Johns Hopkins University
Eliot Cohen is Director of the Strategic Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and the author of The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force. From 2007 to 2009, he was a counselor to then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
President Trump and the 'business' of government Donald Trump may be in the White House because he promised to "shake up Washington." But did that mean capsizing basic institutions? In just two weeks, he's consolidated decision making, ignored avenues of communication and flouted traditional protocols. He's run roughshod not just over professional civil servants but secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security he's just appointed. Some conservative veterans of the George W. Bush Administration are even predicting impeachment before he can finish his term. We compare Trump's uninhibited use of executive power to what's happened in other countries where "checks and balances" were not as strong as expected.
A California car that takes solar power seriously Cars and trucks are some of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. And so a number of automobile companies are exploring ways to meet governmental - and consumer - demands for cleaner drives.
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Dianne Feinstein Leverages ‘Seniority’ Sen. Dianne Feinstein is doing something she hasn't done in 18 years: Appear on the same stage as her political opponent.
Rebecca Traister and the Power of Women’s Anger One of America’s leading feminist writers says women have changed history since Ancient Greece. And, she says, they’ll do it again. The backlash to President Trump was just the beginning. Record numbers of women are running for congress, state governorships and local offices. She tells Warren about her latest book,“Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger.”