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Jan 20, 2021; Washington, DC, USA; President Joe Biden waves to the crowd after being sworn in during the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Robert Deutsch/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brookings scholars reflect on the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, America’s 46th president

Friday, January 22, 2021

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What is the Child Tax Credit? And how much of it is refundable?

Friday, January 22, 2021

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Foresight Africa 2021

Thursday, January 21, 2021

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presents his Annual Report for 2019 during a virtual press conference at NATO headquarters. NATO remains strong, united and able to defend itself despite the current coronavirus pandemic, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg stressed on Wednesday, ahead of foreign ministers' talks this week.

China

Retooling America’s alliances to manage the China challenge

Lindsey W. Ford and James Goldgeier

Monday, January 25, 2021

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Housing Markets & Finance

Dismantling white privilege starts with undoing racist housing policies

Andre M. Perry and Stuart Yasgur

Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Latest Research

President Joe Biden signs executive action with Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Defense Gen. Lloyd Austin, in the Oval Office, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021.. Photo by Doug Mills/Pool/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Regulatory Policy

The regulatory savvy of Biden’s early executive actions

Bridget Dooling

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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What’s the Fed doing in response to the COVID-19 crisis? What more could it do?

Jeffrey Cheng, Tyler Powell, Dave Skidmore, and David Wessel

Monday, January 25, 2021

A FireEye information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats at the FireEye office in Milpitas, California, December 29, 2014. FireEye is the security firm hired by Sony to investigate last month's cyberattack against Sony Pictures. Picture taken December 29. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CRIME LAW)

Defense & Security

The other 4+1: Biological, nuclear, climatic, digital, and internal dangers

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, January 25, 2021

Admiral Ali Saeed Al Shehri speaks with soldiers during mixed maritime exercise with U.S. Navy and Saudi Royal Navy, at Saudi Military Port, Ras Al Ghar, Eastern Province, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Middle East & North Africa

What to do – and what not to do – in the Middle East

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Monday, January 25, 2021

Students wear protective masks as they attend a class at school as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Peshawar, Pakistan November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

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A global effort to counter extremism through education

Monday, January 25, 2021

Events

Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2021

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Leadership for a More Perfect Union

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Challenges for the Biden administration: Addressing the evolving air and missile threat

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

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Blog Posts

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The Avenue

Just as we score policies’ budget impact, we should score for racial equity as well

Andre M. Perry and Darrick Hamilton

Monday, January 25, 2021

Yonghe Temple, Beijing, China, Jun 17,2018: Old female beggar on the street was asking some money from tourists who passing by.

Future Development

Deep-sixing poverty in China

Monday, January 25, 2021

People suffering from food insecurities line up to receive food donations along Northern Boulevard in the Queens neighborhood of New York, NY, May 20, 2020. Organized by food manufacter Goya and Mecenas (Mexican Cultural Expressions National Society), approximately 1500 boxes of food were distributed to waiting crowds. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

How We Rise

Skepticism and mistrust challenge COVID vaccine uptake for Latinos

Gabriel R. Sanchez and Juan M. Peña

Monday, January 25, 2021

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Books

Cvr: Turning Point

Turning Point

By Darrell M. West and John R. Allen

2020

Cover: Know Your Price

Know Your Price

By Andre M. Perry

2020

Cvr: China 2049

China 2049

Edited by David Dollar, Yiping Huang, and Yang Yao

2020

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- 1952 FILE PHOTO - The mushroom cloud of the first test of a hydrogen bomb, "Ivy Mike", as photographed on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in 1952, by a member of the United States Air Force's Lookout Mountain 1352d Photographic Squadron. The top secret film studio, then located in Hollywood, California, produced thousands of classified films for the Department of Defence and the Atomic Energy Commission beginning in 1947. A 50th anniversary tribute to these "Atomic Cinematographers" and their work is planned for October 22 in Hollywood. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Where next on nuclear arms control?

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Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" are placed on dry ice in this illustration taken, December 4, 2020. Picture taken December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Navigating the complexities around a COVID vaccine in Africa

Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu

Monday, January 25, 2021

A firefighter/paramedic prepares a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination at the Tequesta Fire Departmenton January 15, 2021 in Tequesta, Florida. The city received 50 doses. There are 1600 residets that are 65 and older. The online appointments were taken in under three minutes. GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POSTTequesta Va3

COVID-19 vaccinations: Why are some states and localities so much more successful?

William A. Galston

Monday, January 25, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Flags of Taiwan and U.S. are placed for a meeting between U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce speaks and with Su Chia-chyuan, President of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

The path to protecting bipartisan US support for Taiwan

Monday, January 25, 2021

Tianjin/China-April 12,2020:Smoking chimneys of a power plant, located beside a fishing village.

To support climate action, growth measures should count planetary damages

Monday, January 25, 2021

Macaques seen inside the cages during on sale at animals market store in Medan, North Sumatra province, Indonesia on February 22, 2020. Topeng monyet or the monkey mask is a show using monkeys. In some regions of Indonesia this performance is no longer allowed because it is considered torture of animals. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

Preventing pandemics through biodiversity conservation and smart wildlife trade regulation

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, January 25, 2021