The Forum

Join us for an insightful discussion with Surya Hardiansyah (MPP ’25), author of the Asian Policy Forum’s (APF) Silk Journal article, "Steering the Future South China Sea Geopolitical Dynamics from Past Perspectives." We delve into his analysis of the growing diplomatic and green investment cooperation between Indonesia and Vietnam, set against the backdrop of complex and often competing territorial claims in the South China Sea.Read the full article in the APF Silk Journal: https://sites.google.com/view/asian-policy-forum-uchicago/apfs-silk-journal/silk-journal-08Presenters: Ben Huynh, Prarthna IyerProducer: Lutfi Hakim Ariff

On this episode of The Forum, we welcome athor and Executive Director of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Writing Program David Chrisinger for a discussion of his new book, "The Soldier's Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II". The conversation covers David's process writing the book, the state of current military media, and defense department accountability, and the recent War Horse Symposium.This episode is published in cooperation with the Chicago Policy Review. For more information about CPR, you can find their website here: https://chicagopolicyreview.org/

Charlie Lowe, Publisher of UC3P, is joined in the studio by his long-time friend and political communications expert Justin Giorgio to discuss the first round of Chicago's Mayoral election. Delving deep into the political intricacies of the race, they analyze the strategies, successes, and failures of the mayoral candidates from round one and preview the matchup between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson in April's runoff.

On this episode of The Forum, we welcome the Democracy Fund's Senior Director of Governance Rudy Mehrbani in the studio for a discussion of government accountability and effectiveness. The conversation covers a series of topics including Rudy's experience in the Obama White House and his views on government personnel. Rudy provides critical insights into increasing government effectiveness and transparency in service of the American people. This episode is published in cooperation with the Chicago Policy Review and the Center for Effective Government at UChicago. Show Links: Democracy Fund: https://democracyfund.org/Chicago Policy Review: https://chicagopolicyreview.org/ Center for Effective Government at the University of Chicago: https://effectivegov.uchicago.edu/

On this episode of The Forum, we welcome Liz Hempowicz, the Project on Government Oversight's (POGO) Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, in studio for a conversation with Harris Student Graham Harwood. The conversation covers a wide range of topics surrounding making government work better for the American people including inspectors general, oversight reform, and transparency. This episode is published in cooperation with the Chicago Policy Review and the Center for Effective Government at UChicago.