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How Biden can succeed on infrastructure where Trump did not

DJ Gribbin · Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The U.S. Capitol is seen on Thursday, February 18, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Podcast Episode

Proposals to streamline and improve US government performance

Elaine Kamarck, Molly E. Reynolds, and Fred Dews

Friday, February 19, 2021

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On the front line of Al Swani during the clashes, a fighter of Brigade 610 (GNA) fires with his machine-gun while his comrade points his finger towards the enemy. Since April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar is attempting to take control of Tripoli defended by the forces of UN-backed recognised Government of National Accord of Fayez el-Sarraj (GNA). Libya, outskirts of Tripoli, December 6, 2019. Sur la ligne de front de Al Swani pendant les affrontements, un combattant de la brigade 610 (GAN) tire avec sa mitraille alors que son camarade pointe du doigt l'ennemi. Depuis avril, l'armee nationale Libyenne (LNA) dirigee par Khalifa Haftar essaie de prendre le control de Tripoli defendu par les forces du gouvernement d'accord national de Fayez al-Sarraj, soutenu par l'onu (GAN). Libye, banlieue de Tripoli, 6 decembre 2019.NO USE FRANCE

Libya

Around the halls: Experts analyze the Libya conflict, 10 years on

Jeffrey Feltman, Federica Saini Fasanotti, Pavel Baev, Courtney Freer, and Ranj Alaaldin

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

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A few trees burning in a wildfire

Climate Change

The climate wolf at the door

Robert E. Litan and John Fleming

Thursday, February 18, 2021

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President Joe Biden signs an executive order related to American manufacturing and American workers.

Global Trade

What do we know about the Biden administration’s emerging trade policy?

David Dollar and Mary E. Lovely

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

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Latest Research

Dakar, Senegal - July 11, 2019: Ro-ro cargo ship Grande Nigeria in the port of Dakar

Report

Washington Consensus reforms and economic performance in sub-Saharan Africa

Belinda Archibong, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Friday, February 19, 2021

Family sustaining wage icons

Essay

How family sustaining jobs can power an inclusive recovery in America’s regional economies

Sifan Liu and Joseph Parilla

Thursday, February 18, 2021

The White House in Washington DC The White House with the flag in the afternoon Washington USA *** Das Weiße Haus in Washington DC Das Weiße Haus mit der Flagge am Nachmittag Washington USA Copyright: xChristianxOffenbergx No Use Switzerland. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use Austria

U.S. Foreign Policy

A strategic roadmap for reentry 2021 and beyond

William Burke-White

February 2021

Sunny landscape in Arizona

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

American Indians and Alaska Natives are dying of COVID-19 at shocking rates

Randall Akee and Sarah Reber

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Flags of the world

Report

Blueprints to strengthen governance in addressing global challenges

Joshua P. Meltzer

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Events

The Middle East and the new US administration

9:00 AM - Friday Feb 26, 2021 1:00 PM EST

Middle-class well-being at a local level: What role can mayors play?

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

A conversation on the past, present, and future of Black political power in the South

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

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Blog Posts

The KCD open pit gold mine, operated by Randgold, at the Kibali mining site in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Pete Jones/File Photo

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Mining disputes, COVID-19 and Ebola updates, and an increase in foreign troops in CAR and the Sahel

Christina Golubski and Leo Holtz

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Area school staff members receive a COVID-19 vaccination Friday at the Mid-Ohio Education Service Center .Dsc 9625

FixGov

The COVID-19 vaccine: What can states learn from each other?

William A. Galston and Elaine Kamarck

Friday, February 19, 2021

A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the arrest of 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi, outside the police headquarters in New Delhi, India, February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

TechStream

Podcast: Chinmayi Arun on Twitter’s battle with the Indian government

Chinmayi Arun, Quinta Jurecic, and Evelyn Douek

Friday, February 19, 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: The Constitution of Knowledge

Upcoming

The Constitution of Knowledge

By Jonathan Rauch

2021

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he takes part in a Munich Security Conference virtual event from the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden is ready to resume nuclear talks with Iran. How will they respond?

Suzanne Maloney and Adrianna Pita

Friday, February 19, 2021

The American flag flies at half staff at the U.S. Capitol Building on the fifth day of the impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Al Drago TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A superpower, like it or not

March/April 2021

Students in Anne Lefler s fifth grade class at South Knoxville Elementary watch as President Joe Biden speaks to the nation in his inauguration speech on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.Kns Inauguration School Bp

A crash course in education politics for the Biden administration

Friday, February 19, 2021

Members of the National Guard at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2021. Later today, the U.S. House of Representatives will transmit the Articles of Impeachment to the U.S. Senate ahead of the trial set to start February 9. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Shots in arms: How to get more military servicemembers vaccinated

Michael Sinclair

Friday, February 19, 2021

US President Joe Biden makes a foreign policy speech at the State Department in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2021.Biden announced that he is ending US support for the Saudis offensive operations in Yemen.No Use Germany.

The Democracy Summit must be paired with a democracy strategy

Patrick W. Quirk

Friday, February 19, 2021

Birds sit on electricity cables in Tyre, Lebanon July 18, 2020. Picture taken July 18, 2020. To match Special Report LEBANON-CRISIS/POWER REUTERS/Aziz Taher

How the Pan-Arab electricity market can promote regional cooperation and economic recovery

Paul Noumba Um and Waleed Alsuraih

Friday, February 19, 2021