Policy Problem

Click to view memo being reviewed: Memorandum on International Policy Advice for the World Bank, To: The President of the World Bank, From: Pinelopi (Penny) Koujianou Goldberg, November 2020 Overall, Goldberg presents a persuasive advisory memorandum by...

Memo being reviewed - Memo from President Ronald Reagan to Domestic Policy Council Members, 06/25/1987 (PDF) In 1987, President Ronald Reagan wrote a memo to the Domestic Policy Council to provide direction on protecting the ozone layer ahead of...

Memo being reviewed: Summary Outline of Discussion of Long-Term International Problems for January 1950, by David Lloyd This review examines a memo by President Harry Truman’s assistant David Lloyd, who is providing policy options for foreign investment...

Memo reviewed by, Guido Torres, HKS NSF, Manual Ortiz-Senior, HKS MPA/MC, and Shivani Gupta, HKS MPA/ID The memo titled ‘Next Steps on Suicide Prevention’ serves to address the critical concern of suicides within the Department of Defense. The memo...

Memo Review by Alex Dubin, HKS MPP President Richard Nixon (center), Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (left), and Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger (right), in the Oval Office. Memo: https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/virtuallibrary...

Memo Review by Alex Dubin, HKS MPP The end of the Cold War and the disintegration of the Soviet Union generated an enormous peace dividend and left the U.S. as the world’s sole superpower. However, the question of how to effectively engage with post...

Memo Review by Alex Dubin, HKS MPP In this 1967 policy memo, Secretary of State Dean Rusk writes a concise and compelling memo to President Lyndon Johnson, which includes talking points for an upcoming meeting during a tense period just before the Six Day...

Memo Review by Anna Lipscomb, HKS MPP On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian college students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seized over 50 U.S. hostages. This December 28, 1979 memo assesses the state of the Iran hostage crisis nearly two months...