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The Michigan State Capitol building is seen through the spokes of a motorcycle during the ABATE of Michigan Annual Freedom Rally outside of the Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing on Sept. 29, 2020. Bikers gathered to speak on behalf of motorcyclists who want changes to the recent auto insurance reform law that puts motorcyclists at a disadvantage.

State and local issues in the 2020 election

Amy Liu and Fred Dews · Friday, October 23, 2020

Khartoum, Sudan.- Secretary of State Mike R. Pompeo (left) meets with the Chairman of the Sovereign Council of Sudan, General Abdel Fattah el-Burhan (right), in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 25, 2020. Pompeo arrived this Tuesday ( 25) to Sudan in the first visit by a head of US diplomacy in 15 years, as part of a regional tour to convince other Arab countries to normalize their relations with Israel in the footsteps of the United Arab Emirates. Pompeo, arrived directly from Israel on a first historic flight between the two countries.

Podcast Episode

What’s the significance of the US-Israel-Sudan normalization deal?

Zach Vertin and Adrianna Pita

Friday, October 23, 2020

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A mobile phone user looks at the icons of the mobile apps of Alphabet Inc's Google on his smartphone in Beijing, China, 16 January 2018.Alphabet Inc's Google said on Tuesday (16 January 2018) it has made "no changes" to its mapping platform in China, denying an earlier media report that claimed it was re-launching the function in China, where many of its services are blocked. Japan's Nikkei reported earlier that Google had set up a China-specific version of the Google Maps website for the first time in eight years and introduced a map application for Chinese iPhones for the first time. Google, however, stated that the Google Maps browser has been available in China for many years while there is no Maps application offered in the country.No Use China. No Use France.

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Assessing the DOJ lawsuit against Google

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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Center for Sustainable Development

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Around the halls: Brookings experts on the new Center for Sustainable Development

Amar Bhattacharya, Marcela Escobari, George Ingram, Homi Kharas, and Anthony F. Pipa

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

Don’t let flashy 3rd quarter GDP growth fool you, the economy is still in a big hole

Monday, October 26, 2020

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Latest Research

FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in their second 2020 presidential campaign debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/Pool/File Photo

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Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — October 2020

Monday, October 26, 2020

Rent due

Housing Markets & Finance

How many households can’t pay next month’s rent? That’s a tricky question.

Monday, October 26, 2020

Russian and Chinese flags

Arms Control

US nonproliferation cooperation with Russia and China

Friday, October 23, 2020

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Health Care Policy

Federal policy options to realize the potential of APCDs

Matthew Fiedler and Christen Linke Young

Friday, October 23, 2020

Malaysian Prime MInister Mahathir Mohamad, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen shake hands at the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Bangkok, Thailand, November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Report

The case for Australia to step up in Southeast Asia

Hervé Lemahieu

October 2020

Events

Upcoming Policy 2020 Event

Election 2020: Driving forces and possible outcomes

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Election 2020: Digital democracy, disinformation, and Black voters

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Asia Transnational Threats Forum: Cybersecurity and cyber resilience

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM EDT

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Blog Posts

Brighton Takawira uses the Mukuru remittance app which enables him to send money and groceries home to family in Zimbabwe from his home in Pinetown, South Africa, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

Africa in Focus

COVID-19 and migrant remittances: Supporting this essential lifeline under threat

Wafa Aidi, Razaq Fatai, and Stephen Karingi

Monday, October 26, 2020

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the EU summit finale news conference at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2020. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS

Order from Chaos

Germany needs to step up to Europe’s defense

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Monday, October 26, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan during a bilateral meeting at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Order from Chaos

Evaluating the Trump administration’s Pakistan reset

Monday, October 26, 2020

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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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The Brookings Institution main building

President's Corner

On the Passing of Brookings Institution Chairman Emeritus James A. Johnson

Sunday, October 18, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

President's Corner

America’s democracy on the edge

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Aug 29, 2020; Erie, PA, USA; Erie Equal founder Andrey Rosado, center, leads protesters as they march past Erie City Hall during the We Will Not Stay Silent rally on Aug. 29, 2020. The rally, organized by Erie Equal, was in response to the social unrest and violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin and other cites across the country. Mandatory Credit: Jack Hanrahan/Erie Times-News-USA TODAY NETWORK

President's Corner

New priority on Race, Justice, and Equity

Thursday, September 24, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attends the lunch session of The Women's Conference in Long Beach, California October 26, 2010. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

President's Corner

Brookings President John R. Allen statement on the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Friday, September 18, 2020

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) speaks ahead of a vote on two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., in a still image from video December 18, 2019. House TV via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

President's Corner

Brookings President John R. Allen statement on the passing of John R. Lewis

Saturday, July 18, 2020

A Palestinian man herds sheep near a construction site at a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 19, 2011. Israel began seeking tenders to build more than 1,000 homes in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, part of a settlement plan it accelerated after Palestinians won recognition by a U.N. body, but a move which complicates a return to negotiations.REUTERS/Baz Ratner (POLITICS ANIMALS)

President's Corner

Stopping Israel’s annexation is a US national security interest

The Hill

Sunday, June 14, 2020