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May 16, 2012

Education
Business, Immigration, and Political Dysfunction

I had not intended it this way, but this will be my second item in just a week on political dysfunction in Washington. I participated yesterday in a superb forum on the prospects for immigration ref…

CFR's Edward Alden, former Senator Chuck Hagel, and UNITE HERE President John Wilhelm speak at the Hamilton Project event "U.S. Immigration Policy: The Border Between Reform and the Economy" at the Brookings Institution on May 15, 2012. (Paul Morigi/Paul Morigi Photography)

February 10, 2011

Defense and Security
The World Next Week: Dollars for Defense

Protesters rally against American Raymond Davis in Lahore, Pakistan on February 3, 2011. (Mohsin Raza/courtesy Reuters) The podcast for The World Next Week is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the Def…

Protesters rally against American Raymond Davis in Lahore, Pakistan on February 3, 2011.

February 18, 2016

Cybersecurity
The Real Lesson of the Apple-FBI Showdown: Cybersecurity Isn’t Hopeless

It may be hard to imagine but there are probably moments when Apple CEO Tim Cook and FBI Director Jim Comey probably have the same fervent wish: Would someone--anyone--please figure out how to hack i…

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January 26, 2012

Politics and Government
The World Next Week: What Will IAEA Inspectors Find in Iran?

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the visit by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Iran; Florida’s GOP primary on January 31; and the continu…

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at a conference.

March 29, 2016

Cybersecurity
FBI to Apple: We Would Probably Disclose the iPhone Flaw if We Knew What It Was

With yesterday’s announcement that the FBI had gained access to the phone used by Syed Rizwan Farook, the San Bernardino gunman, the tech community is clamoring to find out how they did it. Many comm…

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