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Reuters/Christian Charisius - People leave metro at underground station in Copenhagen.

Save to My Portfolio The Copenhagen Governance Gap

Nathan Hultman, December 16, 2009

It appears that the U.N. Secretariat was simply unprepared for the massive influx of delegates attending the 15th annual climate change conference in Copenhagen. Nathan Hultman discusses the viability of the current model of climate governance that involves widespread and open-access participation by civil society and whether or not it will ultimately hinder the negotiation process. Read more and comment

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, Climate Change, Global Environment, Global Governance

SPOTLIGHT: Iran


Reuters/Raheb Homavandi - Vendor counts money in shop in Tehran's Grand Bazaar.

Save to My Portfolio Iran Sanctions: Options, Opportunities and Consequences

Suzanne Maloney, December 15, 2009

During testimony before the House Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Suzanne Maloney discussed the prospects and implications of U.S. sanctions as a tool for addressing Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Read More

Iran, Sanctions, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Arms Control

SPOTLIGHT: Cities


Reuters/Kevin Lamarque - Slabs for houses not yet built sit idle in a housing development in Gainesville, Virginia.

Save to My Portfolio Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in America’s 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas

December 15, 2009

The third MetroMonitor reveals that the U.S. economy has entered a period of “fragile recovery,” but that wide disparities remain across the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. Several posted signs of robust economic growth in the third quarter of 2009, most showed a mixed though improving performance across their headline indicators, and some metro areas remained mired in recession with no signs that recovery is around the corner. Read More

Cities, Regions and States, U.S. Economy, Unemployment, Housing

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TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.