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Jan 20, 2021; Washington, DC, USA; President Joe Biden waves to the crowd after being sworn in during the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Robert Deutsch/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brookings scholars reflect on the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, America’s 46th president

Friday, January 22, 2021

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What is the Child Tax Credit? And how much of it is refundable?

Friday, January 22, 2021

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Foresight Africa 2021

Thursday, January 21, 2021

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presents his Annual Report for 2019 during a virtual press conference at NATO headquarters. NATO remains strong, united and able to defend itself despite the current coronavirus pandemic, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg stressed on Wednesday, ahead of foreign ministers' talks this week.

China

Retooling America’s alliances to manage the China challenge

Lindsey W. Ford and James Goldgeier

Monday, January 25, 2021

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Race in American Public Policy

Just as we score policies’ budget impact, we should score for racial equity as well

Andre M. Perry and Darrick Hamilton

Monday, January 25, 2021

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Latest Research

President Joe Biden signs executive action with Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Defense Gen. Lloyd Austin, in the Oval Office, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021.. Photo by Doug Mills/Pool/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Regulatory Policy

The regulatory savvy of Biden’s early executive actions

Bridget Dooling

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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What’s the Fed doing in response to the COVID-19 crisis? What more could it do?

Jeffrey Cheng, Tyler Powell, Dave Skidmore, and David Wessel

Monday, January 25, 2021

A FireEye information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats at the FireEye office in Milpitas, California, December 29, 2014. FireEye is the security firm hired by Sony to investigate last month's cyberattack against Sony Pictures. Picture taken December 29. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CRIME LAW)

Defense & Security

The other 4+1: Biological, nuclear, climatic, digital, and internal dangers

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, January 25, 2021

Admiral Ali Saeed Al Shehri speaks with soldiers during mixed maritime exercise with U.S. Navy and Saudi Royal Navy, at Saudi Military Port, Ras Al Ghar, Eastern Province, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Middle East & North Africa

What to do – and what not to do – in the Middle East

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Monday, January 25, 2021

Students wear protective masks as they attend a class at school as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Peshawar, Pakistan November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

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A global effort to counter extremism through education

Monday, January 25, 2021

Events

Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2021

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Leadership for a More Perfect Union

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Challenges for the Biden administration: Addressing the evolving air and missile threat

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

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Blog Posts

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seen on screens during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis, Tunisia November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Order from Chaos

Building peace through subnational governance: The case of Libya

Simona Ross, Stefan Wolff, and Alexandre Marc

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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How I got my COVID-19 shot

William A. Galston

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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Education Plus Development

Moving forward together to build more playful cities: Introducing the Playful Learning Landscapes City Network

Helen Shwe Hadani and Jennifer S. Vey

Tuesday, January 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: China 2049

China 2049

Edited by David Dollar, Yiping Huang, and Yang Yao

2020

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Municipality workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) prepare to burry the coffin of a coronavirus victim at a burial area provided by the government for the victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the outbreak continues, in Bogor, Indonesia, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

COVID-19 and democracy in Indonesia: Short-term stability and long-term threats

Thomas Pepinsky

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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Do high aspirations lead to better outcomes? Evidence from a longitudinal survey of adolescents in Peru

Carol Graham and Julia Ruiz Pozuelo

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) heads to a meeting in the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to wrap up work on coronavirus economic aid legislation, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert

McConnell and Schumer ended their standoff over the new Senate. Who won and what happened?

Sarah A. Binder

The Washington Post Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Woman reading a book while riding in an autonomous vehicle.

Autonomous vehicles

Clifford Winston

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

A lady is voting in a polling station in Yopougon, an urban commune of Abidjan, the 31th of October 2020. Ivorians go to the polls for the first round of the presidential election. Some 7.5 million voters out of 25 million inhabitants must decide between the four candidates, Kouadio Konan Bertin, Alassane Ouattara, Pascal Affi N'Guessan and Henri Konan Bédié. Photography by Virginie Nguyen Hoang / Hans Lucas.Une ivoirienne vote dans une école de Yopougon, commune urbaine d'Abidjan, le 31 octobre 2020. Les Ivoiriens se rendent aux urnes pour le premier tour de l'élection présidentielle. Quelque 7,5 millions de votants sur 25 millions d'habitants doivent départager les quatre candidats en lice, Kouadio Konan Bertin, Alassane Ouattara, Pascal Affi N'Guessan et Henri Konan Bédié. Photographie de Virginie Nguyen Hoang / Hans Lucas.NO USE FRANCE

Why supporting resilient political systems is key to a successful Biden democracy agenda

Patrick W. Quirk

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 4, 2013. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool/File Photo

Biden can pass his China test

Javier Solana and Eugenio Bregolat

Tuesday, January 26, 2021