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Mike Murphy on the Republican party

Posted on November 30, 2012 by belferinthenews

Can This Party Be Saved? By Mike Murphy TIME “We Republicans cherish the free market. So now might be the right time to start listening to it. Our party has lost the popular vote in five of the past six … Continue reading →

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Calestous Juma on Africa and Obama

Posted on November 13, 2012 by belferinthenews

Africa And Obama: What The Continent Should Do In His Second Term By Calestous Juma “Euphoria swept across Sub-Saharan Africa when Barack Obama was elected the first black president of the United States in 2008. Kenya, the ancestral home of … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Burns on President Obama’s second term

Posted on November 9, 2012 by belferinthenews

Three Crises That Can’t Wait By Nicholas Burns Boston Globe “With his dramatic victory in Tuesday’s election, President Obama must now pivot quickly to address three urgent foreign policy issues that may go a long way to determine the success … Continue reading →

Posted in Authored article, Commentary, Future of Diplomacy Project, Op-Ed | Tagged Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Belfer Center, Boston Globe, economy, elections, foreign policy, Iraw, Middle East, Nicholas Burns, tax | Comments Off

Juliette Kayyem on Immigration Reform

Posted on November 9, 2012 by belferinthenews

Obama has a Mandate – Immigration Reform By Juliette Kayyem Boston Globe “Hope did not win this election for Barack Obama. Demographics did. Compared to 2008, the president lost ground with the female vote, the youth vote, and the overall … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Summers on the ‘Obama debt’ fallacy

Posted on November 6, 2012 by belferinthenews

The ‘Obama debt’ fallacy By Lawrence Summers CNN “Writing on behalf of the Romney campaign, my friend Mike Boskin has responded to my column from last week that argued that in a number of areas of economic policy, President Obama … Continue reading →

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Elaine Kamarck on economic variables and elections

Posted on September 11, 2012 by belferinthenews

Are You Better Off Than You Were 4 Years Ago? WBUR’s Cognoscenti blog September 11, 2012 Commentary by: Elaine Kamarck, lecturer in public policy Topic: Economic variables and elections “In the final week of the 1980 presidential campaign between Democratic President Jimmy … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week: Nicholas Burns on Egypt’s presidential election

Posted on July 3, 2012 by belferinthenews

“This is a precious and rare opportunity for a democratic government to take hold in the Arab world.” Nicholas Burns, professor of the practice of diplomacy and international politics and a member of the Belfer Center Board of Directors, on … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Burns on French president-elect François Hollande

Posted on May 11, 2012 by belferinthenews

The Hollande effect The Boston Globe May 10, 2012 Op-ed by: Nicholas Burns, professor of the practice of diplomacy and international politics and a member of the Belfer Center Board of Directors Topic: French president-elect François Hollande “Francois Hollande’s dramatic … Continue reading →

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Charles G. Cogan on Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly elections

Posted on October 31, 2011 by belferinthenews

Arab Spring, Islamic Harvest: Tunisia Goes to the Polls The Huffington Post October 29, 2011 Commentary by: Charles G. Cogan, associate with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program Topic: Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly elections “Tunisia is a small Arab country (pop. … Continue reading →

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