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David Goldwyn, David Dollar - How Energy Effects Economic Development

People in the developing world expend more than a quarter of their potential earnings on energy. Economic development, environmental health, and global stability all hinge on wise management of global energy resources. In this audio lecture, David Goldwyn and David Dollar paint a positive picture of what developing countries and governments in the West can do to improve energy use abroad and at home.

Networked Governance - Multilateral Institutions of the Future

As global leadership evolves from siloed hierarchies to multilateral approaches, networked governance has important potential and faces significant challenges. In this panel discussion, panelists, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Ashraf Ghani, Ambassador John Bruton, Ambassador Harriet Babbitt, and Sir Ian Forbes, address the factors, from the practical to the philosophical, at play.

Stephen Friedman, Gene Sperling - America and the Global Economy

Stephen Friedman and Gene Sperling, former policy advisors to the Clinton and Bush administrations, discuss some of the challenges that the next president will face in the coming years. Central to this panel discussion is the role that globalization will play in formulating policies to ensure that the United States remains competitive with the world. Some of these changes will require deft political skill and the mobilization of popular support behind sensitive issues.

Aim for the Middle

By Alana Conner

To persuade a whole group, start by changing the minds of a few moderates.

Red and Blue Revisited

By Alana Conner

The more race- and sex-segregated the county, the more Republican it votes.