[image: George W. Bush Presidential Center]

Five for Friday
A Weekly Digest from the Bush Center

September 24, 2021

Explore More



2021 Policy Briefs <[link removed]>





READ THE CATALYST <[link removed]>





UPCOMING EVENTS <[link removed]>






We Still Have A Role To Play In Afghanistan

Laura Collins, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative, and Natalie Gonnella-Platts, Director of the Women's Initiative at the Bush Institute, have co-authored a set of policy recommendations for the administration, Congress, the international community, and the private sector on how we can continue to help our allies in Afghanistan.
Learn more about our recommendations [image: arrow] <[link removed]>


In Focus


GLOBAL LEADERSHIP | The 2021 Concordia Annual Summit
This week, Mrs. Laura Bush was awarded the 2021 Concordia Leadership Award for her inspirational work toward the causes of freedom and women’s rights around the globe at the 2021 Concordia Annual Summit. Also during the summit, Bush Institute Executive Director Holly Kuzmich led a panel discussion on the latest achievements by the Go Further <[link removed]> public-private partnership to save lives from cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa.
Watch the award ceremony and panel discussion [image: arrow] <[link removed]>

IN THE NEWS | DFW Is Becoming the Capital of America's Heartland
In an op-ed for The Dallas Morning News , Cullum Clark, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative, writes why Dallas-Fort Worth's metropolitan area epitomizes the new trends in American urbanism.
Read the op-ed [image: arrow] <[link removed]>

VETERAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM | Lessons From General James Mattis
Last month, the 2021 Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program convened in Dallas for its third module, focused on vision and communication in leadership. Secretary Robert McDonald, the Bush Institute April and Jay Graham Fellow, moderated a conversation with General James Mattis, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, in which he provided our Scholars with valuable lessons on leadership.
Read more [image: arrow] <[link removed]>

TUNE IN | The Impossible State Podcast
Lindsay Lloyd, Bradford M. Freeman Director of the Human Freedom Initiative at the Bush Institute, and Victor Cha, Senior Fellow in the Human Freedom Initiative, joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies' podcast The Impossible State to discuss the human rights issues in North Korea.
Listen to the episode [image: arrow] <[link removed]>

[image: George W. Bush Presidential Center] <[link removed]>

2943 SMU Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75205
T. 214-200-4300 | E. [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

[image: Twitter] <[link removed]> [image: Instagram] <[link removed]> [image: Facebook] <[link removed]> [image: Flickr] <[link removed]> [image: YouTube] <[link removed]>

Email Preferences <[link removed]> | Privacy Policy <[link removed]> | Give Today <[link removed]>