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Three Facts and a Fiction: Not-So-Secret Documents
What are the security impacts of Presidents Biden and Trump stashing classified documents at their homes?
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Three Facts and a Fiction: House of Pain
Distinguished Professor Emeritus James Thurber reflects on the recent turmoil in the US House of Representatives.
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Friends First: AU Roommates Set Example for Bipartisanship
Noah Burke, SIS/BA ’22, and Aidan Levinson, SPA/BA ’23, hope their work together as student associates at the Sine Institute serves as an example that civility is alive and well amongst the next generation of political changemakers.
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Mental Health, Local News Decline Among Issues for Sine 2023 Fellows
As a non-partisan platform for policy innovation and discussion of some of the nation’s most pressing challenges, the Sine Institute plays an essential role in American University’s commitment to prepare the next generation of changemakers
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AU Experts Talk Midterms, Election Fallout
A group of American University administrators and professors explained how the election played out and why Republicans didn’t gain as many seats as they’d hoped.
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Race and Reproduction in the Post-Roe World
Antiracist Research and Policy Center hosts panel of leading Indigenous feminists, feminists of color, and their allies
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U.S. Practices for Technology-Sharing and Security Assistance
Executive action can bypass normal governmental processes for providing foreign support, but lack of oversite may increase risk of political persuasion. This article reviews how recent U.S. military support to Ukraine reveals trade-offs of the process.
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White House Shares New National Strategy to End Hunger
White House officials released a new national strategy on hunger, nutrition, and health for the first time in more than 50 years
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Always Be Prepared: White House Correspondents Share Stories, Advice on Covering Presidents
NBC News' Kristen Welker and Kaitlan Collins of CNN shared stories, successes, and challenges of covering the president.
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Regulating Synthetic Biology Practices
Synthetic bio is emerging as a U.S. priority, but with out internationally-recognized best practices, authoritarian states could end up shaping global norms and practices.
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