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Voices of the Middle Class

Voices of the Middle Class

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

People watch fireworks after media announced that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. November 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Race in American Public Policy

A memo to President-elect Biden: Don’t coddle white racial anxieties

Thursday, November 12, 2020

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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends the signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP) on November 15, 2020.

Global Trade

What you should know about RCEP, Asia’s new trade agreement

Peter A. Petri and David Dollar

Thursday, November 19, 2020

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Blue Hill, USA - June 9, 2017: American flag on city main street in Maine during rainy cloudy weather with directions

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President-elect Biden: Want to reduce polarization? Modernize federal rural policy

Anthony F. Pipa and Natalie Geismar

Thursday, November 19, 2020

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Visitors check their phones behind the screen advertising facial recognition software during Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) at the National Convention in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

TechStream

How regulators can get facial recognition technology right

Daniel E. Ho, Emily Black, Maneesh Agrawala, and Fei-Fei Li

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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Latest Research

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Essay

Windfall profits and deadly risks

Friday, November 20, 2020

Madrassa of sheikh lotfollah mosque, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran.NO USE FRANCE

Iran

Iran’s Shia diplomacy: Religious identity and foreign policy in the Islamic Republic

Edward Wastnidge

Friday, November 20, 2020

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Report

‘All in’ climate diplomacy: How a Biden-Harris administration can leverage city, state, business, and community climate action

Thomas Hale and Nathan Hultman

Friday, November 20, 2020

Solar panel and row of wind turbines under cloud blue sky at Ellensburg, Washington, US.

Report

Building an ambitious and robust US climate target

Friday, November 20, 2020

An Israeli military jeep drives along the Israeli side of the border with the northern Gaza Strip, Israel January 8, 2018. Picture taken January 8, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Israel

Israel in the Middle East: The next two decades

Natan Sachs and Kevin Huggard

November 2020

Events

Beyond giving thanks: Pay, protections, and policies frontline essential workers still need

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Crisis in Ethiopia and its regional repercussions

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

The Biden presidency and the future of America’s ‘forever wars’

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM EST

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Blog Posts

Sidi Brahim Mohamed Embarek talks to Reuters journalists as he stands beside the wreckage of a Moroccan air force F-5, which was shot down by the Polisario in a 1991 battle in the Western Sahara war, in Tifariti, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/ Zohra Bensemra SEARCH “POLISARIO” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Fighting in Ethiopia, end of cease-fire in Western Sahara, and debt relief updates

Saturday, November 21, 2020

Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison join ASEAN leaders for a virtual group photo after signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) during a virtual signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Sunday, November 15, 2020. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has joined ASEAN leaders virtually for the annual summit on trade and security, hosted by Vietnam. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVINGNo Use Australia. No Use New Zealand.

Future Development

The significance of the Regional Economic Partnership Agreement

Massimiliano Cali

Friday, November 20, 2020

Turkish and American soldiers stand near a former YPG military point during a joint U.S.-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said

Order from Chaos

Al Tanf garrison: America’s strategic baggage in the Middle East

Daniel L. Magruder Jr.

Friday, November 20, 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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Trachelle Bivins and her 5-year-old son, Ondrae Florence, complete his school work together at the Central Library of Rochester on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Ondrae would have attended school at School 23, part of the Rochester City School District, if the district had not moved to online learning. Ondrae and his mom have internet at home, but choose to come to the library because it creates a better learning environment for him.urban internet

President's Corner

How to address inequality exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic

John R. Allen and Darrell M. West

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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President's Corner

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

Sunday, October 18, 2020

President's Corner

Why denouncing white supremacy creates safety, security, and racial equity

The Brookings Institution

Wednesday, October 14, 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