New Blog Posts

  • Regional Variation in International Aid to Cambodia

    By Nathan Rupp, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Recent data show an increasingly regionalized variation in development funding goals. Nations are taking different approaches to how they… Read more “Regional Variation in International Aid to Cambodia”

  • Currency Mismatch: A Challenge Facing Emerging Market Investment

    Jason Marshall, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives  After the Great Recession came the New Normal. The worst economic downturn in the U.S. since 1929 has decreased annual… Read more “Currency Mismatch: A Challenge Facing Emerging Market Investment”

  • All Policy is Local: Enacting Federal Programs at the State and Local Levels

    Michael Steinberg, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives  According to Pew Research Center, in 2014, only 20% of Americans believe that federal programs are managed well, and… Read more “All Policy is Local: Enacting Federal Programs at the State and Local Levels”

  • Going the “Last Mile”: Refocusing on Rural Electrification

    Charles Landau, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives You may not realize it, but one of the most important pieces of our energy infrastructure is right outside… Read more “Going the “Last Mile”: Refocusing on Rural Electrification”

  • The Next Competition for Brazil: Goals for Prosperity

    Jordan Pic, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Since it hosted the World Cup in 2014, Brazil has been in the global spotlight. The light continued to shine… Read more “The Next Competition for Brazil: Goals for Prosperity”