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Briefing by Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu on Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Japan

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Exelon CEO Chris Crane

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Panel Discussion | Renewable Energy and India’s energy transition: A status check

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

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Blog Posts

Shobha Vakade, 28, who took a loan of rupees 18,000 ($400) from a micro finance company to start her own business, strings beads into necklaces outside her house in a slum in Mumbai October 26, 2010. India's microfinance industry, which surged to prominence when George Soros-backed SKS Microfinance raised $358 million in an IPO, faces a regulatory clampdown that could erode profits and hurt growth. Reports of dozens of suicides by poor borrowers in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, the hub of India's microfinance sector, prompted the state to enact an rules against aggressive recovery practices by lenders who make loans that average about $150 to poor customers at interest rates that can top 30 percent. Picture taken October 26, 2010. To match analysis INDIA-MICROFINANCE/ REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS) - GM1E6AS11VO01

Up Front

Progress paradoxes in China, India, and the US: A tale of growing but unhappy countries

Carol Graham and Sergio Pinto

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Muse Bihi Abdi, of Somaliland and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DP World, attend the signing ceremony of expansion project of Berbera port in Hargeysa, in northern Somalia's semi-autonomous Somaliland region, October 11, 2018. Picture taken October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RC1DA84468C0

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: DRC Inga dam agreement and Somaliland port expansion

Dhruv Gandhi

Saturday, October 20, 2018

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton answers questions from reporters after announcing that the U.S. will withdraw from the Vienna protocol and the 1955 "Treaty of Amity" with Iran as White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders looks on during a news conference in the White House briefing room in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC17A0C7F6B0

Order from Chaos

The Trump administration is preparing a major mistake on the INF Treaty

Steven Pifer

Friday, October 19, 2018

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Books

The Future of Work

By Darrell M. West

2018

Dream Hoarders

By Richard V. Reeves

2018

Diversity Explosion

By William H. Frey

2018

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Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi speaks at an event hosted by Middle East Monitor in London, Britain, September 29, 2018. Picture taken September 29, 2018. Middle East Monitor/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS IMAGE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY, AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY. - RC14B9F97A30

Khashoggi disappearance places spotlight on media freedom in Middle East

Mia Swart

Sunday, October 21, 2018

An old an abandoned corn processing factory and farm supply store in a small town in Minnesota.

Placed-Based Policies for Shared Economic Growth

Ryan Nunn, Jay Shambaugh, and Kriston McIntosh

Friday, October 19, 2018

Initially, it seemed Turkey was seeking a bargain with or financial support from Saudi Arabia. But it increasingly appears that Turkey is seeking to inflict maximum damage on [Mohammad bin Salman].

Amanda Sloat New York Times Friday, October 19, 2018

Pupils leave the village school in Tsagaannuur, Khovsgol aimag, Mongolia, April 23, 2018. People who are between 35-40 years old, belong to the last generation that speak the Dukhan language, linguist Elisabetta Ragagnin said. Together with the head teacher of the school in Tsagaannuur, she is writing grammar and textbooks in the nomad's native tongue to help preserve traditional knowledge, she said. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "REINDEER HERDERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC13671A99A0

Collaborative capacity building in 21st century skills assessment: Reflections from Mongolia

Esther Care, Alvin Vista, Helyn Kim, and Claire Scoular

Friday, October 19, 2018

New citizens stand during the National Anthem at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization ceremony at the New York Public Library in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 3, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RC1DCBADC590

Charts of the week: Facts about immigration

Fred Dews

Friday, October 19, 2018

A policeman stands guard as an Indonesian journalist holds a placard during a protest over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in front of the Saudi Arabia embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta - RC1787518E20

On Jamal Khashoggi, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Saudi Arabia

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Friday, October 19, 2018

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How North Dakota is keeping Native Americans from voting in the midterms

State of the Heartland: Factbook 2018

3 insights on child survival

Around the halls: Can President Trump claim credit for progress on North Korea?

Record-setting White House staff turnover continues with news of Counsel’s departure

Latest Research

Learning from Opportunity Zones: How to improve place-based policies

Implementing the Global Compact for Migration: Ideas for city engagement

Where states and prospective governors stand on infrastructure in the 2018 election

Use of data from 21st century skills assessments: Issues and key principles

Headwinds for graduate student borrowers: Rising balances and slowing repayment rates

Events

Briefing by Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu on Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Japan

The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Exelon CEO Chris Crane

Panel Discussion | Renewable Energy and India’s energy transition: A status check

Blog Posts

Progress paradoxes in China, India, and the US: A tale of growing but unhappy countries

Africa in the news: DRC Inga dam agreement and Somaliland port expansion

The Trump administration is preparing a major mistake on the INF Treaty

Books

The Future of Work

Dream Hoarders

Diversity Explosion

More

Khashoggi disappearance places spotlight on media freedom in Middle East

Placed-Based Policies for Shared Economic Growth

Collaborative capacity building in 21st century skills assessment: Reflections from Mongolia

Charts of the week: Facts about immigration

On Jamal Khashoggi, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Saudi Arabia

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