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Is the Presidency at an Unprecedented Crossroads?

The American presidency has arrived at a turning point, featuring unusual challenges, some of which are demonstrably unprecedented. Which way will the institution go?

Barbara Perry

There Is No Substitute for Ukrainian Victory

Just when Ukraine may be on the march to regain more of its territory currently occupied by Russia, some in the commentariat are ready to come to Russia’s rescue. That, in essence, is the idea put forward by Samuel Charap in Foreign Affairs. The United States and others, he argues, should broker an armistice between Russia and Ukraine. The idea is misguided and dangerous.

Eric Edelman

A New Age of Danger

Eric hosts Andrew Hoehn, Senior VP and Director of Research at the RAND Corporation, and Thom Shanker (formerly New York Times national security reporter and editor) Director of the Project for Media and National Security at George Washington University. The authors of "Age of Danger: Keeping America Safe in an Era of New Superpowers, New Weapons, and New Threats" discuss why we are entering an age of greater danger than we have known since the end of the Cold War.

Eric Edelman

Michael Lenox Of University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business On How To Use Digital Transformation To Take Your Company To The Next Level

As part of our series about “How To Use Digital Transformation To Take Your Company To The Next Level”, we had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Lenox, Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business at the University of Virginia. Mike is an award-winning professor, author, speaker, and consultant. For over twenty-five years, he has helped MBA students and executives navigate the competitive dynamics of markets in the face of innovation and disruption. He has served on the faculty at Duke and NYU and as a visiting professor at Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford. He holds a PhD from MIT in Technology Management and Policy and a BS and MS in Systems Engineering from UVA. Mike is the author of the new book, “Strategy in the Digital Age: Mastering Digital Transformation”, from Stanford University Press.

Michael Lenox

Russia Followed Cold War Rules To Invade Ukraine — But the World Has Changed

Russian President Vladimir Putin obviously underestimated the capacity of Ukrainian resistance, overestimated the shock-and-awe capabilities of the Russian military, and misjudged NATO’s resilience.

Brantly Womack

In Memoriam: Alice W. Handy, Leader Credited With Helping Establish UVA’s Modern Financial Foundation

“Alice was both exceptionally intelligent and deeply wise, able to read a room just as easily as she could size up a balance sheet. She focused on the Miller Center’s core strengths and encouraged us to build on them,” Antholis wrote.

William J. Antholis