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Don’t let the Iran war distract the United States from Africa

Landry Signé

August 27, 2026

NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 20: Quvenzhane Wallis, actress from the movie "Annie" attends a Turnaround Arts New Orleans Event at ReNew Cultural Arts Academy on November 20, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images for Columbia Pictures)

Cultivating intellectual humility in America’s students

August 31, 2026

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The SNAP state cost-shift policy leaves the program’s existence to chance

Lauren Bauer, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach

August 25, 2026

The hidden tradeoffs of using Trump’s tariffs as leverage with China

Kari Heerman

August 20, 2026

Introducing No More Sidewalks: Parenting Today with Abby McCloskey, a podcast about the major structural changes impacting childrearing in America

Abby McCloskey

August 28, 2026

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Russia An update on Europe’s Russia sanctions

Robin Brooks, Ben Harris

CINCU, ROMANIA - FEBRUARY 9: A NATO soldier uses a communication system on top of a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher on Feb. 9, 2026, in Cincu, Romania. Dynamic Front 26 is the largest U.S. Army-led artillery exercise ever held in Europe. It brings together NATO allies to practice the Eastern Flank Deterrence Line strategy, focusing on high-tech coordination across land, air, sea, and cyber domains. The exercise will test how quickly troops can make decisions and strike targets across national borders, by using live-fire drills at sites like Romania's Cincu Training Area. The exercise is running from Jan. 26 until Feb. 13, 2026.

Defense & Security How to actually share America’s defense burden with allies

Alexander Noyes, Jesse R. Humpal

A man makes his way through the heavily damaged historic market of Nabatieh on June 15, 2026.

U.S. Foreign Policy Why can’t the United States end allies’ wars?

Dafna H. Rand

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China How secure is Taiwan? The view from Taipei

Caitlin Talmadge, Jonathan A. Czin, Ryan Hass

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Artificial Intelligence

Participants take part in the opening day of the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance, in Geneva on July 6, 2026. UN Secretary-General called for a global governance system to shape artificial intelligence for the good of humanity, warning against allowing the technology itself to "vibe-code" our future.

Artificial Intelligence A summer of AI summits reveals a widening US-China divide

Brooke Tanner, Cameron F. Kerry, Elham Tabassi, Andrea Renda, Andrew W. Wyckoff

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September 09

2026

Artificial Intelligence Generation AI starts early symposium

Wednesday, 9:00 am - 11:45 am EDT

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Artificial Intelligence The national security implications of building frontier AI data centers overseas

Derek Belle, Nitya Nadgir, Alejandra Rocha, Elham Tabassi, Valerie Wirtschafter, Thomas Wright +1 more

Demonstrators wave signs during a nationwide protest against AI data center expansion in Imperial, California on July 18, 2026.

Technology Policy & Regulation Data center moratoriums are not a substitute for oversight

Nicol Turner Lee, Darrell M. West

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Education

Education Enhancing student agency through school AI councils

Rebecca Winthrop

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August 31

2026

Education How schools can help to cultivate intellectual humility in America’s students

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Monday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Education Policy Income-driven repayment for federal student loans: From ICR to RAP

Sarah Reber, Sarah Turner

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Education Access & Equity School spending equity since 1976

Sarah Reber, Beyond Deng, Gabriela Goodman

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Elections

U.S. Economy The loss of the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit deepened economic pessimism

Jacob Bastian

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 4: Supporters watch Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani give his victory speech on television at an election-night watch party at the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden on Nov. 4, 2025, in the Queens borough of New York City. The watch party was one of many hosted by the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America in support of Mamdani.

Campaigns & Elections Democratic socialist candidates show gains but limited reach in 2026

Elaine Kamarck, Riana Mahtani, Gabriel Kraemer

Campaigns & Elections Delivering the vote: How 4 pressures are testing the Postal Service’s role in American elections

Elena Patel

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 04: People vote in the General Election at the Brooklyn Public Library on November 04, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Voters in NYC are voting for who will be replacing Mayor Eric Adams between the front runner New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa. More than 735,000 people have voted early, according to the Board of Elections, more than four times as many as in the 2021 contest. This election also has other city offices on the ballot, as well as six proposals (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Campaigns & Elections Why do so few noncitizens try to vote?

Elaine Kamarck

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Health and Wellness

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Cities & Communities Health outcomes in rural America: A prevention-to-crisis view on determinants of health, chronic diseases, and economic consequences

Anthony F. Pipa, Brent Orrell, Adam Aley, Madeline Tong

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Society & Culture Underinvestment in Indian Country: How federal and philanthropic funding to Native Americans falls short, and how to fix it

Robert Maxim, Glencora Haskins, Danika Grieser

Global Economy & Development End of extreme poverty: A case for action and a plan to start

Homi Kharas, Michael Faye, Tyler Hall, Bertha Bangara-Chikadza, Bright Simons, Daouda Sembene, Dean Karlan, Joshua Blumenstock, Zouera Youssoufou, Kershlin Krishna +5 more

Health Care Policy Options for modernization of traditional Medicare

Samuel Peterson, Richard G. Frank, Sherry Glied

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2026

Artificial Intelligence Generation AI starts early symposium

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September 11

2026

Defense & Security The 9/11 terrorist attacks at 25: Assessing the legacy, addressing the future

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

Friday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

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September 15

2026

Artificial Intelligence Can communities mitigate their rising concerns about data centers?

The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

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