Kathy Kemper

Last week, I attended a high-level CEO dialogue at the U.S.-India Energy Partnership Summit, organized by Yale and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)-North America. The dialogue, held in Washington, D.C., explored how businesses can accelerate the development and adoption of green technology and how the United States and India...

With the economy on a shaky road to recovery, it has become clear that the Great Recession triggered a fundamental change in the way Americans are forced to operate in the globalized economy. Everyone is feeling the strains. The archetype of the "company man" is fast going extinct, schools and...

Technology has always played a key role in driving the U.S. economy forward. But over the past decade or so, it is not just the big players -- government, Fortune 500 companies, and research universities -- that are benefiting. Personal computers, broadband Internet, and now smartphones have put cutting-edge technology...

Facing serious economic and political constraints, how can the United States effectively engage Arab countries in the midst of transition and help support Arab voices for dignity, opportunity, and greater inclusion? At the Institute for Education's first session of its 21st INFO season, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy,...

The United States has advocated democratic and liberal reforms in the Middle East for over half a century. Sometimes, it has worked behind the scenes. Other times, it has been out in front, trying to catalyze change. Whatever the strategy, U.S. policymakers have repeatedly found their efforts stymied by the...

In the end, it wasn't a grand bargain that averted the possibility of yet another government shutdown this week and kicked the fiscal can down the road for at least another month and a half. There wasn't any shelving of politics for the greater good. And there certainly weren't any...

Anders Breivik's rampage in Norway last week has intensified scrutiny of the EU's attitude towards immigration. Many Europeans are increasingly vocal in declaring multiculturalism a failure and that complaining that immigrants exploit their generous welfare systems without attempting to assimilate.

America's also in the midst of an important immigration debate...

On June 1, Dr. Rosa Rai Djalal, wife of the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, invited a star-studded panel to discuss one of the most important national security issues of our time. No, it wasn't terrorism. It wasn't weapons of mass destruction. And it wasn't debt reduction. Instead, the...

"I'M THE CREEPER: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!"

In 1971, this sentence started popping up on computer screens all across ARPANET, the network we recognize today as the ancestor of the modern Internet. The whimsical message, it soon emerged, was the work of "Creeper", the first-ever self replicating-computer program. Created...

In light of the recent Japanese nuclear accident caused by one of the largest earthquakes the country experienced in more than 300 years, I reflect on the future of nuclear power and how public perception has certainly been affected. These events are devastating, there is no doubt. It might however...

The unrest that continues to grip the Middle East is, first and foremost, a reminder of a truth that is too often forgotten: the desire to live in dignity is more powerful than any dictator or army.

It's also a reminder of another truth that most would prefer to...

Some American observers are billing Hu Jintao's visit to Washington as the most important state visit in three decades -- and not without good reason.

His trip comes at a time when there is a widespread belief--in both Washington and Beijing--that the US is in decline. According to

In the words of IFE Fellows, here is what 2010 was all about:

Sports

Dog killer or MVP? Michael Vick, in his second season after serving 23 months in jail for dogfighting, lit up the NFL with his MVP-type performances. Vick's comeback is fascinating because it makes sports fans ask...

Since 9/11, many have asked: where are the moderate Muslims? Why don't they stand up and denounce those who pervert Islam to justify violence?

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf exemplifies the type of individual they should be embracing. The man I heard speak at the Fourth Annual...

The debate over TSA scanners and pat-downs reminds me of the debate over instituting instant replay in football. The football purists argued replay would slow the game down, and some went so far to say that refereeing mistakes were part of the game. The supporters of instant replay countered that...

"Nobody who walks into the valley of our political system emerges unscathed," observed David Brooks in his recent New York Times column, "Would You Run?" That comment is especially true for the two Senate candidates who are competing -- in the relentless and unforgiving spotlight -- for President...

I hate Halloween.

Don't get me wrong. I'm all for costumes, parties and tricking; it's the treating part I hate. Why, when a huge percent of this country is morbidly obese, when heart disease is the leading cause of death, when diabetes is epidemic, when we know that fat-filled, sugar-coated...

What follows are questions for Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren from Coach Kemper and IFE Journalism Interns

1. Q: As a historian and author, what 3 books would you recommend to high school students who wish to gain a better understanding of the world and the middle east in particular?

A:...