How has Vladimir Putin’s approach to Israel changed over time? What does Russia’s relationship with Iran mean for the conflicts in Israel and Gaza and also Ukraine? Fiona Hill answers these questions and gives important context for understanding Russia’s engagement in the Middle East and beyond.
Success stories of the U.S. government. It is popular to criticize the federal government on grounds it is bloated, ineffective, and wasteful, but this rhetoric ignores the numerous ways in which the government has tackled key challenges effectively, writes Darrell M. West.
Expanding place-based research and development. The National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines program represents a compelling model for how “place-based” economic policy can promote commercial growth—and prosperity more widely—in more of the country’s left-behind places. It’s incumbent on Congress to ensure that this program becomes more than just an unfinished prototype, argues Mark Muro.
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