

European Union, to become more democratic—we can see that these nationalisms are not at all anti-globalization. They're against what was conceived of as the Communist system and Eurasian political economy... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 07 Apr 2003
  • What Do You Think?

Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?

that in the global village the villagers drive the economy should be more successful." Flavius Chircu said that "... business leaders should get together with political leaders and figure out where... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 06 Sep 2005
  • What Do You Think?

What are the Lessons of New Orleans?

necessary arrangements with the next-of-kin of the simulated victims. This was not a one-time exercise; it is carried out periodically. Ironically, the mythical crash had occurred at the New Orleans International Airport. Another was a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Jun 2016
  • News

In My Humble Opinion: Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996)

Richard Vietor’s course Business, Government, and the International Economy put many things in context.” Number of state visits since taking office: 57 trips to 49 countries, including Iraq, Iran, Indonesia,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photography by X99/Zuma
  • 2014
  • Case

Tommy Koh and the United States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement (B)

By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
This case details the efforts of Singapore Ambassador-At-Large Tommy Koh to forge a free trade agreement between Singapore and the United States following both nations' support for the initiation of negotiations on a USSFTA. Examining the various barriers and fronts of... View Details
Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; International Relations; Trade; United States; Singapore
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  • April 2011
  • Course Overview Note

The Energy Business and Geopolitics: Overview

By: Noel Maurer
Keywords: Energy; Globalized Markets and Industries; International Relations; Energy Industry
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  • 01 Oct 1998
  • News

Putting on the Wheels

As head of General Motors's international division - which last year invested $2.45 billion worldwide - Louis Hughes brings a rock-steady philosophy to the auto giant's global operations: "Wherever possible, invest where you sell." Hughes... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
  • 31 Jan 2019
  • News

A Global Mission

board. But he never gave up his ambition to have an international impact. For the last half century, DeFehr has circled the globe—141 countries by his count—looking for places where his business expertise could reshape response to... View Details
Keywords: April White; human rights

    Kenneth Salas

    Harvard Business School and a BA in Political Economy from UC Berkeley. As an Entrepreneur in Residence, Kenny is passionate about empowering fellow entrepreneurs. He offers valuable guidance on building... View Details
    Keywords: Finance
    • May 2023 (Revised July 2024)
    • Case

    America's Budget Impasse, 2009–2023

    By: Richard Vietor
    In May of 2023, President Biden faced a crisis of debt. The debt ceiling was about to be breached, while House Republicans demanded cuts of $3.5 trillion if they were to raise the ceiling. President Biden refused. The case consists of excerpts from President Obama’s... View Details
    Keywords: Government Administration; Economy
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    • 02 Mar 2017
    • What Do You Think?

    Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

    the US and China.” But ProfPaul views this as a long-shot. As he put it, “China remains committed to its own economic and political advancement at the expense of its trade partners. It has never expressed a compelling world view that... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 08 Sep 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation

    for our tax system. For example, we might want to split the costs of government equally among all taxpayers, letting each of us keep whatever income we earn above our fair share. Or, we might want our tax system to reinforce social and View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 01 Mar 2014
    • News

    The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

    untapped power of smallholders—increasing their yields, rebuilding supply chains, and opening access to economies of scale—Masha believes he is on the way to helping more than a million Nigerian farmers climb out of poverty. Ibrahim... View Details
    Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

      Kenneth Salas

      Harvard Business School and a BA in Political Economy from UC Berkeley. As an Entrepreneur in Residence, Kenny is passionate about empowering fellow entrepreneurs. He offers valuable guidance on building... View Details
      • December 2006 (Revised April 2008)
      • Case

      China and the WTO: What Price Membership?

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Julia Galef
      China has been a member of the WTO for more than five years. Its implementation of requirements has been a mixed bag. While China's growth is still spectacular, many institutional problems remain. And there is a new problem--a spectacular trade asymmetry with the... View Details
      Keywords: Trade; Governance Compliance; International Relations; Problems and Challenges; China; United States
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      • 26 Jan 2010
      • First Look

      First Look: Jan. 26

      Abstract Focusing empirically on how political and economic forces are always mediated and interpreted by agents, both in individual countries and in the international sphere, Constructing the View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 04 Mar 2015
      • What Do You Think?

      Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?

      "Instead of an outside regulation, an internal governance on salary structure, which is based on a value that 'Every employee should go home with a smile on his face' will create win-win situations for employees and... View Details
      Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail