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States at the wheel: A state policy scorecard on electric vehicle readiness

Shriya Methkupally, Mark Muro

June 17, 2026

An Iranian national flag is placed by the rubble of a collapsed building following strikes at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on April 7, 2026.

Blowback: How the Iran war may change the world

June 24, 2026

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA - AUGUST 02: Patients wait for care at a Remote Area Medical (RAM) mobile dental and medical clinic at Terre Haute South High School on August 02, 2025 in Terre Haute, Indiana. More than a thousand people are expected to seek free dental, medical, and vision care at the two-day event in Terre Haute, which has a poverty rate of over 25 percent. Non-profit organization RAM provides free medical care through mobile clinics in underserved, isolated, or impoverished communities around the country and world. As healthcare continues to be a contentious issue in the U.S., an estimated 27 million people — or 8.3 percent of the population — are uninsured, according to a report from the Census Bureau, with the rate considerably higher in rural and poorer parts of the country.

Reducing poverty among older adults

Wendell Primus, Ben Graham, Jack A. Smalligan, Chloe Zilkha

June 17, 2026

Vanda Felbab-Brown testifies before the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control on the global reach of Mexican drug cartels.

The spiking threat: Mexican cartels in Europe, Canada, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America

Vanda Felbab-Brown

June 24, 2026

America’s Rural Future: Eastern Kentucky site visits highlight locally led recovery, Main Street reinvestment, and civic institutions anchoring a region in transition

Adam Aley, Junjie Ren

June 22, 2026

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Iran

People operate the gate at RAF Akrotiri, a British sovereign base that was hit by a drone early on Monday, causing limited damage, after sirens sounded, in Cyprus, March 6, 2026.

U.S. Defense Policy The end of the American way of war?

Caitlin Talmadge, Mara Karlin

JDAM precision-guided munitions are loaded into a Rockwell B1 Lancer heavy bomber at RAF Fairford on March 16, 2026 in Fairford, England.

Defense & Security Why lower munitions stocks won’t undercut deterrence of China

Michael E. O’Hanlon, Michael Poznansky

A member of the Iranian security forces stands guard under a large portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a memorial to mark the 40th day since his father, Ali Ayatollah Khamenei, was killed in US-Israeli joint strikes, on April 9, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Middle East & North Africa How the Iran war will change the Middle East

Philip H. Gordon

A demonstrator waves a Turkish flag during a protest in Izmir, Turkey, on May 24, 2026.

Turkey Turkey’s post-American hesitation

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

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Education

Global Education Will AI in education succeed?

Brad Olsen, Jobin Thomas

Past Event

June 18

2026

Global Education Global perspectives on the post-2030 education agenda: What we heard from 6 continents

Online only

Thursday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT

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Education 2 members of Congress on improving American education

Rep. Kevin Kiley, Rep. Mark Takano, Rashawn Ray

Labor & Unemployment How can we improve workforce outcomes for community college students?

Harry J. Holzer, Amy Feygin

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Artificial Intelligence

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Society & Culture Understanding Pope Leo’s AI encyclical

Elham Tabassi, Nicol Turner Lee, Valerie Wirtschafter

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 15: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour Zhongnanhai Garden on May 15, 2026 in Beijing, China. Trump and other U.S. officials are finishing up a visit intended to address the Iran conflict, trade imbalances, and the Taiwan situation while establishing new bilateral boards for economic and AI oversight.

Geopolitics The closing window of opportunity for US global technology leadership

John Villasenor

Artificial Intelligence The political geography of AI exposure

Mark Muro, Todd Jones, Shriya Methkupally

Technology Policy & Regulation From bans to recalls: A public health framework for AI companion bots

Gaia Bernstein

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Foreign Politics & Elections

People attend Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar's swearing-in ceremony outside the Hungarian parliament in Budapest on May 9, 2026.

Foreign Politics & Elections Europe’s fractured politics and what they reveal about democracy

E.J. Dionne, Jr.

People look at a screen with the newspaper "Rodongsinmun" showing the news on the visit of China's President Xi Jinping, in the Kaeson Station of the Pyongyang Metro in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026.

Foreign Politics & Elections China, North Korea, and the Xi-Kim summit

Andrew Yeo, Patricia M. Kim, Hanna Foreman

This photograph taken during a media tour organised by the Hezbollah shows a man installing a flag of Hezbollah on the balcony of a damaged building at Nabi Sheet town after an Israeli military operation in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, on March 7, 2026.

Lebanon Lebanon between war and statehood: Shrinking the space for Hezbollah

Jeffrey Feltman

Democracy, Conflict, & Governance A new schism in Senegal marks uncharted territory for Africa’s democratic beacon

Danielle Resnick

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Climate & Energy

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Climate Policy Improving carbon credit markets: Transparency, quality, and fungibility

Philippe Delacote, Tara L’Horty, Sanjay Patnaik, Aidan Conley

Employees of Basra Oil Company, work at the Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field on the outskirts of the southern Iraqi city of Basra on April 29, 2026.

Energy Markets & Governance From chokepoint to crisis: The Strait of Hormuz and global oil markets

Samantha Gross, Ryan Beane

An oil derrick in the countryside.

Energy Security The timing of the impending crude crisis

Robin Brooks, Ben Harris

MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 13: Fuel prices are displayed on a sign as customers fill their vehicles at a gas station on April 13, 2026 in Miami, Florida. As the United States military blockades the Strait of Hormuz fuel prices rose above $100 dollars a barrel. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Transportation Another oil crisis is here. How will American drivers respond?

Adie Tomer, Ben Swedberg

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Upcoming Events

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June 25

2026

Transportation Driving down the cost of buses: Helping transit agencies get more for their money

The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

Thursday, 10:00 am - 11:15 am EDT

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June 29

2026

Education Technology AI and the future of teaching and learning

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Monday, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

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June 30

2026

U.S. Democracy What does the Declaration of Independence mean today?

The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

Tuesday, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT