In 2023, something unusual happened in the Big Sky state. Montana’s Republican-controlled state government unexpectedly adopted a series of housing reforms championed by environmentalists, business interests, tribal nations, and affordable housing advocates. This legislative package, which Bloomberg CityLab called the ‘Montana…
Much of the work of interstate relations is ultimately carried out by bureaucrats. Individual officers within diplomatic, military, and intelligence bureaucracies, trade and investment agencies, and international organizations play vital roles in global commerce, cooperation, and governance. Yet, despite their ubiquity in the…
India has come a long way since its independence from the British colonial rule in 1947. Being the world’s largest democracy, it has promises to keep with its citizens. With a zillion constraints, India constantly yearns for change. Having served the people for more than 12 years as a public servant, Inderjeet will discuss his …
Dan Musleve has served as an active duty Air Force Logistics Readiness Officer for the last 12 years from the tactical to strategic levels. He'll provide an overview of the Air Force's evolving mission set and challenges through his lessons learned in logistics, leadership, and life.
A growing consensus suggests that an underlying cause of anti-democratic attitudes and support for partisan violence is that partisans misperceive the other side. That is, they vastly exaggerate the extent to which members of the other party are obstructionist, anti-democratic, and supportive of violence. When these…
How can moments with potential for transformational change be recognized and acted upon? What can be learned from the dramatic change in efforts to loosen the grip of organized crime on public institutions in America in the 1960s, the reform of the Teamsters Union in the 1970s-1990s, and the current battle against corruption in…
