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Two-Minute Take
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Video · Jul 14, 2026
Tips for Kids to Enjoy Summer Reading
Video · May 5, 2025
Two Minute Take: Texas Senate Bill 2: New Education Savings Account Program launching in 2026
Oct 31, 2024
Two Minute Take: Veterans believe their vote makes a difference and so should you
Video · Oct 24, 2024
Two-Minute Take: North Korean troops in Russia reveal Putin's desperation
Executive Director of the George W. Bush Institute David J. Kramer discusses reports of North Korean troops being sent to fight in Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine.
Video · Oct 24, 2024
Two-Minute Take: What can Paw Patrol teach us about democracy?
Oct 24, 2024
Two-minute take: remember Afghanistan on World Polio Day
The Taliban have manipulated polio vaccine campaigns. It's time for the global community to act.
Video · Aug 20, 2024
Two-Minute Take: Ukraine exposes Russian weakness in the Kursk region
Video · May 28, 2024
Two-Minute Take: 21 years of PEPFAR
President George W. Bush signed the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) into law on May 27, 2003. 21 years later, the program has saved more than 25 million lives and over 5.5 million babies have been born HIV-free.
Video · May 23, 2024
Two-Minute Take: What Taiwan’s new president means for U.S. and China relations
Taiwan's newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te will champion democracy and autonomy in Taipei, continuing the work of his predecessor and fellow Democratic Progressive Party member President Tsai Ing-wen.
Video · May 16, 2024
Two-Minute Take: U.S. favorability sharply declines while China and Russia are on the rise
Video · Apr 24, 2024
Two Minute Take: Explaining the U.S. support package for Ukraine
Video · Apr 15, 2024
Two-Minute Take: The Taliban profit while innocent Afghans suffer
Since retaking Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have focused on expanding their business opportunities. Taliban leaders are looking to increase their influence on the international stage and line their pocketbooks while the Afghan population, especially women and children, suffer greatly.
Video · Feb 8, 2024
Two-Minute Take: North America's World Cup is a win for globalization
Video · Jan 23, 2024
Two-Minute Take: Five reading recommendations from the National Council on Teacher Quality
“One of the issues we care deeply about at the Bush Institute is reading and whether or not kids around the country are receiving research-based reading instruction,” said Anne Wicks.
Video · Nov 3, 2023
Two-Minute Take: The root causes of Central American migration: toward a holistic approach
"Tackling endemic corruption and ultimately reducing irregular migration requires taking a holistic view of the root causes and implementing a wide range of policies that are innovative, creative, and steadfast in their commitment to democratic principles."
Video · Sep 13, 2023
Two-Minute Take: Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin meet in Russia
Video · Aug 29, 2023
Two-Minute Take: Bolstering North America's competitiveness
"In the US alone, it is estimated we will have almost two million unfilled manufacturing jobs by 2030. In a time where global companies are looking to reshore their supply chains, It's important that the US, Canada, and Mexico, as trading partners, work together to make sure our collective workforce has the right skills to meet this demand."
Video · Aug 11, 2023
Two-Minute Take: New U.S. special envoy to increase visibility of North Korean human rights
Video · Jul 13, 2023
Two-Minute Take: NATO convenes for its annual summit; G7 leaders meet
Video · Jun 22, 2023
Two-Minute Take: It's not too late to help our kids learn
Video · May 12, 2023
Two-Minute Take: Taliban ban women from working for the U.N.
Video · Apr 27, 2023
Two-Minute Take: Is democracy at a turning point?
Video · Mar 7, 2023
Two-minute take: The popular Belarusian blogger who took on Lukashenka
Video · Feb 22, 2023
Two-Minute Take: One-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Igor Khrestin, Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director of Global Policy at the Bush Institute, discusses the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Video · Sep 15, 2022
Two-Minute Take: Russia's Now on Defense
David J. Kramer, the Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director of Global Policy at the Bush Institute, discusses the momentum shift seen in Russia's war in Ukraine.
Video · Aug 25, 2022
Two Minute Take: Liberty and Leadership Scholar Update - Michael Bailey
One of our Bush Institute Liberty and Leadership Scholars provides an update from the front lines of the military coup in Burma.
Video · Jun 30, 2022
Two-Minute Take: Monkeypox Explained
Dr. Deborah L. Birx, Senior Fellow at the Bush Institute, former U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, answers common questions about the monkeypox virus.
Video · Apr 14, 2022
Two-Minute Take: State of Freedom in the World
Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, the Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow at Bush Institute, discusses recent findings from a Freedom House report on freedom in the world.
Feb 24, 2022
Two Minute Take: Day One of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Recommendations on American next steps and ongoing sanctions after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.
Jan 27, 2022
What Happens in Ukraine Matters
David Kramer, the Bush Institute’s Managing Director, Global Policy, explains what’s happening on the Ukrainian-Russian border and why it matters to the United States and the world.
Jan 25, 2022
Two-Minute Take: Drop In College Enrollment
Since the start of the pandemic, college enrollment has been down by nearly a million students and by nearly 3 million over the last decade. Learn what three things we need to keep an eye on as data continues to emerge.
Feb 1, 2021
Two-Minute Take: Burmese Military Coup
Yesterday, Burmese military detained civilian government leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi, state and regional authorities, ethnic leaders, writers, and democracy activists. Jieun Pyun, the Bush Institute's Human Freedom Initiative Senior Program Manager, discusses the current situation and what this means for democracy in Burma.
Video · Jan 26, 2021
Two-Minute Take: Promoting Prosperity in Central America with Targeted U.S. Trade Policy
Investment in the region would promote industrialization in Central America, boosting productivity and prosperity there and opening job opportunities that would encourage Central Americans to stay home instead of seeking to emigrate to the United States.