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Forecast Cloudy: A Case Study in Predicting Conflict Risk

Forecast Cloudy: A Case Study in Predicting Conflict Risk

This case study peels back the curtain to show how the research team built a new conflict prediction model and how it can be used.

Dec 6, 2019

Peter Kerins, Sharon Burke

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

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Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

This report tackles a critical set of questions for the long-term future of American democracy through an infrastructural approach.

Dec 5, 2019

K. Sabeel Rahman, Hollie Russon Gilman

Lifting the Barriers to Paid Family and Medical Leave for Men in the United States

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Lifting the Barriers to Paid Family and Medical Leave for Men in the United States

A new national survey and focus groups point to key barriers men face that may prevent them from taking time off from work to give care.

Dec 4, 2019

Haley Swenson, Brigid Schulte, Amanda Lenhart

Trade 2020: What’s It All �鶹��ý?

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Trade 2020: What’s It All �鶹��ý?

The Trade 2020 rubric tracks the issues centered around trade and their interconnections among the presidential candidates.

Dec 3, 2019

Alexandra Stark, Heather Hurlburt

Worker Voices: Technology and the Future for Workers

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Worker Voices: Technology and the Future for Workers

We went directly to the workers who are at the forefront of change, but who are too often absent from discussions of the future of work.

Nov 21, 2019

Molly Kinder, Amanda Lenhart

Enforcing a New Privacy Law

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Enforcing a New Privacy Law

In the ongoing debate about protecting individual privacy, Congress must also consider how a new federal privacy law should be enforced.

Nov 20, 2019

Eric Null, Becky Chao, Claire Park

The Bermuda Triad

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The Bermuda Triad

Congress spends billions of dollars to finance higher education. But shared regulatory oversight too often fails to protect its investments.

Nov 19, 2019

Amy Laitinen, Clare McCann

Decision-Making in the Counter-ISIS War

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Decision-Making in the Counter-ISIS War

Examining the history of the counter-ISIS war and drawing out lessons for developing sustainable counterterrorism strategies.

Nov 15, 2019

David Sterman

Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare

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Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare

This report delves into the history and covert operations of private military security contractors in ongoing proxy wars in the Middle East.

Nov 7, 2019

Candace Rondeaux

Equipping Individuals for Life Beyond Bars

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Equipping Individuals for Life Beyond Bars

This report finds that postsecondary and job training efforts help lessen skill gaps between incarcerated individuals and the general public

Nov 4, 2019

Monique O. Ositelu

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Forecast Cloudy: A Case Study in Predicting Conflict Risk

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

Lifting the Barriers to Paid Family and Medical Leave for Men in the United States

Trade 2020: What’s It All �鶹������ý?

Worker Voices: Technology and the Future for Workers

Enforcing a New Privacy Law

The Bermuda Triad

Decision-Making in the Counter-ISIS War

Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare

Equipping Individuals for Life Beyond Bars

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�鶹��ý Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

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Trade 2020: What’s It All �鶹��ý?