Kerry visit to India: Preparing for Modi’s pivotal visit
By Evan A. Feigenbaum (South Asia Monitor) - John Kerry visits India Wednesday as a raft of crises consume American diplomacy. By contrast, US-India relations…
Thought Leader: Evan Feigenbaum
By: Evan A. Feigenbaum and Damien Ma (The Paulson Institute / Foreign Affairs) - After thirty-five years of unprecedented growth, China’s prevailing growth model is running…
Thought Leader: Evan Feigenbaum
In Alaska’s remote villages, Begich quietly built an advantage on the ground
By: Philip Rucker (Washington Post) - It’s the personal connection between organizers and villagers that Democrats believe can tilt the balance in the Senate race. Begich…
Thought Leader: Private: Mark Begich
Response by Ayaan Hirsi Ali to the Statement from Brandeis University
Yesterday Brandeis University decided to withdraw an honorary degree they were to confer upon me next month during their Commencement exercises. I wish to dissociate…
Thought Leader: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
How to Get the Troops What They Need by Ashton B. Carter War inevitably presents unexpected challenges. From Germany’s use of mustard gas during World…
Mark Begich fights to put Alaska back on the map
By: Ben Terris (The Washington Post) - ?Sen. Mark Begich found yet another map that made him angry. Settling in for his 10-hour commute back to Alaska…
Thought Leader: Private: Mark Begich
The Invisible Man: Bill Burns And The Secret Iran Talks
(Reuters) - The night before a round of high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran, U.S. President Barack Obama told his chief of staff he had "absolute…
Thought Leader: Ambassador William J. Burns
Scott Harrison: How He Started charity: water And What He Learned In The Process
I recently spoke to Scott Harrison, who is the Founder and CEO of charity: water, a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing…
Thought Leader: Scott Harrison
The White House’s Secret Diplomatic Weapon
(The Atlantic) - William J. Burns has been the secret weapon of U.S. secretaries of state for more than two decades, serving consecutively under three…
Thought Leader: Ambassador William J. Burns
Ashton Carter: Superhero of the Sequester
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter says he’ll give back part of his paycheck if the sequester leads to furloughs at the Pentagon. Why won’t…
An inquiry into human nature and the cost of the wealth of nations
Addressing global systems failure through an integral systems paradigm for sustainable development
Thought Leader: David Martin
DOC HENDLEY: EX-BARTENDER SERVES UP CLEAN WATER
Doc Hendley, an ex-bartender with a vision of bringing clean water to developing nations around the world, made his vision a reality in 2004 when…
Thought Leader: Doc Hendley