Ending Poverty? Modern Slums and Stagnation in Government Action

April 16th, 2014 - Chasse Rehwinkel

Researchers find that the mechanisms behind past slum development success stories do not adequately translate to fixing slums in the modern developing world. More »

Developing Efficiency: Why energy efficiency gains in China may not be fully realized

April 10th, 2014 - Greg Ellingson

The rebound effect, which measures the increased demand for energy from increasing energy efficiency, is found to be strong in Chinese urban residential electricity use. More »

The Billion Dollar Question: Are Counter-Terrorism Efforts Effective?

April 8th, 2014 - Natalya Wallin

A review of counter-terrorism evaluation research raises critical questions about lack of evidence for costly programs and strategies. More »

Collaboration and Competition in Counterterrorism

April 8th, 2014 - David Helfand

Nations that claim to cooperate on counterterrorism may in fact be competing for safety. More »

Widening the Gap: China’s Land Reform and Gender Disparities

April 1st, 2014 - Danyi Yang

The main culprit for China’s gender gap expansion in the early 1980s might have been the post-Mao land reform rather than the One Child Policy. More »

Immigration ≠ Crime

March 31st, 2014 - Susan Mallaney

The connection between crime and immigration is not as solid as is portrayed in the media. More »

Will Increasing Illegal Immigration Enforcement Reduce Crime In Your Neighborhood?

March 31st, 2014 - Karla McLean

New research determines the link between illegal immigration and crime while examining the results of immigration enforcement policy on crime rates in Prince William County, Virginia. More »

Knock Knock, Brussels: Fortress Europa’s growing cybersecurity firewall

March 21st, 2014 - Paul Berry

Representatives from around the EU gather in Brussels to discuss the future of cybersecurity policy and cooperation. More »

Discounts at the Pump: How Much is Cheap Gas Really Costing Us?

March 10th, 2014 - Laura Bowen

Gasoline and diesel subsidies have been criticized for encouraging excess consumption, but the total global economic cost is truly staggering, representing an annual welfare loss worth four percent of the total market for fuel. More »

Bridging Policy, Bridging Regions: America’s involvement in promoting democracy in the Middle East

March 6th, 2014 - Paul Berry

Former Congressman Vin Weber discusses how policy practitioners link domestic debates with external issues. More »

Biometrics and Artificial Neural Networks: How Big Data Collection Works in Your Favor

March 4th, 2014 - Paul Berry

Experimental research reveals that biometrics matched with artificial computers can help generate significantly more accurate security measures. More »

Policy Radio | US-Russia Relations with Ambassador Ian Kelly, Diplomat-in-Residence for the Midwest, US State Department

February 14th, 2014 - Anne Knapke

This week, Anne Knapke speaks with Ambassador Kelly about the state of US-Russia relations, US foreign policy, the Sochi Olympic games, and the reemergence of an East West divide. More »

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