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SPOTLIGHT: Pakistan


Reuters/Adrees Latif - A Pakistani soldier Ismail Khan stands guard in a village in Khar.

Save to My Portfolio Finally, a Taliban Crackdown in Pakistan

Bruce Riedel, March 09, 2010

Recent months have seen an increase in Pakistani involvement in the fight against the Taliban in the Middle East, including a sudden surge in arrests of the terrorist network's top leaders. Although Pakistan's motives behind this policy shift remain unclear, Bruce Riedel writes that it may be a sign of meaningful progress in the war on terror. Read More

Pakistan, Terrorism, Middle East

SPOTLIGHT: 2010 Census


Reuters/Sam Mircovich - View of a U.S. one hundred dollar bill.

Save to My Portfolio Census 2010: Counting for Dollars

Andrew Reamer and Rachel Blanchard Carpenter, March 09, 2010

The 2010 Census will not only change the way Americans view their nation, but it will also be a factor in how federal assistance funds are dispensed across the country. Counting for Dollars: The Role of the Decennial Census in the Distribution of Federal Funds provides allocation data for states, counties and metropolitan areas to illustrate how the Census is a crucial part of determining budgets throughout the United States. Read More

2010 Census , Cities, Demographics, Federal Budget, Governance

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Save to My Portfolio Rising to the Challenge of Change: An Address by Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou

Monday, March 08, 2010
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On March 8, the Center on the U.S. and Europe at Brookings welcomed Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou for a public address on how Greece, the United States and Europe can reinvigorate their cooperation to confront common challenges. In his remarks, Mr. Papandreou addressed Greece's current economic situation and the opportunity it presents for Greece to modernize and revitalize its governance and for Europe to become more fully integrated. Read More

Diplomacy, Europe, European Union, Global Financial Crisis, Global Economics

SPOTLIGHT: U.S. Congress


Reuters/Mitch Dumke - The U.S. Capitol is reflected on the skylights of the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington.

Save to My Portfolio Senate Legislation: Reconciling With the Past

Thomas E. Mann, Norman Ornstein and Raffaela Wakeman, March 07, 2010

At the recent White House summit on health care reform, every GOP representative spoke against the Democrats’ health reform plans, urging the president to scrap them and go back to square one. However, President Obama and Democratic leaders are building a case for using the reconciliation process to push the legislation through the Senate. Thomas Mann and AEI’s Norm Ornstein analyze how reconciliation has been used to enact major policy changes and one that is compatible with law, Senate rules and the framers’ intent. Read More

U.S. Congress, U.S. Politics, The Presidency, Health Care, Governance

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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.

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.

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.

Policy CenterUrban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

The Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, is comprised of nationally recognized experts in tax, budget and social policy who have served at the highest levels of government.

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.

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.

ExpertAlice M. Rivlin

In February 1975, the Congressional Budget Office was established with Alice Rivlin as first director. Rivlin is an expert on urban issues as well as fiscal, monetary and social policy and directs the Greater Washington Research project at Brookings.

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.

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.

ExpertRichard C. Bush III

Richard Bush is the director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies. His public service career spans Congress, the intelligence community and the U.S. State Department. He currently focuses on China-Taiwan and U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan’s security.

Policy CenterCenter for Northeast Asian Policy Studies

CNAPS conducts research, analysis, and outreach designed to enhance policy development and understanding on the pressing political, economic, and security issues facing Northeast Asia.

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.

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.

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.

ExpertTed Piccone

Ted Piccone is a senior fellow and deputy director for Foreign Policy at Brookings. Piccone specializes in U.S.-Latin American relations; global democracy and human rights; and multilateral affairs. Piccone serves as an advisor to the Club of Madrid and has served on the National Security Council, at the State Department and Pentagon.

Research ProjectArms Control Initiative

Few problems pose greater challenges to U.S. national security than controlling, reducing and countering the proliferation of nuclear arms. The Brookings Arms Control Initiative brings the Institution’s multidisciplinary strengths to bear on the critical challenges of arms control and non-proliferation.

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The Africa Growth Initiative conducts high-quality policy research and analysis focused on attaining sustainable economic development and prosperity in Africa, while amplifying the voice of African researchers in policy-making and planning.

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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.

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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.