Andre Avanessians, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In the summer of 2014, news sources reported China’s plan to expand its international influence by creating an artificial… Read more “Spratly Islands: China’s Artificial Expansion and Why it Matters”
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ESSA Moves Education Forward, but NCLB Shouldn’t be Completely Left Behind
Kerry Belodoff, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In a bipartisan effort that President Obama called a “Christmas miracle,” the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed… Read more “ESSA Moves Education Forward, but NCLB Shouldn’t be Completely Left Behind”
Even When Valuing “Morality,” Defunding Planned Parenthood Doesn’t Add Up
Chelsea Lenhart, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives 2015 shifted the political climate and put Planned Parenthood on the defensive. In July, the anti-abortion group Center for… Read more “Even When Valuing “Morality,” Defunding Planned Parenthood Doesn’t Add Up”
Opinion: Is India’s contingency on international climate finance reasonable?
Ziyue Zhu, MPP As one of the fast-growing and largest developing countries, India has a responsibility to tackle climate change. It is also one of the key… Read more “Opinion: Is India’s contingency on international climate finance reasonable?”
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Everything you want to know but are afraid to ask
Konark Sikka, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Earlier this year, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement was hammered out in secrecy. Negotiations began in 2008 and updates… Read more “The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Everything you want to know but are afraid to ask”
Security Policy and Urban Policy: Uncomfortable Bedfellows
David Meni, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Here’s a thought experiment: if the US capital were planned and built from scratch today, what would it look… Read more “Security Policy and Urban Policy: Uncomfortable Bedfellows”
Zero-Tolerance for Black Girls
Ashlynn Profit, MPA, Staff Writer Brief Policy Perspectives The video of a school police officer brutally assaulting a black girl drew the world’s attention to the harsh… Read more “Zero-Tolerance for Black Girls”
Fighting ISIS: Lessons from Counterinsurgency Strategies
Chelsea Lenhart, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives After the terror attacks in Paris on Friday, November 13, politicians and pundits began to question if the United… Read more “Fighting ISIS: Lessons from Counterinsurgency Strategies”
Better Than the Minimum Wage – Refundable Tax Credits and the Earned Income Tax Credit
Conor McGrath, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives A debate over raising the minimum wage has recently found its way into the 2016 Presidential Debate. Among the… Read more “Better Than the Minimum Wage – Refundable Tax Credits and the Earned Income Tax Credit”
World Bank Program Overview: Republic of Tajikistan for a Second Public Finance Management Modernization Project
Zhao Zhai, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Introduction The Republic of Tajikistan is one of the poorest countries in Central Asia. Following six years of civil war,… Read more “World Bank Program Overview: Republic of Tajikistan for a Second Public Finance Management Modernization Project”
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