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  • “No, we do not need a ‘good’ DOGE,” ideas for democratic principles for renewal, The UnPopulist, July 9, 2026.

  • On designing a course on geopolitics and leadership at the Elliott School for International Affairs, May, 2026.

  • Re-thinking challenges to global food security at Global Food Institute’s annual Food and Agriculture Policy Summit, October, 2025.

  • “Why ‘defending democracy’ isn’t enough,” Democracy Without Exception Substack, September 10, 2025.

  • Video of “Why ‘defending democracy’ isn’t enough,” talk at Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute for Global Affairs, September 4, 2025.

  • Reflections on speaking about American politics to international audiences, Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance in Hamburg, September, 2025.

  • Leading a group of Wisconsin community leaders on Capitol Hill for USGLC’s Global Impact Forum, June 9, 2025.

  • Learning from those on the frontlines of digital resilience, at Special Competitive Studies Project AI + Expo, June 2, 2025.

  • Making the connection between democracy and national security, at the Atlantic Council’s Global Prosperity Forum, March 19, 2025.

  • “What Democracy Brings,” guest post on Timothy Snyder’s “Thinking About” Substack, March 5, 2025.

  • “Is democracy surviving the ‘year of elections’?” article in Journal of Democracy, June 2024.