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Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama in Mexico

Vanda Felbab-Brown, August 10, 2009, The Diane Rehm Show

President Obama in MexicoVanda Felbab-Brown joined Diane Rehm to discuss President Obama's meeting in Guadalajara with leaders of Canada and Mexico on issues of mutual concern including escalating drug violence in Mexico, immigration and the economy. Read More

Mexico, Counternarcotics Policy, Latin America, Canada, Global Financial Crisis

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Save to My PortfolioToward a New Frontier Improving the U.S.-Canadian Border

Christopher Sands, July 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

In an age of international terrorism and illegal immigration, a well-functioning U.S.-Canada border is vital for homeland security and also economic competitiveness. In a new report for the Metropolitan Policy Program, Chris Sands analyzes the current policy process for the U.S.-Canada border and offers recommendations for improving border policy to enhance both trade and security. Read More

Canada, Foreign Policy, Trade, Homeland Security

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Effects of 9/11 on Canadian-U.S. Trade: An Update through 2008

Steven Globerman and Paul Storer, July 13, 2009, The Brookings Instuitution

The authors of this report examine changes in the behavior of Canada-U.S. trade following the tightened border security in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Read More

Canada, Homeland Security, Foreign Policy, Trade

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Save to My PortfolioStable Banks, Stable Finance: The Canadian Experience

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Chris WattieAs banking and financial systems in the United States, Europe, and around the world have been shaken to their foundations over the past two years, Canada’s banking and overall financial system has proven sound and stable. On June 23, Brookings and the Woodrow Wilson Center's Canada Institute will host an examination of Canada’s overall financial system, particularly its approach to financial market regulation, and explore potential lessons for other countries. Read More

Canada, Banking, Financial Institutions, U.S. Financial Market Regulation, Financial Markets

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Save to My PortfolioThe United States and Canada: Toward a Better Border

May 27, 2009, The Brookings Institution

New rules set to start on June 1 will require passports at the U.S.-Canada border. Many fear that the new travel initiative will cause economic damage on both sides of the border. With these concerns in mind, Brookings and the Canadian International Council sponsored a forum that featured Homeland Secretary Secretary Janet Napolitano. Read More

Canada, Trade, Foreign Policy, Homeland Security

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Save to My PortfolioKnow Thy Neighbor: What Canada Can Tell Us About Financial Regulation

Pietro S. Nivola and John C. Courtney, April 23, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Know Thy Neighbor: What Canada Can Tell Us About Financial RegulationThe Obama administration and Congress are working rapidly to design a new regulatory architecture for the nation’s financial system. “They might consider taking a page or two from a model next door—Canada,” write Pietro Nivola and John C. Courtney, as they explore why the Canadian banking system remains solvent and solid amid the current global crisis. Read More

U.S. Financial Market Regulation, Canada, U.S. Economy, Financial Markets, Governance

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Save to My PortfolioToward a Better Border: The United States and Canada

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
8:30 AM to 3:30:00 PM
Washington, DC

ReutersThe Metropolitan Policy Program hosted a discussion to help shed light on the evolving security and economic challenges associated with the U.S.-Canada border and to examine recommendations for improving border policy. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered the keynote address. Read More

Canada, Trade, Foreign Policy, Homeland Security

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioElectoral Districting in the U.S.: Can Canada Help?

John C. Courtney, June 10, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Electoral Districting in the U.S.: Can Canada Help?John Courtney examines whether “importing” the Canadian model of independent electoral boundary redistricting commissions would help the American districting problem. Read More

U.S. Politics, Congressional Redistricting, Elections, Politics, Political Campaigns

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Save to My PortfolioTaking Stock of Diefenbaker at 50

John C. Courtney, April 02, 2008, The Brookings Institution

On the anniversary of the massive electoral victory of the Progressive Conservatives on  March 31, 1958, Brookings Canadian scholar John Courtney examines John Diefenbaker’s time as Prime Minister. Read More

Governance, Politics, Elections, Diplomacy, International Relations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Vital Connection: Reclaiming Great Lakes Economic Leadership in the Bi-National U.S.-Canadian Region

John C. Austin, Britany Affolter-Caine and Elaine Dezenski, March 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution

The Vital Connection: Reclaiming Great Lakes Economic Leadership in the Bi-National U.S.-Canadian RegionThe bi-national Great Lakes region can continue to model what economic regions will look like in the global economy—and also how they can thrive. Read More

Trade, Canada, Economic Development, U.S. Economy, U.S. Economic Growth

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Save to My PortfolioThe Broad Benefits of Restoring the Great Lakes

John C. Austin, Soren Anderson, Paul N. Courant and Robert E. Litan, September 04, 2007, The Brookings Institution

For the past half century, the Great Lakes region has struggled to find its niche in a changing global economy. But the Great Lakes themselves can be a key asset in regional renewal. Read More

Great Lakes, U.S. Economic Growth, U.S. Economy, Canada

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Save to My PortfolioCanada's Multilateralism is on the Line

Colin I. Bradford, April 30, 2007, The Hill Times

Opinion by Colin I. Bradford (04/30/07) Read More

Global Governance, Development, Global Economics, Multilateral Development Banks, Governance

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Great Lakes: A World-Leading Bi-national Economic Region

Britany Affolter-Caine, James Milway and John C. Austin, March 28, 2007, Ontario Investment and Trade Services

In this presentation to a meeting of Canadian federal and provincial officials, Toronto area civic and academic leaders, and city officials, John Austin and Britany Affolter-Caine previewed the upcoming report on the bi-national Great Lakes regional economy and shared strategies for fueling economic growth across boundaries in the region.
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Great Lakes, Canada, Trade, Regions and States

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPreserving the Vital Center: Renew the Economy of the Industrial Heartland

Bruce Katz, John C. Austin and Paul Dimond, February 28, 2007, Opportunity 08

Preserving the Vital Center: Renew the Economy of the Industrial HeartlandAmerica's Great Lakes region, once the core of the nation's industrial production and wealth creation, is losing ground rapidly. This 12-state region reaches from Buffalo and Pittsburgh in the east, to Minneapolis-St. Paul and St. Louis in the west. The competitiveness agenda of the next president should include an investment strategy that focuses on regional assets and institutions that steer the transition to the knowledge economy. Read More

Competitiveness, Great Lakes, U.S. Economy, Labor Markets, Canada

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioOil-Hungry China Belongs at Big Table

Erica S. Downs and Jeffrey A. Bader, September 08, 2006, Calgary Herald

Opinion by Jeffrey A. Bader and Erica S. Downs, Calgary Herald (9/8/06) Read More

China, Energy Security, Asia, Global Economics, Global Environment

Featured Experts

John C. Austin

John C. Austin

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

John Austin directs the Great Lakes Economic Initiative, created to improve the economic vitality of the region. His expertise includes higher education and workforce policy.


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R. Kent Weaver

R. Kent Weaver

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Kent Weaver, a professor at the Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University, focuses on U.S. and comparative social policy; comparative political institutions; and the politics of expertise.


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Pietro S. Nivola

Pietro S. Nivola

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
The Douglas Dillon Chair

Pietro Nivola is a senior fellow and served as VP and director of Governance Studies from 2004-2008. He has written widely on energy policy, regulation, federalism and American politics. His current project is a study of partisan polarization.
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

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.

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.

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.

ExpertTed Gayer

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.

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.