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Trump Administration Lags in Filling Cabinet Agency Management Positions
The Trump administration lags behind its recent predecessors in making nominations for key government management positions.
Management Excellence Tracker
There have been too many management failures in the executive branch in recent years, including the rollout of the Affordable Care Act and the Veteran’s Affairs medical system delays.
How Foreign Aid Helps Americans
Protecting Americans, preventing epidemics, strengthening markets, saving lives: aid delivers phenomenal benefits, and for a bargain.
Muslim Registry “Easy” To Reinstate But “Ineffective”
If President-elect Trump wanted to reinstate the post-9/11 registry program for immigrants from Muslim countries, it would logistically be really easy, though the program was costly and ineffective.
14 years of war and we still haven't learned the right lesson
Force won’t succeed until we defeat the ideology that gives rise to Islamist terrorism, say 9/11 Commission Chairman Tom Kean and Vice Chair Lee Hamilton.
The Case for Strategic Health Diplomacy: A Study of PEPFAR
Global health interventions should be a critical element of U.S. national security policy, giving policymakers a means to improve the lives of people around the globe.
Trump, ‘Anchor Babies’ and the GOP’s Birthright Boondoggle
Some of Trump’s fellow Republican presidential candidates agree with him on an issue that was long considered extreme.
Defense-spending cuts stir fear
With Russia asserting itself in Ukraine and the Baltic States and the U.S. and its allies embroiled in conflict against Islamic State militants, there is mounting concern among defense analysts that the U.S. and western Europe should not continue to…
The Political Conversation Isn’t About Terrorism Anymore
“24” was once a show that captured the American mood. It had its premiere in 2001, telling the story of protagonist Jack Bauer and the rest of the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit taking control and squelching terrorist plots — a…
The 9/11 Commission Is Back With a New Warning for America
The co-authors of the bestselling 9/11 Commission report are once again sounding the alarm about the nation’s readiness, warning of “counter terrorism fatigue and a waning sense of urgency” in combating a growing terrorist threat. While the core of al…
Dialogue: Issue V
