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Memo to the President: Decrease Poverty and Increase Opportunity

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:48:07 GMT

A major economic slowdown adds to the problems of lower-income Americans, who have not shared in the economic growth of the last decade. On November 24, Brookings senior fellow Rebecca Blank will offer policy solutions and priorities for the president-elect to make greater investments in economic mobility and opportunity.

Wrenching Choices on Guantanamo

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:31:13 GMT

President-elect Obama has reiterated his campaign promise to close Guantanamo Bay. As Benjamin Wittes writes, the incoming administration must create a systematic and rigorous review of the detainee population, whose handling will require wrenching choices with no easy answers.

Guantanamo Bay and Detainees

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:00:26 GMT

On the Transition Tracker, Brookings expert Benjamin Wittes answers questions about how President-elect Obama can put a legal framework in place to end the clash over detainee rights, while Senior Fellow Stephen Hess discusses the process of selecting the cabinet.

U.S. Elections and Iran

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:02:11 GMT

Suzanne Maloney writes that Iran will loom large on the agenda of the next American president. Maloney believes Barack Obama's willingness to talk to Tehran represents a promising start, and that history suggests engagement is appropriate, but also notes Tehran will need to demonstrate it is prepared to rejoin the international community.

Managing Global Insecurity: A Plan for Action

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:23:34 GMT

American and global leaders face a choice: they can either use this moment to help shape an international, rule-based order that will protect their global interests, or resign themselves to an ad hoc international system where they are increasingly powerless to shape the course of international affairs. Today, the Managing Global Insecurity Project—a joint effort among Brookings, Stanford University and New York University—releases a comprehensive set of foreign policy recommendations for the next U.S. president and other world leaders to address the most critical challenges facing the world today.

What Now? Your Congressional Relations Chief

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:21:28 GMT

President-elect Obama has chosen Phil Schiliro, a veteran of the Senate and House of Representatives, to be his liaison to Capitol Hill. Stephen Hess, author of What Do We Do Now?, says that Schiliro’s long congressional experience and low profile have been hallmarks of success for his predecessors.