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As the turmoil in the Middle East continues, the United States nears the debt ceiling and the global economy remains weak, politicians in all countries must deal with complex local and international issues. Brookings experts discuss elections and political transitions around the globe, examining the role of politics at all levels.
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May 1, 2013, Bill Frenzel
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Interview | CBC Egypt
April 30, 2013, Tamara Cofman Wittes
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Sadly, divided party government, which we have because of the Republican House, in a time of extreme partisan polarization, is a formula for inaction and absolutist opposition politics, not for problem solving. April 26, 2013, Thomas E. Mann, Moyers & Company
Sadly, divided party government, which we have because of the Republican House, in a time of extreme partisan polarization, is a formula for inaction and absolutist opposition politics, not for problem solving.
Interview | Moyers & Company
April 26, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein
Interview | Russia Beyond the Headlines
April 24, 2013, Fiona Hill
Expert Q & A | Diana Villiers Negroponte
April 19, 2013, Diana Villiers Negroponte
In a country [like Japan] where pork barrel projects have been rampant, infrastructure projects that seek to cater to the needs of construction companies have been a very common fact of political life. That it's in an electoral year gives me plenty of reasons to worry that when you are putting together a very hefty stimulus package, you are indeed using it in a wise manner and not just for the sake of spending to generate political support. April 5, 2013, Mireya Solís, Council on Foreign Relations
In a country [like Japan] where pork barrel projects have been rampant, infrastructure projects that seek to cater to the needs of construction companies have been a very common fact of political life. That it's in an electoral year gives me plenty of reasons to worry that when you are putting together a very hefty stimulus package, you are indeed using it in a wise manner and not just for the sake of spending to generate political support.
March 7, 2013, Diana Villiers Negroponte
Ironically, Obama tried harder and longer than the results merited to work cooperatively with Republicans in Congress. He has learned painfully that his public embrace of a policy virtually ensures Republican opposition and that intensive negotiations with Republican leaders are likely to lead to a dead end. No bourbon and branch-water laced meetings with Republicans in Congress or pre-emptive compromises with them will induce cooperative behavior. March 6, 2013, Thomas E. Mann, U.S. News & World Report
Ironically, Obama tried harder and longer than the results merited to work cooperatively with Republicans in Congress. He has learned painfully that his public embrace of a policy virtually ensures Republican opposition and that intensive negotiations with Republican leaders are likely to lead to a dead end. No bourbon and branch-water laced meetings with Republicans in Congress or pre-emptive compromises with them will induce cooperative behavior.
Interview | NPR
March 3, 2013, Thomas E. Mann
Expert Q & A | Domenico Lombardi
February 27, 2013, Domenico Lombardi
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Thomas E. Mann
Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
The W. Averell Harriman Chair
William A. Galston
The Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies
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