Hope Ajayi, MPA Since May, based on the number of events and fatalities, the Philippines has had the third highest conflict event count in South and Southeast… Read more “Islamic State Influence in the Philippines”
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2017
Shiva Sharma, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Consisting of 21 countries, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) encourages free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The 21 member countries include… Read more “Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2017”
GW WonkCast S2E8: The Role of Political Appointees in Government
On Nov. 24, Richard Cordray stepped down as the director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB), a bureau that protects consumers from financial fraud. This made… Read more “GW WonkCast S2E8: The Role of Political Appointees in Government”
Getting Washington Metro’s Budget On Track
Kelly Straub, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The last two years of SafeTrack maintenance plus decades of fiscal mismanagement have placed a huge strain on the bottom… Read more “Getting Washington Metro’s Budget On Track”
With Tax Plan, Senate Submits Bid to Destabilize ACA Marketplace
Steve Bruns, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Senate Republicans announced that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, heralded as the first potential legislative achievement of the Trump… Read more “With Tax Plan, Senate Submits Bid to Destabilize ACA Marketplace”
GW WonkCast S2E7: Defense Spending
How is our national security funded? Special guest MPP Amanda Swanson, who focuses on defense policy, joins the GW WonkCast team to discuss the National Defense Authorization… Read more “GW WonkCast S2E7: Defense Spending”
Notes from the Policy Field: American Evaluation Association Annual Conference
Event: American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference, “Evaluation 2017” Dates: 11/06/17-11/11/17 Notes from the Policy Field provides write-ups of policy-oriented events in Washington, D.C. and comments on whether… Read more “Notes from the Policy Field: American Evaluation Association Annual Conference”
Beating Europe’s Addiction to Russian Oil and Gas
Matthew Dotzler, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The fight for the soul of Eastern Europe has continued since the fall of the Iron Curtain and the rise… Read more “Beating Europe’s Addiction to Russian Oil and Gas”
GW WonkCast S2E6: The Clean Water Rule
In episode six, the GW WonkCast team talks with Phillip Musegaas, Vice President of Programs and Litigation at Potomac Riverkeeper, an environmental nonprofit that works to protect the… Read more “GW WonkCast S2E6: The Clean Water Rule”
Op-Ed: Why Choose a MPA Degree?
Travis Reginal, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The following is an op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views of Policy Perspectives or the Trachtenberg school. This… Read more “Op-Ed: Why Choose a MPA Degree?”
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