Getting Ukraine Right
2025 Policy Recommendations
The George W. Bush Institute, a nonpartisan institution, is committed to fostering positive, meaningful, and lasting change at home and abroad rooted in the principles of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion.
Our lawmakers are tackling critical challenges on a range of issues, and we’ve outlined a series of briefs to help guide their way forward. These briefs focus on ensuring opportunities for all Americans, strengthening our democracy, and advancing free societies.
Advancing Free Societies
Experts
Read Ken Hersh's biography.
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Ken Hersh
President and Chief Executive Officer George W. Bush Presidential Center
Read David J. Kramer's biography.
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David J. Kramer
Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute and Vice President George W. Bush Presidential Center
Read Igor Khrestin 's biography.
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Igor Khrestin
Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Read Anne Wicks's biography.
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Anne Wicks
Don Evans Family Managing Director, Opportunity and Democracy George W. Bush Institute
Read Robin Berkley's biography.
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Robin Berkley
Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education George W. Bush Institute
Read Deborah L. Birx, M.D.'s biography.
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Deborah L. Birx, M.D.
Senior Fellow George W. Bush Institute
Read J.H. Cullum Clark's biography.
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J.H. Cullum Clark
Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative George W. Bush Institute
Read Laura Collins's biography.
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Laura Collins
Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative George W. Bush Institute
Read Jason Galui, Lieutenant Colonel, USA (Ret.)'s biography.
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Jason Galui, Lieutenant Colonel, USA (Ret.)
Director, Veterans and Military Families George W. Bush Institute
Read Natalie Gonnella-Platts's biography.
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Natalie Gonnella-Platts
Director, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Read Hannah Johnson's biography.
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Hannah Johnson
Program Manager, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Read Igor Khrestin 's biography.
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Igor Khrestin
Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Read Joseph Kim's biography.
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Joseph Kim
Research Fellow George W. Bush Institute
Read David J. Kramer's biography.
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David J. Kramer
Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute and Vice President George W. Bush Presidential Center
Read Jessica Ludwig's biography.
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Jessica Ludwig
Director, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Read Albert Torres's biography.
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Albert Torres
Program Manager, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Read Chris Walsh's biography.
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Chris Walsh
Director, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Read Anne Wicks's biography.
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Anne Wicks
Don Evans Family Managing Director, Opportunity and Democracy George W. Bush Institute