John Judis
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Week in the News
Source: NPR's "On Point

The New Year is already well underway with a turnover to the Democrats, a new Speaker of the House, a goodbye to Saddam Hussein, a goodbye to President Ford, a goodbye to the country’s top intelligence chief, and another turnover is on the way in the military’s war leadership. In a recent On Point broadcast, Carnegie's John Judis joins Karen Tumulty of Time Magazine, and On Point's Jack Beatty, to discuss the recent events during the first week of the New Year and what challenges are to come.
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About the Author
Former Visiting Scholar
As a visiting scholar at Carnegie, Judis wrote The Folly of Empire: What George W. Bush Could Learn from Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
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Recent Work
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