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Spotlight: Burma


Reuters/Eduard Berga Luque - A man looks at a fallen tree that lies beside a decorative archway near the airport in Myanmar.

Save to My Portfolio Disaster in Myanmar: Key Challenges for the International Community

Lex Rieffel, May 07, 2008

With more than a million people killed, missing, or uprooted by the cyclone that struck Myanmar/Burma on May 3, international aid groups and foreign governments are mobilizing food, water and other assistance for the country. Lex Rieffel, who is currently studying the Asian perspective on Myanmar/Burma, addresses some of the key policy challenges. Read More

Foreign Aid, Global Food Crisis, Southeast Asia, Global Economics, Global Poverty

Foreign Aid and the World Food Crisis


Reuters/Muhammad Hamed - US embassy staff hang a banner on a truck loaded with humanitarian aid in Amman.

Save to My Portfolio A New Face of Hunger Should Prompt a New Approach to Foreign Aid

Noam Unger, May 02, 2008

President Bush recently called on Congress to increase U.S. food aid and development programs by $770 million. In a recent op-ed, Noam Unger, senior manager of Brookings’ Foreign Aid Reform Project, discusses how U.S. assistance programs should be strengthened in order to improve the effectiveness of America’s aid during the global food crisis and beyond. Read More

Foreign Assistance Reform, Foreign Aid, Global Food Crisis, Global Governance, Development

Global Economics


Reuters/Kevin Lamarque - U.S. President George W. Bush delivers the final State of the Union address in Washington.

Save to My Portfolio The Spring Meetings and the Global Economy

Colin I. Bradford, May 02, 2008

Missing from the recent IMF-World Bank ministerial meetings was an understanding that policy development needs to be an interactive process, one that includes financial officials and law makers. Colin Bradford advises the world's legislators must be brought into the conversation about global development in order for these discussions to evolve into successful action. Read More

Global Governance, International Monetary Fund, Financial Services, World Bank, Global Economics

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Rising Food Prices: a Global Crisis

Homi Kharas, April 23, 2008

Rising food prices partly reflect the spillover from high energy costs, and are causing major problems for poor people. Homi Kharas argues for more development assistance for agriculture production to increase food supplies in the long run as well as for more assistance for sustainable development projects to create jobs and higher wages so that poor people can afford the rising costs of food. Read More

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Save to My Portfolio The Impact and Future of AmeriCorps

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On May 13, the Brookings Institution and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) will host a forum with leading policy and public service experts about the role of AmeriCorps in helping to create future public service leaders Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio U.S. Foreign Assistance: Advancing National Security, Interests, and Values

Lael Brainard, April 23, 2008

As the world faces security threats from impoverished states, the global community searches for solutions to poverty. Lael Brainard offers Congress recommendations for modernizing the U.S. aid infrastructure.

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Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio The New Philanthropy and Development Aid

Raj M. Desai, Homi Kharas, April 24, 2008

While the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings made recent headlines, the Global Philanthropy Forum, gathering top private aid donors, fell in the shadows. These private aid donors will likely give more aid to the world’s poor this year than the institutions that convened the Spring Meetings. Raj Desai and Homi Kharas compare these two events and discuss how private aid can help to relieve global poverty. Read More

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Global Economy and Development examines the opportunities and challenges presented by globalization, which has become a central concern for policymakers, business executives and civil society. Global experts address the issues surrounding globalization within three key areas: the drivers shaping the global economy, the road out of poverty and the rise of new economic powers.

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Save to My Portfolio The Impact and Future of AmeriCorps

May 13, 2008

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Save to My Portfolio Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Social Policy, Informality and Economic Growth in Mexico

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Foreign Assistance Reform A New Face of Hunger Should Prompt a New Approach to Foreign Aid

Noam Unger, May 02, 2008

Latin America Growth and Development Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes

Foreign Aid Disaster in Myanmar: Key Challenges for the International Community

Lex Rieffel, May 07, 2008

Global Governance The Spring Meetings and the Global Economy

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Q&A with Lael Brainard

Reforming U.S. Foreign Aid

"Instead of 50 objectives we probably need five: reducing poverty; supporting capable states that are responsive to the needs of their people; countering humanitarian, trans-national and security threats."

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Spotlight

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.

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.

ExpertMartin S. Indyk

Ambassador to Israel and assistant secretary of state for near east affairs during the Clinton Administration, Martin Indyk directs the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. He currently focuses on the Clinton administration’s diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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.

Policy CenterSaban Center for Middle East Policy

The Saban Center conducts original research and develops innovative programs to promote a better understanding of the policy choices facing American decisionmakers in the Middle East.

Policy CenterJohn L. Thornton China Center

The John L. Thornton China Center develops analysis and policy recommendations to help address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

ExpertLael Brainard

Lael Brainard is vice president and director of Global Economy and Development. She focuses on competitiveness, trade, international economics, U.S. foreign assistance and global poverty.

ProgramGlobal Economy and Development

Global Economy and Development advances research, dialogue, and innovative solutions to address the forces of globalization and the challenges of global poverty.

ExpertThomas Mann

A noted congressional scholar, Tom Mann writes and speaks widely on issues related to campaigns, elections and the effectiveness of Congress.

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.

ExpertAlice M. Rivlin

Alice Rivlin, the first director of the Congressional Budget Office, is an expert on urban issues as well as fiscal, monetary and social policy. She directs the Greater Washington Research project. 

ProgramMetropolitan Policy Program

Redefining the challenges facing metropolitan America and promoting innovative solutions to help communities grow in more inclusive, competitive and sustainable ways.

ExpertRon Haskins

A former White House and congressional advisor on welfare issues, Ron Haskins co-directs the Brookings Center on Children and Families. He is an expert on preschool, foster care and poverty.