Reflections on Benghazi: Administration Was Right From the Beginning on What Mattered Most
In the early days of the contentious debate over Benghazi, Simon offered up this analysis about what happened, and how the Administration got what mattered most right from the beginning. As analysis, it still holds strong today.

Features

Hais and Winograd Release New Book, "Millenial Majority"
Chris Bowman | May 15
NDN Fellows Hais/Winograd released their latest at an evening event here at NDN's offices. We were joined by Nat Journal's Ron Brownstein to discuss Millennials and the future of American politics.
As the Economy Improves, Give Some Credit to Globalization
Robert J. Shapiro | Jun 3
In a sweeping new essay, Rob takes a deeper look at how the successful management of a new age of globalization by the US is helping drive the new spate of good economic news.
Event Recap: China, US, and a New Middle East
Brad Bosserman | Jun 7
NDN’s MENA Initiative hosted a panel exploring ways that decreasing US oil demand and rapidly growing Chinese presence in MENA oil markets is reshaping the global politics of the Middle East.
Simon's latest in The Hill: "On the Border, DHS Has Earned Congress' Trust"
Chris Bowman | Jun 18
In this op-ed, Simon analyzes the success DHS has had on the border and discusses recent amendments to the immigration reform legislation.

Recent Work

NDN Statement on the Implications of the Iranian Presidential Election
Brad Bosserman // Mon, June 17
The election of Hassan Rouhani is a positive development and represents an opportunity for reform as well as renewed and rational engagement with the west. U.S. strategic interests and the security of our allies, though, must continue to drive our policy.
Event Recap: Immigration Reform: Bipartisanship's Improbable Poster Child
Emma Buckhout // Wed, June 12
Simon Discusses NSA Leaks, Snowden, and Global Surveillance on Fox and Al Jazeera America
Chris Bowman // Mon, June 10
Simon takes a hard line on the recklessness of Edward Snowden, but argues that because governments throughout the world have unprecedented surveillance tools new domestic and international norms will have to be adopted to protect every day people.
Kristian Ramos Op-Ed in AZ Daily Star: "Updating Ports of Entry Will Help Preserve Our Vital Trade with Mexico"
Emma Buckhout // Fri, June 7
In his column "Updating Ports of Entry Will Help Preserve Our Vital Trade with Mexico," Kristian highlights important border provisions of the legislation currently in Congress that will benefit the Southern Arizona and overall US economies.
Advancing Manufacturing Means Advancing Jobs
Chris Bowman // Fri, May 31
John explains how advanced manufacturing is crucial to the economic recovery, presenting us with cogent examples of how some cities are already helping create jobs with this burgeoning sector.
A Visual Guide to the Recovery
John Grant // Thu, May 30
Many key elements of the economy are normalizing. We should now focus on laying the foundation for the next economy.
New Hais/Winograd Op-Ed, "Will Democrats Repeat Their 2012 Success in 2014?"
Chris Bowman // Thu, May 23
In 2014, if the Democrats are able to maintain their ground game advantage and build enthusiasm among their larger base of supporters they should be able to hold their own in the Senate and at least cut into the Republicans' gerrymandered advantage in the House.
NDN Hosts Experts Discussing Plan About How to Build A "21st Century Postal Service"
Chris Bowman // Mon, May 20
If you missed our event today about modernizing the US Postal Service with George Gould and John Nolan, feel free to review the video of the thoughtful discussion.