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U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he departs for travel to Florida from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

President Trump is hiding the modern-day Nixon tapes

John Hudak · Friday, January 24, 2020

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Technology & Innovation

How investments in innovation districts can combat the country’s regional divides

Jennifer S. Vey and Julie Wagner

Thursday, January 23, 2020

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A man walks past concrete barriers erected by authorities to block a street leading to the parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Lebanon

What to expect from a new Lebanese government: ‘Anti-corruption’ as witch hunt

Jeffrey Feltman

Saturday, January 25, 2020

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A teacher (L) leads a discussion during classes at a government high school in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila February 17, 2011. The Philippines plans to add two years of schooling to its basic education to try to reclaim a lost advantage over its Asian neighbours, but without a broad overhaul and more funding, the extra time will achieve little. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: EDUCATION POLITICS)

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Scaling quality education calls for scaling effective teacher professional development

Molly Curtiss and Jenny Perlman Robinson

Thursday, January 23, 2020

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Workers walk by a 737 Max aircraft on the production line at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

Middle class income growth is lagging the rich and the poor—how much is due to healthcare subsidies?

Isabel V. Sawhill and Christopher Pulliam

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

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Latest Research

July 11, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - Japanese robot maker Fanuc's arm robot picks and removes a tumbling bottle for a demonstration at the International Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition (FOOMA) in Tokyo on Thursday, July 11, 2019. Some 680 companies exhibit their latest machines for the food processing industry at a four-day trade show. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Report

Innovation and the transatlantic productivity slowdown: A comparative analysis of R&D trends in Japan, Germany, and the United States

Dany Bahar and Sebastian Strauss

Monday, January 27, 2020

Oil rigs and solar panels

Policy 2020

The United States can take climate change seriously while leading the world in oil and gas production

Monday, January 27, 2020

Check 'n Go Cash Advances and Payday Loans on Scott Street in Covington. Photo shot Wednesday, August 28, 2019.Road Paydayloan1

U.S. Economy

Study finds strong continuing support for South Dakota’s capping consumer loan rates at 36% interest

Michael Calhoun and Charla Rios

Friday, January 24, 2020

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcome France's President Emmanuel Macron at the NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool

Report

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard – January 2020

Thursday, January 23, 2020

A stethoscope rests atop medical bills

Health Care Policy

Georgia’s 1332 waiver violates the ACA and cannot lawfully be approved

Christen Linke Young and Jason Levitis

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Events

Economic sanctions: Assessing their use and implications for U.S. foreign policy

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Seminar | Economic development through efficient and sustainable non-fuel mining

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM IST

The Eastern Partnership at 10: Adapting European approaches for stability and security for the next decade

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

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Blog Posts

An empty classroom is seen during teachers' strike at a primary school in Warsaw, Poland April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel - RC161453D540

Brown Center Chalkboard

We should be focusing on absenteeism among teachers, not just students

Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero

Monday, January 27, 2020

Florida A&M University moves up to No., 7 among historically black colleges and universities in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings released Sept. 9, 2019.636646057260592110 Famu Campus Jpg

Education Plus Development

How to design a university: A conversation with Doug Becker of Cintana Education

Rebecca Winthrop

Monday, January 27, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A Syrian refugee woman stands outside a tent at a camp in Bar Elias, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon January 13, 2020. Picture taken January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

Future Development

Sharing the burden of the global refugee crisis

Monday, January 27, 2020

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Books

Front Cover: Divided Politics, Divided Nation

Upcoming

Divided Politics, Divided Nation

By Darrell M. West

2020

Cvr: Fateful Triangle

Upcoming

Fateful Triangle

By Tanvi Madan

2020

Cvr: The Iranian Revolution at Forty

Upcoming

The Iranian Revolution at Forty

Edited by Suzanne Maloney

2020

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General view of the Congress Center during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Disrupting the international order

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

President of Brookings testifies in front of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism of the House Committee on Homeland Security on January 15, 2020

Confronting the rise in Anti-Semitic domestic terrorism

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Soldiers and rescue workers unload aid from cargo aeroplane in Sittwe airpot at Sittwe, Rakhine state, August 5, 2015. The United States will announce an aid package for Myanmar to help the Southeast Asian country provide relief for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by floods, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. More than 250,000 people have been affected and 69 killed by flooding that was triggered last week by monsoon rains, according to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun - GF20000014051

US foreign aid is worth defending now more than ever

The Brookings Institution

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

A mourner holds a candle during a vigil at scene of a mass shooting in Dayton

Gun violence in America: A true national security threat

Monday, August 5, 2019

The president of Estonia speaks at Brookings.

Defending shared values: Estonia in an evolving Europe

The Brookings Institution

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

A member of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walks after the U.S.-backed forces said they had captured Islamic State's last shred of territory, in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria, March 23, 2019. Picture taken March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer - RC15D28C9E00

The ‘Caliphate’ Is Dead, but Americans Might Not Be Any Safer

The Atlantic

Saturday, March 23, 2019

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New Delhi, Delhi, India