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U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets President of China Xi Jinping as he arrives to the South Portico of the White House on September 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.

What did the Trump-Xi summit actually accomplish?

Ryan Hass, Melanie W. Sisson, Yun Sun, Susan A. Thornton, Kari Heerman, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jonathan A. Czin, Mireya Solís, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Scott M. Moore +5 more

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What kind of Brazil will emerge from this election?

Ted Piccone, Diana Paz García, Bruce Jones, Valerie Wirtschafter, Emily Markovich Morris, Carolina Campos +1 more

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The future of US transportation policy demands new ways to pursue long-standing goals

Adie Tomer, Ben Swedberg

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Is the AI existential threat real—and can regulatory action prevent it?

Aaron Klein, Cameron F. Kerry, Raj Korpan, Mark MacCarthy, Elena Patel, Sanjay Patnaik, Stephanie K. Pell, Landry Signé, Anisha Singhal, Josie Stewart, Elham Tabassi, Brooke Tanner, Nicol Turner Lee, John Villasenor, Darrell M. West, Tom Wheeler, Valerie Wirtschafter, Andrew W. Wyckoff, Niam Yaraghi +14 more

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SECURE 3.0: The next generation of reforms to the retirement saving system

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Brazil's President and reelection candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets a Federal Highway Police officer as Brazil's Justice Minister Wellington Lima e Silva (L) and Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Cavalieri looks on (3-R) during a ceremony announcing security investments at the headquarters of the Federal Highway Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 18, 2026.

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