Ashton B. Carter, former U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security policy, is Ford Foundation Professor of Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of ...

The Senate overwhelming confirmed Ashton Carter as the new U.S. defense secretary. WSJ’s Jerry Seib discusses the top challenges Mr. Carter will face. Photo: AP.

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom on Saturday to two Harvard affiliates — former U.S. Defense Secretary and longtime Harvard Kennedy School professor Ashton B. Carter and former ...