Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies

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The Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies at the George Washington University is the nation's leading center for communitarian policy research and is a research institute dedicated to finding constructive solutions to social problems through morally informed policy analysis and moral dialogue. We seek to bring the best scholarship and analysis to bear on policy issues affecting family, schools, the community, and the moral climate of society as a whole.

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Our Latest Research and Writing

Donald Trump and the Art of Foreign-Policy Bluffing

September 10, 2017

When it comes to China and North Korea, the administration ought to try carrots before sticks.

China and India: A Lesson in Conflict Resolution

September 01, 2017

In a violent world, the two behemoths offer a welcome respite.

For the record: US democratization drives are failure-prone

August 10, 2017

Etzioni specified the conditions that successful democratization requires and showed that these conditions are not extant in the Middle East and many other parts of the world.

THAAD: Best a Bargaining Chip

August 10, 2017

How might the U.S. make the best use of the controversial THAAD deployment to South Korea?

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Wanted: A Give-And-Take Diplomacy for the North Korea Crisis

July 17, 2017

America should make a serious attempt at give-and-take diplomacy with China before the situation with North Korea becomes untenable.

Needed: A China Policy

July 14, 2017

If the Trump Administration had changed its mind about the promotion of human rights and decided to pay more mind to their violations, why pick on China when the U.S.