In 2009, President Obama launched an initiative designed to use a community outreach approach to counter violent extremism. Ten years later, Professor David Schanzer, Director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security has analyzed the policy, and he says it was deeply flawed, but there are lessons to be learned. Sanford School @ […]
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Ep. 83 The First Government Shutdown: Behind the Scenes
What goes on behind the scenes in a government shutdown? In 1995, John Koskinen was deputy director of the federal Office of Management and Budget. President President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, was tussling with a new Republican Congress over a variety of issues. Soon the government was in the midst of its first major shutdown. […]
Ep. 82 Targeted Development: The U.S. and Foreign Aid
Rich countries have a variety of reasons to give money to poorer countries. In this episode of Policy 360, Sarah Bermeo discusses what the U.S. foreign aid policy strategy is today, how it has changed over the years, and what that means for peace and security. Sarah Blodgett Bermeo is an associate professor at the […]
Ep. 51 The Missing Gun Control Movement
Earlier this week a lone gunman perpetrated the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. Why does the U.S. lack a comprehensive gun control policy? After the violence at Columbine High School, Kristin Goss began studying the gun control movement in America. She talks about why the movement hasn’t caught on (it’s not the NRA) […]