In The News
- in the news | December 15, 2014 | Fellows Future of War
Sydney Residents Rally To Head Off Anti-Muslim Violence
David KilcullenAudie Cornish talks to Australian terrorism expert David Kilcullen about the relationship between the Australian government and Muslim communities. - in the news | December 14, 2014
What history teaches us about tackling corruption
Just how _do _we proceed? Wedel suggested that the only way to truly restore public trust is to bring more “outsiders” back into the political proc... - in the news | December 14, 2014 | Fellows
White House insists things are good with Elizabeth Warren
“Obviously the president is working very hard right now to avoid Democrats splintering,” said Princeton University historian Julian Zelizer. - in the news | December 14, 2014 | Fellows
Christie mum on N.J. pipeline opposed by state GOP as he pitches XL pipeline with eye on 2016
“It’s going to happen more frequently in the coming year because he’s taking positions aimed at Iowa (caucus goers) or South Carolina (primary vote... - in the news | December 12, 2014 | Fellows
The Best Government Wall Street and the Billionaires Can Buy
As presidential historian Julian Zelizer said, paid speeches by former presidents are "another version of the revolving door between Capitol Hill a... - in the news | December 12, 2014
Aging in Place: An Intergenerational Priority
Emma Lepe Susan BlumenthalAchieving communities that support aging in place will require working together across the public and private sectors, and engaging experts in urba... - in the news | December 12, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
7 internet policy ideas that everyone can agree on
Here are seven issues on which we do agree — and we think policy experts across the political spectrum could get behind these common-sense reforms. - in the news | December 12, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
New Project: Experimental Modes of Civic Engagement in Civic Tech
Today we’re launching a new project— Experimental Modes of Civic Engagement in Civic Tech. This is a project led by Laurenellen McCann that deepens... - in the news | December 12, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
FCC's E-rate Decision Draws a Crowd
"The FCC is tackling the capacity gap and providing a much-needed injection of funding in a program that that has become increasingly strained in r... - in the news | December 11, 2014 | Future of War
Africa: Colombia - From a Political Economy of War to an Inclusive Peace
David KilcullenIn one short decade, the country of Colombia moved from being a failed state to almost being the opposite today. This incredible success story, tog... - in the news | December 11, 2014 | Future of War
The Long March Goes On
Peter Warren SingerWhile NASA's Orion test flight dominated space news last week, CCTV reported on big steps for China's space program. In a Tianjin rocket factory, t... - in the news | December 11, 2014
Anne-Marie Slaughter talks to Antonio Mora
‘If you want to keep all those people productive and in the workforce, you have to make it possible. So the way to think about it is not ‘Can we af... - in the news | December 10, 2014 | International Security
Did torture help lead to bin Laden?
The Senate report provides the fullest accounting so far of the exact sequence of intelligence breaks that led the CIA to determine that the courie... - in the news | December 10, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Visible, Legible, Navigable: Graphic Design Meets Disaster Relief
New AmericaMediated by a coalition of designated partners (including the Red Hook Initiative, whose WiFi mesh network was an inspiration for this work), the H... - in the news | December 10, 2014 | Future of War
Is ISIS losing fight in key border town?
Douglas OllivantCNN's Brian Todd reports on the battle for Kobani and new disturbing videos from ISIS. - in the news | December 10, 2014 | Future of War
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #46: An Interview with Shane Harris
But Harris is first and foremost a storyteller, and his zeal for the story is far more important to him than ideology. When he tells the story of t... - in the news | December 10, 2014 | Future of War
Stop the brass bureaucracy
Tom Ricks’ 2012 book, “The Generals” may be the first book ever written where the most explosive parts come in the acknowledgements, jotted after t... - in the news | December 09, 2014 | International Security
ARABIC: The Modern State and Islam: The Impossibility of Crossing
*يُجادل وائل حلاق، أستاذ الفكر الإسلامي في جامعة كولومبيا، في هذا الكتاب المفاجىء أن تعبير "دولة إسلامية" ينطوي على تناقض جوهري، يعكس تناقض فكرة ال... - in the news | December 09, 2014 | Education Policy
Garfield High Teacher: Standardized Tests 'Disproportionately Impact Students Of Color'
"The first African-American president of the United States is not likely to... weaken the federal government’s ability to force states to take educ... - in the news | December 09, 2014 | Future of War
Why hostage rescues fail
David Sterman Peter BerganSome of the successful recent hostage rescues such as the operations that freed Buchanan and Thisted, Phillips, and Hallums were operations to free... - in the news | December 09, 2014 | Fellows
Issa and Cummings praise each other: Return of comity or moment of calm?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2014/1209/Issa-and-Cummings-praise-each-other-Return-of-comity-or-moment-of-calm - in the news | December 09, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
A privacy policy for cars: What automakers know about you (and what they’re doing with it)
Manufacturers that commit to the voluntary agreement vow to use customer information for "legitimate business practices" only, but that's a phrase ...