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March 21, 2014

China
Is Peng Liyuan China’s Evita?

Dean of the People’s Liberation Army Art Academy. Goodwill Ambassador of the World Health Organization. Renowned Soprano Singer. Practitioner of Buddhism. China’s anti-smoking ambassador. Member of t…

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, pose for a photograph as they visit Forbidden City in Beijing on March 21, 2014.
Blog Post by Yanzhong Huang Asia Unbound

February 17, 2012

Education
Competitiveness: How the United States Lost its Way

While it’s only February, I feel safe in making the following prediction: the new issue of the Harvard Business Review contains the most important thinking on the issue of U.S. competitiveness that w…

The March 2012 cover of the Harvard Business Review.
Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America

September 27, 2022

United States
To Out-Innovate Global Competitors, the United States Should Embrace Immigrant Talent

Immigration barriers for entrepreneurs and U.S.-educated STEM graduates hurt American innovation.

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Blog Post by Laura Taylor-Kale, PhD Renewing America

December 20, 2021

U.S. Department of Defense
Happy 2nd Birthday to the U.S. Space Force!

The newest branch of the U.S. military marks its second year of service. 

U.S. Space Force Guardians salute Brigadier General Shawn N. Bratton in front of a large U.S. flag.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay and Margaret Gach The Water's Edge

November 17, 2014

Infrastructure
Dumb Government and Smart Government

There were two stories in the paper over the weekend – both of them local to the Washington, DC area – that perfectly captured the difference between smart government spending and dumb government spe…

Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at the premiere of Netflix's television series "House of Cards" at Alice Tully Hall in the Lincoln Center in New York City (Stephen Chernin/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America