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Iranian protesters strike at the heart of the regime’s revolutionary legitimacy

Suzanne Maloney · Tuesday, November 19, 2019

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Technology & Innovation

What jobs are affected by AI? Better-paid, better-educated workers face the most exposure

Mark Muro, Jacob Whiton, and Robert Maxim

November 20, 2019

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What does high voter turnout tell us about the 2020 elections?

William A. Galston

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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The biggest health care issues of the 2020 election

Matthew Fiedler, Christen Linke Young, and Fred Dews

Friday, November 15, 2019

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An image of Israeli soldiers is seen on a computer screen with colourful markings of a face recognition programming script, during a cyber security training course, called a Hackathon, at iNT Institute of Technology and Innovation, at a high-tech park in Beersheba, southern Israel August 28, 2017. Picture taken August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RC1DE502FAB0

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Cybersecurity and digital trade: What role for international trade rules?

Joshua P. Meltzer

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

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Latest Research

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How ed-tech can help leapfrog progress in education

Emiliana Vegas, Lauren Ziegler, and Nicolas Zerbino

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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Cities & Regions

Transformative placemaking: A framework to create connected, vibrant, and inclusive communities

Jennifer S. Vey and Hanna Love

November 19, 2019

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The testing ground: China’s rising influence in Southeast Asia and regional responses

Jonathan Stromseth

November 2019

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How China’s actions in the South China Sea undermine the rule of law

November 2019

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Global China: East Asia

Tarun Chhabra, Rush Doshi, Ryan Hass, and Emilie Kimball

November 2019

Events

CANCELED – What does the future hold for America’s maritime forces?

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Hong Kong’s precarious future

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Entitlement reform: The effectiveness of the safety net and evidence for responsible policy

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Blog Posts

Democratic U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris listen as Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during their fifth 2020 campaign debate at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - HP1EFBL07440M

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The Democratic debate: Can we talk about jobs? Please?

Thursday, November 21, 2019

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MSNBC debate moderators largely ignored people of color

Thursday, November 21, 2019

The burnt wreckage of a bus is seen a day after cartel gunmen clashed with federal forces, resulting in the release of Ovidio Guzman from detention, the son of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in Culiacan, in Sinaloa state, Mexico October 18, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer - RC1F249503D0

Order from Chaos

There are no short cuts in resolving Mexico’s spiraling violence

Arturo Sarukhan

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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Books

Front Cover: Divided Politics, Divided Nation

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Divided Politics, Divided Nation

By Darrell M. West

2020

From Gutenberg to Google

From Gutenberg to Google

By Tom Wheeler

2019

Cover: The Senkaku Paradox

The Senkaku Paradox

By Michael E. O’Hanlon

2019

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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

French President Emmanuel Macron, Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, Khalifa Haftar, the military commander who dominates eastern Libya, and the participants of the International Conference on Libya listen to a verbal agreement between the various parties regarding the organization of a democratic election this year at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 29, 2018. Etienne Laurent/Pool via Reuters - RC150A52E560

Empowered decentralization: A city-based strategy for rebuilding Libya

The Brookings Institution

Monday, February 11, 2019

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Why we need to rethink education in the artificial intelligence age

The Brookings Institution

Thursday, January 31, 2019

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