Power and Foreign Policy
Power is a contested concept, and no one definition suits all purposes. Many analysts of international relations and foreign policy have confused power defined in relational and resource terms.
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Ignore Citizens and Invite Failure
They had a unique partnership, Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee did.
Gender Quotas and Female Leadership: A Review
Despite significant advances in education and political participation, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions in politics and business across the globe.
Progressive Government is Obsolete
Across the country, the interests of organized labor, elected officials and taxpayers are colliding over wages, work rules and the astronomical costs of retiree pensions and health care.
Successfully Achieving Ambitious Goals in Government: An Empirical Analysis
Many senior government leaders who have attempted to achieve ambitious goals have been quite successful, though others (sometimes very visibly) have not succeeded.
Zakaria's World
Fareed Zakaria is one of our most perceptive analysts of America's role in the world, and I generally agree with him.
Learn a Lesson in Collaboration from Green Bay's 'Cheeseheads'
Like any decent Chicagoan, President Barack Obama supported "Da Bears" in last month's National Football Conference championship game against the Green Bay Packers.
The Future of Power
In the era of Kennedy and Khrushchev, power was expressed in terms of nuclear missiles, industrial capacity, numbers of men under arms, and tanks lined up ready to cross the plains of Eastern Europe.
Collaborative Governance: Private Roles for Public Goals in Turbulent Times
All too often government lacks the skill, the will, and the wallet to meet its missions. Schools fall short of the mark while roads and bridges fall into disrepair.
The Governance and Politics of China
Lavish spectacles such as the Beijing Olympics and Expo 2010 have raised China's global profile and echoed predictions of a rise to the position of a major world actor.
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