The Fall 2011 IOP resident fellows discuss how the political landscape has become increasingly polarized. The influence of the 24-hour news cycle and the pressures of fundraising are examined as contributing factors. The outlook for independent candidates ...

Former Institute of Politics directors discuss how the political conversation has changed over the last three decades and posit ideas for what the future may hold. A conversation with Dan Glickman, Jim Leach, Jeanne Shaheen, Jonathan Moore, Phil Sharp and ...

Experts on the Arab Awakening discuss how the events in the Arab World in 2011 are understood differently in the U.S. and the Middle East. Insights are offered into what the future of the Middle East might look like as a result of the Awakening. Experts o ...

President Sebastián Piñera reflects on Chile's history of growth and development and events during his presidency. Insights into the future path of Chile are presented. President Sebastián Piñera reflects on Chile's history of growth and develop ...

Dr. Richard Haass covers the international relations spectrum by weighing in on a variety of preeminent global issues; from grand strategy (integration vs. restoration,) the Middle East, choices of the Obama administration, to what it takes to make a care ...

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, and former DC Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee discuss solutions to reform the public education system. The panelists emphasize the need to focus on teacher effective ...

Saudi Arabian Prince Turki Al Faisal discusses the role of Saudi Arabia in current Middle East Politics. Topics include the ability of Saudi Arabia to serve in a leadership role in mitigating Middle Eastern conflicts and maintaining regional stability and ...

Political pundits and professors commemorate the late political scientist Samuel P. Huntington..A panel of Huntington’s former students including CNN host and Time Magazine editor Fareed R. Zakaria, Johns Hopkins Professor Eliot A. Cohen ’77, Political Ec ...

The tenth annual Du Bois Medal ceremony. Medals are awarded to individuals whose work has made a significant contribution to African and African-American culture. Condoleeza Rice reflects on her career in politics and discusses American policy in Africa. ...

A group of professors and former CIA agents discuss the need for total elimination of nuclear weapons. Matthew Bunn, associate professor of public policy, Valerie Plame Wilson and Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, former CIA agents, and Graham Allison, director of the ...