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Sunrise Movement members rallied at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on June 21, 2021. The rally launched a 105-mile, week-long trek to Washington, DC where they will meet up with other Sunrise groups and deliver demands to the Biden Administration and Congress. (Photo by Paul Weaver/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

American Rescue Plan funds can jump-start stalled opportunities for youth

Martha Ross, Lili Allen, Annelies Goger, and Avni Nahar · Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Business chart overlaid onto office workers

Report

6 job quality metrics every company should know

Marcela Escobari

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

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FILE PHOTO: CO2 storage tanks are seen at a cement plant and carbon capture facility in Wuhu, Anhui province, China September 11, 2019. Picture taken September 11, 2019. REUTERS/David Stanway/File Photo

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Net zero carbon pledges have good intentions. But they are not enough.

Monday, October 25, 2021

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WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 2, 2020: A voter wears a bilingual I voted sticker at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) during early voting in the 2020 US presidential election. Yegor Aleyev/TASS.No use Russia.

Campaigns & Elections

Voter suppression or voter expansion? What’s happening and does it matter?

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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A general view of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in Washington, D.C., on November 20, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. As confirmed COVID-19 case counts soar with the country experiencing exponential growth, President Donald Trump continues to deny the Biden Transition team access to government funding and data. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Podcast Episode

Ending the state and local taxes (SALT) deduction

Richard V. Reeves and Fred Dews

Friday, October 22, 2021

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Latest Research

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a presser held as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit.

Defense & Security

Finding the right role for NATO in addressing China and climate change

Agneska Bloch and James Goldgeier

October 2021

Teacher helping student at computer

Essay

Building skills for life: How to expand and improve computer science education around the world

Emiliana Vegas, Michael Hansen, and Brian Fowler

Monday, October 25, 2021

Bystander Intervention on Social Media report

Telecommunications & Internet

Bystander intervention on social media: Examining cyberbullying and reactions to systemic racism

Rashawn Ray, Melissa Brown, Edward Summers, Samantha Elizondo, and Connor Powelson

Monday, October 25, 2021

Digital waves

Report

Strengthening international cooperation on AI

Cameron F. Kerry, Joshua P. Meltzer, Andrea Renda, Alex Engler, and Rosanna Fanni

Monday, October 25, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron take part in the final session of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall in Britain, June 13, 2021. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS

Europe

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — October 2021

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Events

Moving beyond GDP: Sustainability, resilience, and inclusiveness for economic development

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Amid political polarization, cultural change, and economic angst: What does it mean to be an American today?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Greater transparency for development finance institutions

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

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Blog Posts

Dodoma, Tanzania. 08-18-2019. Portrait of a group of children at school looking smiling at the camera after packing their things and ready to leave on their way home.

Africa in Focus

Figure of the week: Education participation rates in Africa increase, with some caveats

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The first meeting of Japan-Taiwan-U.S. Strategic Dialogue is held online at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on July 29, 2021. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Order from Chaos

How should Taiwan, Japan, and the United States cooperate better on defense of Taiwan?

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Traditional Potatoe harvest in the Andes of Peru

Future Development

Why we need increased investment in food and agriculture in developing countries and international organizations that support them

Tuesday, October 26, 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

The Constitution of Knowledge

By Jonathan Rauch

2021

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in a 'Quad nations' meeting at the Leaders' Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

India is not sitting on the geopolitical fence

War on the Rocks Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Mozambique’s al-Shabab insurgency, and local and international responses

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Fone Coulibaly ties up tomato plants in one of Amadou Sidibe's greenhouses in Katibougou, Mali, February 12, 2020. Picture taken February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Annie Risemberg

Key strategies to accelerate Africa’s post-COVID recovery

Louise Fox and Landry Signé

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

2021 elections: Results and implications

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Randal Quarles addresses Economic Club of New York

Where is the Fed Vice Chair for Supervision?

Peter Conti-Brown

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Stack of publications

1 year in: Our new Center for Sustainable Development takes stock

Monday, October 25, 2021