Falling solar prices spurred the author of “California’s Solar Rooftop Experience: An Update” to revisit an earlier economic review on the merits of implementing residential rooftop solar systems in California. As before, his analysis includes not only the costs and benefits for the solar adopters but also for the electricity providers, the government, and the […]
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Bush School Mosbacher Institute Remembers Namesake, Robert A. Mosbacher Sr. March 11, 1927 – January 24, 2010
Ten years ago today, the nation said goodbye to Robert A. Mosbacher Sr., accomplished Texas oilman and leader in public service. Today, the Mosbacher Institute remembers and honors the life of our namesake by sharing this memorial video. In 1948, at the age of twenty-one, Robert Mosbacher Sr. moved to Houston from his native New […]
Reimagining Globalization Event at the Bush School
International economist Dani Rodrik of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government will speak at the Bush School of Government and Public Service about reconciling today’s negative globalization trends. Rodrik objects to public commentary that fixates on advancing or reversing globalization and maintains that our task is to redesign globalization so that it better […]
Bush School Students Excited to Take Part in Congressional Candidates’ Forum
By Justin Bailey The Bush School’s Department of Public Service and Administration will sponsor a televised candidates’ forum this Saturday, January 25th, for the contenders for the District 17 U.S. House of Representatives seat. The forum, organized by KBTX of Bryan and KWTX of Waco, will air from 6:30 PM to 9 PM. As a […]
CGS Hosts Dr. Michelle Murray on “The Struggle for Recognition in International Relations”
CGS welcomed Dr. Michelle Murray of Bard College to the Bush School to discuss her book, The Struggle for Recognition in International Relations. In her book, Murray strives to answer the perennial question of how established powers can manage the peaceful rise of another great power. Read more about Murray’s book discussion.
The paper “When Do Leaders Free-Ride? Business Experience and Contributions to Collective Defense” was published in the American Journal of Political Science
The paper shows that world leaders with business experience make smaller contributions to collective defense than their non-business counterparts. The story is available online.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Speak at Bush School
On Wednesday, February 12, Ambassador Dennis Ross will deliver a lecture on Texas A&M University’s West Campus, beginning at 6 p.m. The talk will be on Ambassador Ross’ recent book, co-authored with David Makovsky, Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel’s Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny. The book focuses on what we can […]
Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist and Writer to Visit Bush School
On Monday, February 10, journalist and writer Kim Ghattas will deliver a talk on her recent book, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry that Unraveled Culture, Religion and Collective Memory in the Middle East, at Texas A&M University’s West Campus. The book tells the story of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and […]
Bush School Students Meet with Latvian Officials Regarding Research for the Atlantic Council
Students in the Master of International Affairs program at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, had the unique opportunity to visit Riga, Latvia, for their capstone research project. Dr. Gabriela Thornton led this capstone, which focused on exploring all the forms of retrenchment in Grand Strategy, looking more into the […]
Political scientist analyzes nuclear talks with North Korea
Department of Political Science professor Matthew Fuhrmann, an expert on nuclear proliferation, talked to NPR about current nuclear talks with North Korea. He commented: “Nuclear weapons are very good for self-defense, and for preserving the existing status quo,” argues Texas A&M University political scientist Matt Fuhrmann. But he says they’re not especially useful for forcing changes […]
