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
A Law to Strengthen Our Cyberdefense
OVER the last decade, the United States has built a sophisticated security system to protect the nation’s seaports against terrorists and criminals. But our nation’s…
Thought Leader: Private: Maria Teresa Kumar
New and Frozen Frontier Awaits Offshore Oil Drilling
By: John H. Broder and Clifford Krauss (The New York Times) - WASHINGTON — Shortly before Thanksgiving in 2010, the leaders of the commission President Obama…
Thought Leader: Private: Mark Begich
Wilson Center Tribute: The Elaine Chao Story
The story of Secretary Elaine L. Chao. (See source link.)
Thought Leader: Elaine Chao
Octavia Nasr: Social media were a “megaphone” for the Arab Spring
(IJNet) - Former CNN journalist Octavia Nasr believes that an Arab media awakening is in the making. IJNet talked to the ex-Middle East correspondent Nasr…
Thought Leader: Octavia Nasr