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June 18, 2021

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In Case You Missed It: Watch Understanding the Border

If you missed Monday’s Highland Capital Lecture on Understanding the Border: A Conversation on Life, Culture and Commerce , you can watch it online now. Part of the popular Engage at the Bush Center series, this program featured former Congressman Will Hurd, Evan Smith, Adair Margo, Amb. Geronimo Gutierrez Fernandez, and Jay Kleberg discussing how to thoughtfully secure and manage the diverse southern border region.
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AFGHANISTAN | ‘Free People Must Stand With Afghan Women’
This week, former first lady Mrs. Laura Bush also released a video discussing the substantial gains Afghan women have made since 2001 and urging that “free people around the world must stand with Afghan women.”
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REGISTER | The Texas Triangle

Join Cullum Clark, Bush Institute – SMU Economic Growth Initiative Director, for a virtual panel hosted by Interabang books on Thursday, June 24 at 6 p.m. CT as he discusses his new study, The Texas Triangle: An Emerging Power in the Global Economy <[link removed]>. Clark and his co-authors will share their findings on how Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and Houston have made significant strides in economic, educational, and population growth.
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IMMIGRATION INSIGHTS | Perspectives from the Border
Former El Paso Mayor Dee Margo sat down with Holly Kuzmich, Bush Institute Executive Director, to share insights on education, commerce, culture, and history from the context of the largest southern border city in the United States.
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MILITARY SERVICE | Refueling Your Resilience as a Leader
Robert McDonald, the April and Jay Graham Fellow at the George W. Bush Institute and former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, reflects in a recent article how COVID-19 has challenged veterans’ resilience and how purpose and values matter now more than ever.
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