Challenges, both Here and Abroad
Reflecting on the events of last week in Boston and surrounding area, Professor Burns believes that the wisest strategy will be to stay true to the United States' greatest strength -- our democratic p
Research
Who Really Leads Development?
"Leadership" is not a common topic for research in international development.
After the Boston Marathon Bomb Attacks: What We've Learned
Amid the shock, grief and anger, what can we learn? Nicholas Burns dissects this week's Boston Marathon bombings.
Giving Margaret Thatcher The Feminist Cred She Deserves 鈥 And Would Have Hated
Thirty years ago, I was a young woman living and working in London.
Despite All the Confidence, the BRICS are Without Mortar
Last month, the new president of China, Xi Jinping, chose to travel to Moscow for his first foreign visit.
Open Budgets: The Political Economy of Transparency, Participation, and Accountability
Deciding "who gets what, when, and how" are perhaps the most important decisions any government has to make.
We Need to Radically Rethink Who Leads Development and What Hey Do
Development requires change. Change is difficult; most observers believe it demands some degree of leadership. But what does this mean: who leads development?
Hillary, Tina, and Girls Like Them
Last week, within a 24-hour period, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Tina Fey, the star, producer, writer, and creator of NBC鈥檚 鈥30 Rock,鈥 grandly left their respective stages and said goodbye t
Recognizing Public Value
Mark H. Moore鈥檚 now classic Creating Public Value offered advice to public managers about how to create public value.
Work With China, Don鈥檛 Contain It
Citing an escalating dispute over islands in the East China Sea, The Economist warned last week that 鈥淐hina and Japan are sliding toward war.鈥 That assessment may be too alarmist, but the tensions hav
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