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Bridging the Gap: Peter Pitts on Pharma, Politics, and Patient Advocacy
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Peter Pitts was an associate director of public affairs at the FDA. As well as the founder and president of the RCMP, the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.


 Resetting and Securing US-China Relations: Priorities and Perspectives with Gabriel Noronha
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Gabriel Noronha is the Executive Director of Polaris National Security. He served as a special advisor for the State Department's Iran action group and special assistant for the Senate Armed Services Committee


 The Atlantic Council, Democracy, and Digital Frontiers: Kevin Cirilli on American Values and Global Challenges
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Kevin Cirilli is host of The Daily Debrief, a contributor to The Hill, and a visiting media fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub.


Foundation for Defense of Democracies: Clifford May on the Evolution of Global Threats and the Quest for Freedom
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Clifford May is the founder and president of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. He is also the weekly Foreign Desk columnist for the Washington Times.



Insights from Karol Markowicz on 'Stolen Youth' and Education's Role
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Karol Markowicz is coauthor of “Stolen Youth” and host of “The Karol Markowicz Show.” She is a Jewish immigrant born in the Soviet Union and raised in Brooklyn.


Recalibrating U.S. Diplomacy with China: An Interview with Dr. Anders Corr
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Dr. Anders Corr is the publisher of the Journal of Political Risk. He is the author of “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony,” “No Trespassing! Squatting, Rent Strikes, and Land Struggles Worldwide,” and “Great Power, Grand Strategies: The New Game in the South China Sea.”


 Regulatory Realities: Phil Kerpen's Vision for Policy Reform
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Phil Kerpen is the President of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity and leads American Commitment, an activist policy organization.


Understanding the Party-State: Meg Rithmire on China's Unique Capitalism
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Meg Rithmire is an F. Warren MacFarlan associate professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. She is the author of “Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism” and “Precarious Ties: Business and the State in Authoritarian Asia.”


Center For Strategic and International Studies welcomes Leon Cooperman to its board of trustees
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has declared that Leon Cooperman, the Founder of Omega Advisors and Chairman and CEO of Omega Family Office, has been appointed to its board of trustees. This announcement comes as CSIS is gearing up to enhance its focus on international commerce and economics.


 Navigating Property Rights: Roger Marzulla's Insights into Takings Law
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Roger Marzulla was Assistant Attorney General for Environment and Natural Resources at the Department of Justice, and past President of the Mountain States Legal Foundation. He is coauthor with his wife of “Property Rights: Understanding Takings and Environmental Regulation.”


Georgetown CSET's Role in U.S.-China Tech Competition: A Data-Driven Approach
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Jacob Feldgoise and Hanna Dohmen are data research analysts at the Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology.


 Tragedy of the Commons and Environmental Policies: A Critical Examination by Rob Gordon
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Rob Gordon was the senior advisor to the director of the US Geological Survey and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Environmental Management at the US Department of the Interior. He also served as the staff director for the subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the House Committee on Natural Resources.



Charting the course: Understanding the USCC's crucial role amidst shifting dynamics in U.S.-China relations
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Carolyn Bartholomew is Chair of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). She was the legislative director and chief of staff to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and a staff member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.



The Future of Free Speech in America: Marc Joffe Explains this Bulwark Against Government Tyranny
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Marc Joffe is a federalism and state policy analyst at the Cato Institute. He specializes in free speech issues.


From Lincoln's Vision to Today's Reality: Navigating the Challenges of Crime, Racism, and Economic Disparities in Underserved Communities with Pilkerton and Smith
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Chris Pilkerton and Ja’Ron Smith are authors of “Underserved: Harnessing the Principles of Lincoln's Vision for Reconstruction for Today's Forgotten Communities.” Pilkerton is the former acting administrator of the Small Business Administration, and Smith served as deputy assistant to the president for Domestic Policy, deputy director of the Office of American Innovation and director of Urban Affairs and Revitalization for the White House Domestic Policy Council.


 The Cartel Connection: Derek Maltz Sheds Light on the Border & Fentanyl Pandemic
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Derek Maltz is the former Director of the Special Operations Division at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. He currently works with thousands of families who have lost their loved ones to fentanyl poisoning.


Borders, Drugs, and Desperation: A Deep Dive into Cartel Operations
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Steve Murphy and Javier Pena are authors of the book, Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar. They retired from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, where they led investigations into Pablo Escobar and the Medellin cartel.