Has America lost its nerve? From Kim Jong-un’s cyber provocations and Vladimir Putin’s territorial expansions, to incessant terror attacks by radical Islamists, William Kristol believes that the growing array of threats facing America today are not a mere ...
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/01/20/three-dangers-to-the-economy-that-obama-sho... January 20, 2015 ForeignPolicy.com's Shadow GovernmentGlobal Economy, North America, Policy & PoliticsGlobal Economy, Policy & PoliticsNorth America ...
Since the onset of the Ukraine crisis, US public opinion of Russia has reached lows not seen since the Cold War, according to polling by The Chicago Council. Despite a thawing of relations after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and President Obama’s attem ...
Event Summary by Richard C. Longworth American engagement with Russia is as important as ever, even if Russian policy today makes this engagement “orders of magnitude more difficult,” John Beyrle, the former US ambassador to Moscow, told the Chicago Coun ...
Event Summary by Richard C. Longworth Jeb Bush, sounding very much like a presidential candidate, gave the first foreign policy speech of his still-unannounced campaign to The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Wednesday. He used it to denounce the Obama A ...
walker_scott.jpg Kim Heys's blog It’s hard to picture Scott Walker as a thought leader on public education. But in his latest battle with Wisconsin educators, the Wisconsin governor may have opened an overdue debate on the future of higher education, ...
New threats and actors have shaped the world in unexpected ways since the 2012 Presidential election. Alongside perennial debates over the rise of Asia, terrorism, and US competitiveness, candidates vying for the White House in 2016 will have to grapple w ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-right-work-unions-bruce... Richard C. Longworth February 10, 2015 Chicago TribuneGlobal Cities, North AmericaGlobal CitiesNorth America Richard C. Longworth ...
There is no shortage of commentators today who claim that America is in decline. However, according to Joseph Nye, the problem of America's power in the 21st century is not one of decline, but of recognizing that even the most powerful country cannot ...
Event Summary by Richard C. Longworth Leon Panetta, an Italian immigrant’s son who rose to some of the American government’s most powerful positions, looked back over his long career Thursday evening and decided his best job was his first, as a member of ...
