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Good data, stronger Tribes

Robert Maxim, Manann Donoghoe, Hannah Stephens

August 25, 2025

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Tracking Trump’s actions on tariffs, the environment, immigration, and more

Chase Parry, David Wessel

August 27, 2025

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Declining public school enrollment

Dylan Council, Sofoklis Goulas, Faidra Monachou

August 27, 2025

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How politics is weakening America’s weather service

Elaine Kamarck

August 21, 2025

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Russia and Ukraine

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Diplomacy & Multilateralism Beyond the Alaska summit

Angela Stent

August 21, 2025

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Crisis & Conflict Management Avoiding Putin’s trap in Alaska

Steven Pifer

August 13, 2025

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Ukraine The way forward for Ukraine after the Putin summit

Michael E. O’Hanlon

August 18, 2025

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Global Economy & Development An update on the efficacy of sanctions against Russia

Robin Brooks, Ben Harris

August 21, 2025

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Transportation Access to resilient transportation in metropolitan New Orleans

Adie Tomer, Ben Swedberg

August 1, 2025

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Cities & Communities Addressing environmental injustices as a resilience strategy: Challenges and areas for action in New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

Manann Donoghoe

August 12, 2025

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Crime, Justice & Safety One step forward, three steps back: Criminal legal reform and community safety in New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures

Kim Mosby, Sarah Omojola, Hanna Love, Keesha Middlemass

August 14, 2025

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Education Creating and sustaining a new kind of education system after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

Jamie M. Carroll, Douglas N. Harris

August 12, 2025

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Data Integrity

Economic Indicators Around the halls: The cost of compromising federal data

Lauren Bauer, Ellis Chen, Manann Donoghoe, William G. Gale, Carol Graham, Joseph W. Kane, Jonathan Katz, Aaron Klein, Tracy Hadden Loh, Elena Patel, Renée Rippberger, John Sabelhaus, Hannah Stephens, Darrell M. West, Vanessa Williamson

August 14, 2025

Banking & Finance What is the Office of Financial Research?

Emily Araujo, David Wessel

August 12, 2025

U.S. Government & Politics The US government data purge is a loss for policymaking and research

Caren Grown, Fred Dews

March 21, 2025

Government Reform What does the erosion of trust in data mean for equity in policymaking?

Gabriel R. Sanchez, Keon L. Gilbert, Camille Busette

July 29, 2025

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China

Pharmaceutical & Drug Policy US drug supply chain exposure to China

Marta E. Wosińska, Yihan Shi

July 28, 2025

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Taiwan Taiwan’s recall vote: Implications for Taiwan, China, and the United States

Richard C. Bush, Ryan Hass

August 1, 2025

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Foreign Politics & Elections Interwoven frontiers: Energy, AI, and US-China competition

R. David Edelman

August 11, 2025

Artificial Intelligence How overly aggressive bans on AI chip exports to China can backfire

John Villasenor

August 15, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence

Southeast Asia AI safety governance, the Southeast Asian way

Lyantoniette Chua, Philip Tham, Chinasa T. Okolo

August 26, 2025

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Technology Policy & Regulation 5 points of bipartisan agreement on how to regulate AI

Sorelle Friedler, Andrew D. Selbst

August 15, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on artificial intelligence at the "Winning the AI Race" Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025.

Artificial Intelligence What to make of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan

Sorelle Friedler, Cameron F. Kerry, Aaron Klein, Raj Korpan, Ivan Lopez, Mark Muro, Chinasa T. Okolo, Stephanie K. Pell, Jude Poirier, Landry Signé, Nicol Turner Lee, Judy Wang, Darrell M. West, Tom Wheeler, Niam Yaraghi

July 31, 2025

A general view of the Maryland State House, in Annapolis, Maryland, on Friday, October 4, 2024.

Artificial Intelligence How different states are approaching AI

Gregory S. Dawson, Kevin C. Desouza, James S. Denford, Marc Barda Picavet

August 18, 2025

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Regulatory Policy The future of financial services regulation: A conversation with CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson

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September 10

2025

Democracy, Conflict, & Governance Anger, fear, domination: Dark passions and the power of political speech

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

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September 10

2025

Education The Active Playful Learning model: Reimagining education for the 21st century

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