The US is committed to promoting freedom and democracy around the world. President Bush reiterated this objective in his second inaugural speech in 2005 and has subsequently singled out the Middle East in particular where freedom needs to be pursued anew. ...

Our seminar will offer an inside look at the 2006 race for the US Senate from Connecticut. We will focus on the increasing role of the internet, the blogs, and interest groups, and their impact on the political process- all at the expense of the political ...

As Lieutenant Governor under Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, Kerry Healey enjoyed a broad portfolio, including the responsibility for crafting and leading reforms in municipal finance, criminal justice, homelessness, substance abuse, healthcare and ...

Do quaint notions such as context, fairness, the primacy of fact over opinion, and getting both sides of the story still matter in journalism? Are they worth keeping? These are among the questions we will explore – through the prism of White House and pre ...

As Americans seek to find the proper balance between security and freedom in the 21st Century, the goal of this study group is to have a thoughtful, informative, and non-partisan discussion of several of the key national security issues that face us today ...

This study group will be led by David Yepsen, political columnist for the Des Moines Register who has covered the early stages of U.S. presidential campaigns in Iowa since 1976. We will examine controversies in the presidential nominating processes- the c ...

We will examine in this study group how major national political issues reveal their human face in the neighborhoods and streets of our cities. We will look at breakthrough policy innovations at the level of government closest to the people. We will explo ...

Led by IOP Fellow Mary Margaret Graham Tuesdays from 4:00-5:30 p.m. FDR Room, IOP This study group will be led by Mary Margaret Graham, a career CIA officer and intelligence professional who was selected to be the first Deputy Director of National Intelli ...

The eight study groups will examine key issues around South Africa and Africa and its interaction with the wider world. SCHEDULE: Wednesday September 24,  2007: The politics of transcendence and transition How South Africa negotiated its way from aparthei ...

Iraq is the greatest foreign policy challenge facing our country right now. It is also the most contentious issue dividing Americans. None of the political rhetoric, however, can obscure the complexity of the problem or the consequences of success or fail ...