Daniel Runde | Foreign Policy

Elephants in the Room

Development and Diplomacy Are Instruments of a ‘Peace through Strength’ Foreign Policy

Instead of making slash and burn cuts at State, a top-to-bottom review is needed.

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Elephants in the Room

Trump Should Help Finish Myanmar’s Transition to Liberal Democracy

Myanmar could become the next Indonesia, with the White House's help.

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Shadow Government

Review: “On War and Politics”

Retired General Arnold Punaro in October published a book which details his service in Vietnam, his 25 years in the Senate working for Senator Nunn, his 35 years of active and reserved duty in the Marine Corps, and his 20 years in the private sector.

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Shadow Government

Don’t Defund the U.N. — Find Other Ways to Help Israel

The United Sates should seek to preserve its influence in the United Nations.

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Shadow Government

Review: “Powerplay,” by Victor Cha

The book successfully answers its central question: Why aren’t America’s Asian alliances built the same as in Europe?

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Shadow Government

General Kelly Is a Great Pick for Homeland Security

I have known Kelly for several years and have had the privilege of working with him and having him speak on several occasions at my day job.

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Shadow Government

Review: “While America Slept”

Robert O’Brien’s new book is the 2016 equivalent of Richard Nixon's "The Real War."

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Shadow Government

Review: General Michael Hayden’s ‘Playing to the Edge’

Every reader of Shadow Government should read the former CIA director's memoir.

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Shadow Government

Is America Ready for the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’?

I just finished Klaus Schwab’s new book, "The Fourth Industrial Revolution," and it is worth reading.

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Shadow Government

Review: ‘My Story,’ by Andrei Sannikov

'My Story' is a mix of 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich,' by Alexander Solzhenitsen, and 'The Case for Democracy,' by Natan Sharansky.

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About Daniel Runde

Daniel Runde served in the Bush (43) Administration at USAID. He also worked at the World Bank Group (IFC). He currently holds the William A. Schreyer Chair at CSIS. In a personal capacity, he was a foreign policy adviser to Governor Romney's 2012 campaign. He is currently a foreign policy adviser to Governor Walker's presidential campaign.