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Recent Brookings Global News

September 10, 2009 - Alejandro Toledo, Former President of Peru, Joins Brookings
July 22, 2009 - Brookings Launches Center for Universal Education
July 16, 2009 - Kenneth Lieberthal Named Senior Fellow and Director of the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings
May 7, 2009 - Mwangi Kimenyi, Expert on Africa's Economy, Joins Brookings
March 30, 2009 - Kemal Dervis Named Vice President and Director of Global Economy and Development at Brookings
January 30, 2009 - Ernest Aryeetey, Head of Leading African Think Tank, Joins Brookings to Direct Africa Growth Initiative
January 14, 2009 - Daniel Kaufmann, Leading Expert on Governance and Development, Joins Brookings
September 30, 2008 - Brookings Launches Africa Growth Initiative with Grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
September 11, 2008 - Eswar Prasad, Expert on Emerging Economies and Globalization, Joins Brookings


Research and Commentary

The Global Recession and Climate Change
The Middle East and the New Global Economy: Economic Recovery and a New Government in Lebanon
Building Bridges between China and the United States
An Awkward Dance: China and the United States
Protecting Putin's Protection Racket
Around the Halls: 20 Years After the Berlin Wall Fell
The Senate's Climate Change Bill and the Outlook for Copenhagen
Political Polarization in Latin America
The Scouting Report Web Chat: Previewing President Obama's First Trip to China
Tackling HIV/AIDS in Africa: From Knowledge to Behavior Change
The U.S. Should Encourage Structural Transformation Strategies in Africa

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Recent Events

November 19, 2009 - Sustaining Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
November 9, 2009 - Could the WTO Better Serve the Poor?
October 30, 2009 - 21st Century Global Governance: Broadening Participation in International Institutions
October 27, 2009 - Teaching and Learning in Emergencies, Chronic Crises, and Early Recovery
October 1, 2009 - Contemporary Development Challenges in Kenya
September 30, 2009 - Nigerian Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe on the Nigeria-U.S. Partnership
September 18, 2009 - Washington Roundtable on the Global Economic Agenda
September 17, 2009 - Monetary Policy and Financial Stability: An Address by José de Gregorio


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