RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Douglas J. Elliott, December 16, 2011, CNNMoney
Douglas Elliott examines why markets haven't responded strongly following the latest euro crisis summit, arguing that this is due in part to British opposition to the proposed eurozone fiscal pact. Elliott explains why the UK rejected the EU treaty-wide change and what this means for the euro crisis moving forward. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Donald Kohn, December 02, 2011, U.S. Department of the Treasury
On December 2, 2011, Donald Kohn delivered the keynote address at a U.S. Department of Treasury conference, “The Macroprudential Toolkit: Measurement and Analysis.” Kohn described how the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee is designing policy tools to identify risks and make recommendations for implementing financial reform legislation, preserving financial stability and preventing future financial crises. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC
As the United States embarks on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, one of the largest transformations of its health care system, the United Kingdom has also embarked on reform of its National Health Service to achieve low-cost, high-quality care. On November 9, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings hosted a discussion with U.K. Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley, who will present his vision for modernizing the U.K. health care system to improve quality and productivity. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Clara M. O'Donnell, October 24, 2011, Centre for European Reform
Clara O'Donnell details the efforts around European Union's cooperative defense, arguing that while the efforts have not been a huge success, there have been some improvements. According to O'Donnell, recent efforts have pushed some European countries to become more active in defense. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Washington, DC
On April 27, 2011, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy hosted a discussion with Mark Fallon and Mike Gelles of the Soufan Group. Moderated by Saban Center Director of Research Daniel Byman, the policy forum explored radicalization and political violence, and measures for combating this global challenge. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Peter W. Singer and Jonathan Laurence, December 2010 , Armed Forces Journal
Peter Singer and Jonathan Laurence assess Britain’s new National Security Strategy. According to the authors, the new strategy, titled "A Strong Britain in the Age of Uncertainty", can be read as a realistic blueprint for tough times. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Riedel, December 20, 2010, The Daily Beast
Bruce Riedel writes that the December 20 arrest of twelve men in the United Kingdom on charges of plotting terrorist attacks is a stark reminder that al Qaeda has inspired global jihad. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, October 28, 2010
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
Recently, British Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition government set out its assessment of the threats the country faces and how it intends to meet them. On October 28, the Center on the United States and Europe and the 21st Century Defense Initiative at Brookings hosted Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones, the United Kingdom’s security minister, for a discussion of the British government's new national security strategy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert Puentes, October 26, 2010, The Avenue, The New Republic
Despite recent major budget cutbacks across various government agencies, British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced an ambitious infrastructure plan for the United Kingdom. Robert Puentes assesses the proposal and ponders whether the United States could tailor such a plan to fit its needs.
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Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda, October 2010, The Brookings Institution
Is the global economic recovery on track or are we in a lull before the next phase of the storm? While this question dominates the present global economic debate, we need to first know where the world economy currently stands. In a new index and interactive map from the Brookings Institution and the Financial Times, Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda track the global economy recovery based on a set of macroeconomic, financial, and confidence variables for the G-20 economies. Read More
VIDEO
Fiona Hill, July 23, 2010
The relationship between the U.S. and the UK has been called “special.” Senior Fellow Fiona Hill says that relationship is facing challenges that could test its strength.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda, May 2010, Financial Times
Is the global economic picture in any better shape than it was a year ago given the rough patches some economies have experienced in the past couple of months? Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda use indicators from G-20 economies of real economic activity, financial markets, and business and consumer confidence to paint a picture of where the world economy and individual G-20 economies currently stand. They find that despite some unevenness and the financial markets dipping with the debt crisis in Europe, the global economy turned the corner by mid-2009 and has strengthened gradually since then. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda, May 2010, The Brookings Institution
Is the global economic recovery on track or are we in a lull before the next phase of the storm? While this question dominates the present global economic debate, we need to first know where the world economy currently stands. In a new index and interactive map from the Brookings Institution and the Financial Times, Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda track the global economy recovery based on a set of macroeconomic, financial, and confidence variables for the G-20 economies. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Oliver Jones, May 25, 2010, The Brookings Institution
The next iteration of federal transportation policy in the United States should take cues from Britain’s strategy to make spending decisions based on economic and environmental goals, writes Oliver Jones. The U.K. is on the path of implementing a policy process focused on the prioritization of transportation projects with highest social return. Learning from this process, American transportation stakeholders could move the reform discussion forward in a substantive way. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, February 08, 2010
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Delhi, India
What does the developing world have to learn from the United Kingdom about housing and planning? Plenty as it turns out—particularly about the unintended consequences of well intentioned policies. The Making Cities work for Growth Project of the Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings sponsored a series of lectures, focusing on the U.K. experience, in India given by Kate Barker in February of 2010. Read More