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A coffin of a victim is carried, two days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels across the island on Easter Sunday, in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter - RC1DB235C800

The attacks in Sri Lanka and the threat of foreign fighters

Daniel L. Byman · Tuesday, April 23, 2019

A general view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington February 28, 2013. Positions hardened on Wednesday between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders over the budget crisis even as they arranged to hold last-ditch talks to prevent harsh automatic spending cuts beginning this week. Looking resigned to the $85 billion in "sequestration" cuts starting on Friday, government agencies began reducing costs and spelling out to employees how furloughs will work. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E92S1U0N01

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Will Congressional Democrats find unity on the budget?

Molly E. Reynolds

Monday, April 22, 2019

Experts share insights on the Census 2020

Demographics & Population

A year before the 2020 census, experts share four key insights

April 23, 2019

A voter casts a ballot at the Flushing Volunteer Fire Department in Flushing, Ohio, March 6, 2012. Republicans are holding their "Super Tuesday" presidential primary in 10 states. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan (UNITED STATES - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E8370HRA01

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Selling civic engagement: A unique role for the private sector?

Rebecca Winthrop

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Balance scales are seen hanging from a statue in Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland October 15, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne - RC1991A87A10

Middle Class

Tipping the balance: Why equivalence scales matter more than you think

Richard V. Reeves and Christopher Pulliam

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Latest Research

Yemeni Guerrero (C), a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, attends the immigration ministry at Lincoln Methodist Church to fill out her renewal application in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 10, 2017. DACA recipients gathered to fill out applications to renew their permit before the October 5 deadline for current beneficiaries. Picture taken September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Lott - RC13D348DB40

Demographics & Population

As Americans spread out, immigration plays a crucial role in local population growth

William H. Frey

Monday, April 22, 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker look at each other during a news conference in Strasbourg, France March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler - RC17106DF9E0

International Affairs

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard – April 2019

Friday, April 19, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a news conference at the end of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee - RC16AB221480

China

China’s Belt and Road: The new geopolitics of global infrastructure development

Amar Bhattacharya, David Dollar, Rush Doshi, Ryan Hass, Bruce Jones, Homi Kharas, Jennifer Mason, Mireya Solís, and Jonathan Stromseth

April 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office, about immigration and the southern U.S. border on the 18th day of a partial government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1BC78DD490

Campaigns & Elections

The coming showdown over government reform

Thursday, April 18, 2019

A worker arrives at his office in the Canary Wharf business district in London February 26, 2014. London's financial services sector created 25 percent more jobs in February than a year ago, new data has shown, indicating the industry may be recovering from the restructuring and redundancies prompted by the financial crisis. After a strong January, the City hiring market showed no signs of slowing down last month, with 3,220 new jobs created, compared with 2,575 added in February 2013, according to financial services recruiter Astbury Marsden. The data suggests London's banks and financial services companies are returning to growth after slashing thousands of jobs in the face of a lengthy recession and a series of industry scandals that followed the financial crisis. Picture taken February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 03 OF 25 FOR PACKAGE 'CITY OF LONDON - LIFE IN THE SQUARE MILE'. TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'RECRUITER KEOGH' - GM1EA320PLO01

Regulatory Policy

Can fintech increase lending? How courts are undermining financial inclusion

Peter Conti-Brown

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Events

Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, From Balfour to Trump

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

The future of U.S. extended deterrence

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

The city of Pittsburgh, ONEPGH, and alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM EDT

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Blog Posts

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) gestures as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani smiles during Rouhani's ceremonial reception in New Delhi, India, February 17, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - RC13B40C5DB0

Order from Chaos

Trump tightens sanctions on Iran’s oil exports—How India will respond

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo - GF10000386922

Order from Chaos

Around the halls: How Trump’s latest Iran sanctions decision could affect markets and key countries

Samantha Gross, Ryan Hass, Tanvi Madan, Suzanne Maloney, and Jeffrey Feltman

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Panelists discuss the prospect of another debt crisis in sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa in focus

A conversation on sub-Saharan Africa’s debt situation

Christina Golubski

Tuesday, April 23, 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

By Tom Wheeler

2019

Cover: The Senkaku Paradox

Upcoming

The Senkaku Paradox

By Michael E. O’Hanlon

2019

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Bastian Remmel, an employee of German manufacturer of industrial robots and automation solutions KUKA, poses for pictures at the company's training center in Augsburg, Germany, March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert - RC195B733B00

Do digital technologies widen productivity gaps?

Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Gaurav Nayyar

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

An investor looks at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Hefei, Anhui province December 9, 2008. China's stock market dropped in heavy trade on Tuesday, led by property and financial shares, on worries that November economic data, to be released in coming days, would be poor. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA). CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. - GF2E4C90PRF01

A dash of stimulus helps stabilize China’s wobbly economy

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Retirees play poker at a singles club in Sun City, Arizona, January 4, 2013. Sun City was built in 1959 by entrepreneur Del Webb as America?s first active retirement community for the over-55's. Del Webb predicted that retirees would flock to a community where they were given more than just a house with a rocking chair in which to sit and wait to die. Today?s residents keep their minds and bodies active by socializing at over 120 clubs with activities such as square dancing, ceramics, roller skating, computers, cheerleading, racquetball and yoga. There are 38,500 residents in the community with an average age 72.4 years. Picture taken January 4, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 8 OF 30 FOR PACKAGE 'THE SPORTY SENIORS OF SUN CITY'SEARCH 'SUN CITY' FOR ALL IMAGES - GM1E91H00QW01

America’s retirement system is a mess. This new legislation can help

Martin Neil Baily and Benjamin H. Harris

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

An Iranian man works on an oil production platform at the Soroush oil fields in the Persian Gulf, south of the capital Tehran, July 25, 2005. REUTERS/File Photo - S1AETIFZPAAA

As Trump moves to cut off Iran’s oil revenues, what’s his endgame?

Suzanne Maloney

Monday, April 22, 2019

A gavel is seen in a hearing room in Panama City April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso - GF10000375380

The case for a global constitution

Monday, April 22, 2019

A Congolese policewoman and customs officials secure the gate barriers at their border crossing point with Rwanda in Goma town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo - S1BETDUZYLAA

Headwinds toward East African regional integration: Will this time be different?

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Monday, April 22, 2019

Brookings Around The World

The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution

Washington, D.C., USA

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Brookings Doha

Brookings Tsinghua

Brookings Tsinghua

Haidian, Beijing, China

Brookings India

Brookings India

New Delhi, Delhi, India