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To Prevent Violence in Schools in India, We Must Invest in Boys

05.27.26

If we want to reduce violence against all children today and interpersonal, gender-based violence in the future, we must work directly with boys, the group most often turning to violence as a tool of communication.

Social and Urban Policy

The Silent Algorithm: Why U.S. Public AI Needs Democratic Guardrails

05.27.26

From tax enforcement and welfare allocation to immigration assessments and predictive policing, algorithms are increasingly embedded in the decisions that affect people’s rights, access, and daily lives.

Democracy and Institutions

Why Marshall, Not Monroe, Best Serves U.S. Interests in Latin America

03.29.26

Power built through partnership, not dominance, is what will secure long-term leadership in the region. 

International Relations and Security

Another Dimension, New Galaxy: Protecting Orbital Veracity 

03.7.26

A single disruption to space services can destabilize power grids, distort stock-market timing, hinder emergency responders when seconds matter, and knock cell-tower networks out of sync.

International Relations and Security
A picture of the state capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin.

Addressing Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Wisconsin Through Gubernatorial Action

02.28.26

With this limited window for change, the governor of Wisconsin must advance efforts to bolster reproductive health and combat CPCs by January 2027, before his current term concludes.

Healthcare
A village townhall in the Khongoni subdistrict of Malawi, at the launch of a GiveDirectly transfer program in October 2022. Photo credit: Surbhi Bharadwaj

Don’t get distracted in the debate on cash transfers

02.24.26

Our anxieties about the future should not cloud evidence today.

Development and Economic Growth

Russia’s “Peace Talks” Are Theater – And Trump Is Still the Target Audience

02.13.26

The resumption of direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in May after a three-year hiatus was never about peace.

International Relations and Security

Wrangling with Explosive AI Growth

02.1.26

Policymakers are accustomed to thinking in finite measurable terms like laws, budgets, and program implementation. Artificial intelligence, however, no longer advances in a straight line or within the familiar boundaries of public administration.

Science, Technology and Data
A digitized version of a judge's gavel representing e-governance

Modernizing Greece: Turning Digital Reform into Democratic Renewal

02.1.26

The far-reaching corruption scandal engulfing Greece’s agricultural subsidy system (OPEKEPE) has once again exposed deep institutional failures, but it also opens a crucial question: what can recent digital reforms tell us about the possibility of democratic renewal?

Democracy and Institutions
A computer screen taped and displaying a termination message, symbolizing unemployment.

Older workers are left behind by today’s job market. They need a safety net.

01.14.26

If nothing is done to address layoffs amongst older workers, the US could be facing a future of increased poverty among adults as they are about to enter retirement age.

Social and Urban Policy

The Dangerous Data Gap: Why Excluding Pregnant People from Clinical Drug Trials Puts Millions of Americans at Risk

12.8.25

With over 60 million people of childbearing potential in the United States and nearly four million births annually, the continued exclusion of pregnant individuals from clinical drug trials is a critical public health issue.

Social and Urban Policy
The flags of the DPRK and ROK.

Why “Two-State” is Not a Solution for the Korean Peninsula

12.5.25

Both Koreas have shared the goal of reunification despite decades of ups and downs in inter-Korean relations. This long-held goal is now in grave peril.

International and Global Affairs

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