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Kim Jong-un has a maximum pressure and engagement strategy of his own

Jung H. Pak · Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The shadow of a Philippine Army personnel is cast on boxes of relief items from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for the victims of super typhoon Haiyan, at Villamor Air Base in Manila November 13, 2013. The Philippine government has been overwhelmed by the force of the typhoon, which decimated large swathes of Leyte province where local officials have said they feared 10,000 people died, many drowning in a tsunami-like surge of seawater. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E9BD1CQJ01

Humanitarian & Disaster Assistance

A first look at USAID’s redesign plan

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Students Lanterman, Farabee, Fish and Brothers at the Pride School in Atlanta

Education

LGBTQ students face discrimination while Education Department walks back oversight

Logan Casey and Elizabeth Mann Levesque

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

U.S. 1040 Individual Income Tax forms are seen in New York

Taxation

On tax day, what are the experts saying?

William G. Gale, Vanessa Williamson, Henry J. Aaron, and Fred Dews

Friday, April 13, 2018

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Global Trade

How China’s proposed tariffs could affect U.S. workers and industries

Mark Muro, Jacob Whiton, and Robert Maxim

Monday, April 9, 2018

Latest Research

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Early Childhood Education

What is the market price of daycare and preschool?

Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst

Thursday, April 19, 2018

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Cities & Regions

Renewing America’s economic promise through older industrial cities

Alan Berube and Cecile Murray

April 2018

A housing construction project is seen in San Francisco, California.

Taxation

The early results of states’ Opportunity Zones are promising, but there’s still room for improvement

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

People demonstrate a high security digital unit built by Motion Pay, that allows customers to pay in Chinese yuan renminbi using Chinese online money payment services "WeChat Pay", and "Alipay", where payments get converted to Canadian dollars at point of sales locations in Canadian stores and businesses, in Toronto, Canada, May 24, 2017.

Financial Institutions

How new technologies can enhance anti-money laundering efforts and provide financial access

Michael Barr, Karen Gifford, and Aaron Klein

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Thousands listen to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's speech at her final rally at Independence Hall on the eve of election day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Makela - S1AEULOVLWAA

Global Governance & Politics

The populist challenge to liberal democracy

William A. Galston

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Events

Education in Africa: Key challenges and solutions for developing human capital

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Regulating a Digital Economy

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

A new EIB bond product in support of the Global Goals: Building a sustainable financial system

8:45 AM - 10:40 AM EDT

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Blog Posts

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FixGov

In a new documentary short, Brookings looks at the human side of medical cannabis policy

John Hudak and George Burroughs

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: Labor market and inequality in South Africa

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

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Future Development

Preventing endless wars in Syria

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

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Books

Book cover: Kings and Presidents

Kings and Presidents

By Bruce Riedel

2017

Epidemic

By Reid Wilson

2018

Upcoming

The Future of Work

By Darrell M. West

2018

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Development Seminar | Manufacturing Jobs: Implications for Productivity & Inequality

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

Helping children of incarcerated parents and children in foster care

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

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What to expect from a post-Castro Cuba

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to announce military strikes on Syria during a statement at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - HP1EE4E057WDG

Trump, promising hellfire in Syria, blinked. Why that could bode well for the Iran deal

Suzanne Maloney

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

An old military vehicle can be seen positioned on the Israeli side of the border with Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israel February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad - RC1E11DB8E30

Will Iran attack Israel over the Syrian conflict? It’s only a matter of time

Dror Michman and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Water treatment plant

Water infrastructure: Today’s funding for tomorrow’s needs

Lynn E. Broaddus

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Brookings Around The World

The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution

Washington, D.C., USA

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Brookings Doha

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Brookings Tsinghua

Haidian, Beijing, China

Brookings India

Brookings India

New Delhi, Delhi, India