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From the Hill:
It takes me up to 40 hours to cover the basics, and—despite best intentions (and I hope good teaching)—the complexity of the system leaves bright and intelligent DOD managers confused and frustrated. Congress is right: Something needs to be done. But what?
—Ronald Marks
From the Diplomat:
Of course, Beijing was waiting to pounce on the opportunity to snatch one more formal ally away from Taiwan.
—Gerrit van der Wees
From the Washington Post:
Manifestly political executive orders and executive directives can exist in a sort of legal limbo and create administrative quagmires, as Youngkin has already learned.
—Mark J. Rozell
From Small Wars Journal:
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, however, has complicated the ISIS-al-Qaeda conflict.
—Mahmut Cengiz
From RealClear Energy:
President Biden announced to the world at November’s climate summit in Glasgow that “the United States is back.” Clean energy innovation uptake policies are vital to turn that promise into a reality.
—David M. Hart
From the Tampa Bay Times:
We have yet to identify any empirical evidence that supports the claim that “secret searches” result in hiring the best candidates—and we’ve been studying this for 10 years.
—Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein
From the Washington Post:
The Youngkin model, however, isn’t a cure-all prescription for future success. It is of little or no use in some races, particularly in the Deep South where unfailing allegiance to Trump is sufficient to win both the GOP nomination and, perhaps, the fall election.
—Mark J. Rozell
From the National Interest:
Still, I can’t help but wonder: What if Garside is right and China does undergo a surprising democratic transformation? This has happened, after all, in numerous countries already. So, democratization happening in China cannot be ruled out.
—Mark N. Katz
From the Detroit Free Press:
At least for our public universities, we believe it is time for legislatures and governing boards to put an end to what we’ve called platinum parachutes for university presidents.When presidents part ways with their university, they should not pass go and should not collect $2 million.
—Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein
From the Hill:
Sen. Moynihan became indignant. “In my office, we do not criticize ignorance,” he said. “Most people who are ignorant can’t help it. They had no opportunity to learn.”
—Bill Schneider
From the Chronicle of Higher Education:
Finally, universities should award funding to their colleges and departments based on those programs’ success in recruiting, retaining, and promoting Black faculty members.
—Tameka Porter and Mark J. Rozell
From the National Interest:
In fact, neglecting such a need will lead to greater international instability, along with the likelihood of increased mass migration and ideological extremism.
—Arslan Malik
From Small Wars Journal:
The number of homicides and crimes has remained at extremely high levels to date and kidnappings and extortions by organized crime continue, often acting in collusion with the authorities.
—Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, et. Al
From the Atlantic Council:
Thus, the Putin-Raisi summit seems to have been less about the expansion of Russian-Iranian cooperation and more about its resumption.
—Mark N. Katz
From the Hill:
If this is how he thinks, Putin’s calculations about America and the West being unwilling to fight over Ukraine are undoubtedly accurate.
—Mark N. Katz
From the Center Square:
The U.S. is blessed with abundant natural gas and oil. Soaring energy costs for our allies require policies that support—not hinder—the safe and responsible production, transportation, and export of American natural gas.
—Richard Kauzlarich
From the Hill:
Since the 1960s, liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats have gone the way of the dodo bird. They have become nearly extinct in their native habitats (liberal Republicans in the Northeast, conservative Democrats in the South).
—Bill Schneider
From the Washington Post:
The Republican sweep of the offices of governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general and the GOP winning a majority in the House of Delegates show that Virginia is politically in the mainstream of American politics, a state dominated by moderates who punish perceived excesses toward the left or the right.
—Mark J. Rozell
From American City and County:
As an optimist I believe this is a great opportunity to continue to move towards the digital transformation of government and provide the time for strategic planning and action. This is the time to work on making government more resilient and future friendly.
—Alan R. Shark
From World Politics Review:
Ravaged by over seven years of war,Yemen continues to witness escalating violenceas 2022 begins.
—Jon Hoffman
From NACLA:
The accused—all former members of the Civil Self-Defense Patrols (PAC), paramilitaries created by the Guatemalan army—likely did not imagine that the women survivors would successfully recuse that judge.
—Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada
From the New Arab:
Meanwhile, in energy-importing MENA economies, energy prices are expected to be consistently high and the global supply chain is likely to be disrupted, causing increasing pressures on consumer prices.
—Omid Shokri
From the Hill:
Bidenhas promisedto name a Black woman to the Court. He could name Vice PresidentKamala Harris.
—Bill Schneider
From the National Interest:
Many of those who decry the loss of American influence in the Middle East point to the rise of Russian influence there. But compared to the past, Russia’s comeback is not all that impressive.
—Mark N. Katz
From American City & County:
It’s all too easy to ignore the need to upgrade legacy equipment and fortify cybersecurity defenses. It appears that the old mantra “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” still exists.
—Alan R. Shark
From Responsible Statecraft:
Despite the rhetoric espoused by its leaders, Israel has opposed democratic transitions in the Middle East and benefits from the region’s lack of democracy.
—Jonathan Hoffman