Brookings - Quality. Independence. Impact. | Brookings Institution

Special Counsel Robert Mueller

The role of special counsels and the Russia probe

Norman Eisen · Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan attends an inauguration ceremony of a natural gas pipeline from Turkey to Greece, at Ipsala border crossing between Greece and Turkey, November 18, 2007. The pipeline will carry natural gas from Azerbaijan to the European Union. REUTERS/Grigoris Siamidis (GREECE) - RTX322O

Turkey

How much can one strongman change a country?

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a new conference following party policy lunch meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 2, 2017.

Health Care Reform

Just how bad is the Senate’s health care reform bill

Monday, June 26, 2017

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sits during an allegiance pledging ceremony in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s leadership upheaval

Friday, June 23, 2017

A man fills out a form at a booth at a military veterans' job fair in Carson, California October 3, 2014. U.S. employers ramped up hiring in September and the jobless rate fell to a six-year low, bolstering bets the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates in mid-2015. Friday's report on employment is the most significant gauge of the economy's health ahead of Nov. 4 congressional elections. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT MILITARY) - RTR48UUW

Cities & Regions

The surprising diversity of America’s jobless adults

Friday, June 23, 2017

Latest Research

U.S. Capitol is seen after the House approved a bill to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan in Washington, U.S., May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RTS157JN

Health Care Reform

Effects of the more austere Medicaid per capita cap included in the Senate’s health bill

Loren Adler, Matthew Fiedler, and Tim Gronniger

Monday, June 26, 2017

USCM handbook cover image

Cities & Regions

Advancing a new wave of urban competitiveness: The role of mayors in the rise of innovation districts

June 2017

Lawrence and Allison Holt with their children, from left, Holly, Jace, Josh, Lexi, Sidney, Maci and Katie. The Holts, who were recently named the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Adoptive Parents of the Year, have adopted their seven children, ranging in age from 10 months to 6 years, within the last five years.

Children & Families

A national campaign to improve foster care

Thursday, June 22, 2017

First-year law student Christopher Healy studies in Doe Library at the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley, California May 12, 2014. REUTERS/Noah Berger (UNITED STATES - Tags: EDUCATION) - RTR3OWZX

Higher Education

Federal Work-Study: Past its prime, or ripe for renewal?

Judith Scott-Clayton

Thursday, June 22, 2017

A U.S. Border patrol agent opens a gate on the fence along the Mexico border

Immigration

Hitting the wall: On immigration, campaign promises clash with policy realities

John Hudak, Elaine Kamarck, and Christine Stenglein

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Events

When Narendra Meets Donald: Taking Stock of Modi’s U.S. Visit

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM IST

New Delhi, India

The power of the president to shape U.S. relations in the Middle East and North Africa

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Webinar: Year-two results of the world’s first development impact bond for education

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

View All Events

Blog Posts

metro_20170626_frey_nonmetrolosses_related

The Avenue

Census shows nonmetropolitan America is whiter, getting older, and losing population

William H. Frey

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

PlanetPolicy

It’s Energy Week: Here are 10 lessons about buying or leasing an electric car

Timmons Roberts

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Preschool student

Brown Center Chalkboard

Weighing the benefits and costs of universal versus targeted pre-K programs

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

View All Blog Posts

Books

Dobbins_Foreign Service_Final Printed Cover

Foreign Service

By James Dobbins

2017

9780815729006

Loan Sharks

By Charles R. Geisst

2017

reeves dream hoarders

Dream Hoarders

By Richard V. Reeves

2017

More

A news assistant runs out after the U.S. Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration's emergency request to put his travel ban into effect immediately while the legal battle continues, in Washington

On the Supreme Court’s travel ban decision

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

A worker looks on at a construction site in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, South Africa May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RTX376ZT

In defense of the ‘Africa Rising’ narrative

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

FILE PHOTO: A combination of file photos showing Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, January 15, 2016 and U.S. President Donald Trump posing for a photo in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev/Pool/Lucas Jackson/File Photos TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTS14Q0M

Trump, Russia, and sanctions

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Garment workers sew skirts at a Timex garments factory in Wattala, Sri Lanka May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte - RTX361QQ

Purchase orders can get you a long way: export diversification in developed versus developing countries

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

india_jobs001

Better data needed on job scenario

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

india_cash001

Demonetisation, digitisation: Will currency become extinct in some time?

Bhaskar Chakravorti

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Brookings Around The World

The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution

Washington, D.C., USA

Brookings Doha

Brookings Doha

Brookings Tsinghua

Brookings Tsinghua

Haidian, Beijing, China

Brookings India

Brookings India

New Delhi, Delhi, India