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Foreign Affairs

Moving beyond symbolism

In a conversation with Tom van der Voort, Miller Center Senior Fellow Eric Edelman, a former U.S. Ambassador to both Turkey and Finland, says President Biden has set the right tone in foreign policy, but faces a number of challenges to real progress
NPR

Biden's Beginning: Executive Orders And A New Presidential Leadership Model

In the first week, new presidents set a tone. With President Biden, it's been disciplined, orderly, a lot like the way he campaigns, says Barbara Perry, the director of presidential studies at UVA's Miller Center. "Moderate liberalism, a moderate persona and personality, someone who's not a great orator, not going to set the world on fire but is well-meaning, a good soul, empathetic, feels people's pain."
Barbara Perry
Miller Center Presents

'Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy'

The editors of Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy explore the divide between our democratic aspirations and our current reality, answering questions such as, How can we create and sustain an America that never was, but should be? How can we build a robust multiracial democracy in which everyone is valued and everyone possesses political, economic, and social capital? How can democracy become a meaningful way of life, for all citizens?
Melody Barnes
Bloomberg

Obama-Era Lessons for Biden: Move Fast, Be Clear, Keep It Simple

“We’ve all seen this movie before,” said Chris Lu, who served as deputy secretary of labor in the Obama administration. “The Great Recession taught us that if you cut off economic relief too soon, the recovery is slower and American workers suffer longer.”
Chris Lu