This op-ed by CCLP senior fellow Matthew Dowd was originally published in the New York Times. The quantity of candidates running for president won't matter so much as the quality of leadership and vision that emerges by the end of the process. Having numerous candidates didn't hurt Democrats in 1992 and 2008 when they fielded double digits numbers. Presidents Bill Clinton and Obama made it through successfully while becoming better candidates. The large field is reflective of four things: three concern our current political environment, and one a reflection of our culture. First, the large field is a sign that……Continue Reading The Large Field of Candidates Reflects Our Current Politics
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In the News: Powell quoted in article
CCLP senior fellow Adam Clayton Powell III was quoted in a Sputnik International article about U.S. companies seeking compensation for property that was nationalized by the Cuban government over 50 years ago…….Continue Reading In the News: Powell quoted in article
Why China’s stock market bubble was always bound to burst
This article by CCLP senior fellow Orville Schell was originally published in the Guardian (UK). Over the past few weeks, punters in China underwent a near-death experience when their country's two stock exchanges entered freefall. The rapidly inflating bubble that had driven share prices to dizzying heights had suddenly burst. By this spring, the stock markets in Shanghai, with 831 listed companies, and Shenzhen, with 1,700, boasted a combined market capitalization of $9.5 trillion, which made them – along with the much older Hong Kong exchange – the second-largest financial market in the world…….Continue Reading Why China’s stock market bubble was always bound to burst
The Ultimate Job Interview: Who is Doing the Hiring?
This article by CCLP senior fellow Matthew Dowd was originally published in the Huffington Post. In the 2016 Presidential general election which voters will ultimately determine victory? So often in life we have to communicate to a group of folks by giving a speech or talk or we need to interview with someone we have never met before for a job we are seeking. And I have learned the best strategy in getting ready to do this effectively is to try and figure out who your target audience is. Who are they, what do they care about, what is their……Continue Reading The Ultimate Job Interview: Who is Doing the Hiring?
In the News: Winograd quoted in article
CCLP senior fellow Morley Winograd quoted in Reuters article on Millennials and sharing…….Continue Reading In the News: Winograd quoted in article
In the News: Schell discusses China’s economy
CCLP senior fellow Orville Schell discusses the boom and bust cycles of the Chinese economy on PBS NewsHour…….Continue Reading In the News: Schell discusses China’s economy
Can the U.S. and China get along?
This op-ed by CCLP senior fellow Orville Schell was originally published in The New York Times. For longtime observers of China, the last two years have been unsettling. Under Xi Jinping the Chinese Communist Party has made it more difficult than ever to hope that the People's Republic is still dedicated to the agenda of "reform and opening up" that was the mantra of the Deng Xiaoping era. Instead, Beijing has served up a neo-Maoist cocktail of autocracy within and truculence without. Despite meetings between Presidents Xi and Obama, and a yearly Strategic and Economic Dialogue, the level of discouragement……Continue Reading Can the U.S. and China get along?
Country music explored as a tool of U.S. diplomacy
WASHINGTON – It is well known that Dizzy Gillespie and Dave Brubeck toured the world as American Jazz Ambassadors, and American symphony orchestras have played throughout the world. Less well known is the role country music has played and is playing in U.S. public diplomacy. That was the focus of this month's CCLP Communication Leadership Lunch Forum here, presented by David Firestein (pictured right), a China expert and vice president at the East West Institute. "For public diplomacy to be effective," said Firestein, "it has to be organic, personal and emotional." He added that it must be "true to who……Continue Reading Country music explored as a tool of U.S. diplomacy
The Next UN Secretary-General: An Experienced Woman to Foster Global Food Security
This article was originally published in Huffington Post. Food security and related humanitarian needs present the great unacknowledged challenges of the 21st century. While conflicts in countries like Syria and Ukraine dominate the daily news cycle, and longer-term concerns about climate change and energy security are frequently aired, the problem of hunger and the emergence of new threats to world food supplies receive far less attention than they merit. These problems contribute directly to political instability, forced migration and violence. Without sustained focus at an international level and the commitment of adequate resources to address the problems, there is a……Continue Reading The Next UN Secretary-General: An Experienced Woman to Foster Global Food Security
US soft power triumphs in probe of Sepp Blatter’s corrupt casino
This article by CCLP senior fellow Derek Shearer was originally published in The Conversation. Soccer is truly the world's sport. It is played and watched by more people across the globe than any other sport. Every four years, it is the center of global attention when the World Cup is held. It's as if the World Series and Super Bowl were rolled into one mega-sporting event with viewership in the hundreds of millions. A private organization based in Switzerland called FIFA controls the selection of the host country, the commercial sponsors for the event and the rules by which the……Continue Reading US soft power triumphs in probe of Sepp Blatter’s corrupt casino