Policy Advocacy for Nonprofit Leaders in Chicago
In-Person
The Sullivan Conference Center
33 S. State Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603
How Non-State Groups Are Reshaping Warfare and Terrorism with Armed Drones
Peter Bergen and David Sterman contributed a chapter on non-state use of drones to a Soufan Center's edited volume.
Secretive U.S. Base in Somalia Signals New Phase of War
New America's data on U.S. strikes in Somalia was cited by Drop Site on the state of the U.S. war in Somalia.
Rethinking the Four-Year Default
Three year bachelor's degrees, community college baccalaureates, and degree apprenticeships are worth considering alongside each other, because they're being asked to answer many of the same hard questions.
Transitions Don’t End at the Schoolhouse Door
Gwinnett County is a bright spot for transitions to kindergarten and beyond.
Where Is There Progress in Meeting ADA Digital Accessibility Standards and What New Challenges Are Emerging?
An early 2026 50-state scan reviews progress toward reaching compliance with ADA digital accessibility standards.
Beyond Nation-States: A New Reading List for Understanding Global Politics Today
International policy analyst Gordon LaForge recommends must-reads for understanding global conflict and power.
“All the Presidents’ Wars” Reviewed in Terrorism & Political Violence
A new review calls Peter Bergen's soon to be published book "All The Presidents' Wars" "accessible and relatively fast-paced."
Calling Care Storytellers: New Reporting Grants to Amplify Caregiving Stories
Better Life Lab’s reporting grants equip journalists and writers to tell powerful stories about care solutions.
Safe People, Safe Places, Safe Services: How Parents of Young Children See Safety
Families define “safety” through more than crime statistics, but unequal resources shape who can act on it.
Advancing Degree Apprenticeships in Health Care
Regulators can be engaged as allies in implementing degree apprenticeship, a new model to strengthen career preparation in health care.
Courtney Arnold
State Partnership Lead, Eviction Data Response Network
Daniel Kimmage
Fellow, Future Security
Power at the Polls: Confronting Barriers to Accessible Democracy
Virtual event on the state of accessible voting and democracy.
Virtual
12PM – 1PM EST