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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign kick off rally at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, U.S., June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC1ADE2C1FE0

Trump’s re-election kickoff: The greatest hits and a bit more

Elaine Kamarck · Tuesday, June 18, 2019

An Iranian navy boat tries to stop the fire of an oil tanker after it was attacked in the Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1D5E81AD00

Iran

There is an off-ramp in the U.S.-Iran crisis

Suzanne Maloney

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Geography of Jobs

Economic Development

Where jobs are concentrating and why it matters to cities and regions

Chad Shearer, Jennifer S. Vey, and Joanne Kim

June 18, 2019

Children in Ahlan Simsim lab

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Ahlan Simsim: A large-scale early childhood intervention for Syria’s refugees and host communities

Jenny Perlman Robinson and Marianne Stone

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

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Higher Education

…And Justice for All: Community colleges serving the middle class

Richard V. Reeves and Katherine Guyot

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Latest Research

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Report

Shaping the global agenda to maximize city leadership on the SDGs

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Researchers of Hauri, an IT security software company investigating computer viruses, work at their lab in the company in Seoul March 22, 2013. This week's cyber-attack on South Korean broadcasters and banks may not have originated in China after all as the IP address has been traced to one of the victim banks, the communications regulator said on Friday. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CRIME LAW BUSINESS TELECOMS) - GM1E93M1BKH01

Report

Cyber runs: How a cyber attack could affect U.S. financial institutions

Darrell Duffie and Joshua Younger

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

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International Financial Institutions

Is China’s new payment system the future?

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Primary school students do exercises in the corridor and in a classroom as they avoid outdoor activities due to heavy smog, in Beijing October 11, 2014. The Beijing Meteorological Bureau forecast that gales brought by a cold spell is expected to arrive at the Chinese capital on Saturday night, which would disperse severe smog and air pollution shrouding China's northern regions since Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY EDUCATION) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA - GM1EAAB1CVT01

Report

Assessment of transversal competencies: Current tools in the Asian region

Esther Care, Alvin Vista, and Helyn Kim

Friday, June 14, 2019

Report

The Fiscal Ship as a teaching tool

Vivien Lee, Finn Schuele, and Louise Sheiner

Friday, June 14, 2019

Events

Leading carbon price proposals: A bipartisan dialogue

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Improving opportunity through access to family planning

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

Hospital productivity trends: Implications for Medicare payment policy

9:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

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Blog Posts

Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Agnes Callamard waits for a news conference to start in San Salvador, El Salvador, February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas - RC18B7C8DB30

Order from Chaos

U.N. report firmly blames Saudi Arabia for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

A technician cleans solar panels, part of the BBOXX and EDF solar energy system used to provide electricity to Sikpe Afidegnon village, Togo May 16, 2019. Picture taken May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Noel Kokou Tadegnon - RC123FE24560

Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Progress on SDGs in Africa

Genevieve Jesse and Dhruv Gandhi

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Building the workforce of the future: Resilient people and places

Education Plus Development

5 takeaways from “building the workforce of the future” symposium

Katherine Portnoy

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

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Books

Front Cover: Divided Politics, Divided Nation

Divided Politics, Divided Nation

By Darrell M. West

2019

From Gutenberg to Google

From Gutenberg to Google

By Tom Wheeler

2019

Cover: The Senkaku Paradox

The Senkaku Paradox

By Michael E. O’Hanlon

2019

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