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Save to My PortfolioThe Evolving Transatlantic Agenda

Friday, July 11, 2008
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

In the coming years, European and American leaders will face pressing global challenges such as terrorism, international trade negotiations and climate change, which will require joint action and close collaboration between American and European leaders.On July 11, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings will host Jim Murphy MP, Great Britain’s Minister for Europe, for a discussion of the role of public diplomacy in the new transatlantic agenda.

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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioShrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan America

Andrea Sarzynski, Marilyn A. Brown and Frank Southworth, May 29, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Brookings released a report that ranks the carbon footprint of the nation’s top 100 metropolitan areas. For the first time, the report quantifies a metropolitan area’s carbon footprint based upon carbon emissions from highway transportation and residential energy consumption and lists metropolitan areas by total metric tons of carbon emissions per capita in 2005. The report offers recommendations on how the federal government should step up its support of metropolitan efforts to shrink their carbon footprints. Read More

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioClimate Change and the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit

Monday, March 03, 2008
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Torsten BlackwoodOn March 3, the Brookings Institution hosted the top Japanese and U.S. climate change advisors for a discussion on their governments’ respective policy initiatives. The speakers explored options for a new international framework on climate change and discuss the role of the Hokkaido Summit as a critical milestone in ongoing climate policy negotiations. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioClimate Change and the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit

Carlos Pascual, Warwick J. McKibbin, James Connaughton and Mutsuyoshi Nishimura, March 03, 2008

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPay-As-You-Drive Car Insurance

Jason E. Bordoff, Spring 2008, Democracy Journal, Issue #8, Spring 2008

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Save to My PortfolioContending with the Rise of China

Richard C. Bush III and Martha Raddatz, February 22, 2008

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Save to My PortfolioClimate Change and Global Trade

William J. Antholis and Martha Raddatz, February 01, 2008

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioClimate Change in the Overall Development Context

Thursday, January 31, 2008
12:00 PM to 12:00
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHow the Next President Can End Our Oil Addiction

David B. Sandalow, January 09, 2008, Wired.com

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Changing Climate: The Road Ahead for the United States

William J. Antholis and Todd Stern, Winter 2007-08, The Washington Quarterly

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRecipe for European Climate Leadership

Nigel Purvis, November 17, 2007, Financial Times Deutschland

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Challenges of Emissions Trading

Urjit R. Patel, November 16, 2007, Business Standard

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEconomist calls for bipartisan approach on climate

Warwick J. McKibbin, November 05, 2007, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioGlobal Climate Change: A Stern Warning

Urjit R. Patel, October 26, 2007, Business Standard

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Save to My PortfolioHis Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Richard Armitage, Richard Holbrooke, Andrea Koppel and Strobe Talbott, October 18, 2007

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Heat Is On

Urjit R. Patel, October 16, 2007, Business Standard

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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. Read More

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.

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.

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.

ExpertBenjamin Wittes

Benjamin Wittes, a New Republic online columnist, focuses on the Supreme Court; judicial nominations and confirmations; and legal issues surrounding the war on terrorism.

ExpertMartin Neil Baily

Martin Baily, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform and U.S. economic policy.

ExpertRebecca Blank

Rebecca Blank is an expert on the interaction between the macroeconomy, government anti-poverty programs, and the behavior and well being of low-income families. She has just been named the Robert V. Kerr senior fellow at Brookings.

Policy CenterWolfensohn Center for Development

The Wolfensohn Center seeks effective solutions to key development challenges in order to create a more prosperous and stable world with a focus on aid effectiveness, early childhood development and Middle East youth.

ExpertDavid B. Sandalow

A former assistant secretary of state and White House staffer, Sandalow is author of "Freedom from Oil" and an expert on energy policy and global warming.

ExpertBruce Katz

Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, regularly advises national, state, regional and municipal leaders on policy reforms that advance the competitiveness of metropolitan areas.

ExpertWilliam Galston

Bill Galston, the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies, is an expert on domestic policy, political campaigns and elections. His research focuses on designing a new social contract and the implications of political polarization.

ExpertWarwick J. McKibbin

An international economics expert based in Australia, Warwick McKibbin focuses his research on global climate change; the emergence of China and India into the world economy; and global economic modeling.

Research ProjectManaging Global Insecurity

MGI provides recommendations to the next U.S. president, the UN and key international partners to launch a strategic effort to build global partnerships and international institutions to meet twenty-first century trans-border challenges.

ExpertHugh B. Price

Former president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League, Hugh Price is an expert on education, civil rights, equal opportunity and criminal justice. His 40-year career spans journalism, philanthropy, the law, and social advocacy.

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. 

ExpertSarah A. Binder

Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics.  Her current projects focus on the politics of federal judicial selection and the consequences of partisan polarization.