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America is turning 250. Here’s how immigration may shape its future.

William H. Frey

June 25, 2026

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As childcare costs skyrocket, states need a new approach to help working families

Glencora Haskins

July 2, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 20, 2026 in Beijing, China

No limits? Testing the China-Russia relationship

Fiona Hill, Patricia M. Kim, Jonathan A. Czin

July 7, 2026

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States enable, regions thrive

Mayu Takeuchi, Joseph Parilla

July 1, 2026

Demonstrators rally in support of birthright citizenship outside the U.S. Supreme Court as President Donald Trump attends oral arguments in Washington, D.C., on April 1, 2026.

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejects Trump order

William A. Galston

July 2, 2026

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America at 250

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Economic Development The racial wealth gap undermines the declaration’s promise

Andre M. Perry

Children stand with the American flag and a sign that reads "one nation" on the eve of the inauguration of Barack Obama in January 2009.

U.S. Democracy Protest changes policy when communities stay organized

Rashawn Ray

Words from the opening section of the Declaration of Independence: "When in the course of human events ..."

U.S. Democracy Heather Cox Richardson on defending the Declaration’s democratic ideals

Heather Cox Richardson, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

illustration, "we mutually pledge ... our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor"

U.S. Democracy The most profound line in the Declaration of Independence

Lindsay Chervinsky, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

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Iran

Commercial vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos around Qaboos Port on June 21, 2026 in Muscat, Oman.

Global Trade Will the Strait of Hormuz reopen after the US-Iran deal?

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Kari Heerman, Bruce Jones

An Iranian national flag is placed by the rubble of a collapsed building following strikes at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on April 7, 2026.

Iran Blowback: How the Iran war may change the world

Protesters and local Palestinian landowners, who say some of their land was taken for the newly built Mount Tarousa settlement (background), run from tear gas fired by Israeli security forces blocking a road leading to the hilltop during a rally against the settlement near Dura in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on June 19, 2026.

Crisis & Conflict Management The cycle of violence: From Israel-Palestine to Iran and back

Hady Amr

A driver refuels a vehicle at a gas station at night on May 10, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan.

Asia & the Pacific Iran war reverberations: A nadir for Asia’s economic security

Mireya Solís

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Defense & Security

R. David Edelman (r) and Ryan Hass in Geneva, Switzerland, Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2026.

China From Geneva: AI, security, and US-China dialogue

R. David Edelman, Ryan Hass

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July 20

2026

Security Alliances & Partnerships The future of security assistance

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

Monday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (C) hands an aide a note as he testifies during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC.

U.S. Defense Policy A better way to spend $350 billion at the Pentagon

Michael E. O’Hanlon

In this photo, the remains of an UNHCR warehouse can be seen following a Russian ballistic missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine.

Ukraine Dispatch from Ukraine

Mara Karlin

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Artificial Intelligence

An aerial view shows construction of a massive Skybox AI data center campus in Hutto, Texas, on April 18, 2026, which will host 400 million square feet of space with 600 megawatts of capacity.

Technology Policy & Regulation Data center backlash signals a fight over AI power

Tom Wheeler

U.S. Economy Can AI restore fiscal sustainability in the US?

Ben Harris, Neil R. Mehrotra, William Overcash

Technology Policy & Regulation 5 lessons from teachers on the risks of anthropomorphic AI

Rebecca Winthrop

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Artificial Intelligence Getting to all-of-the-above: A framework of solutions for AI’s coming impacts on work and workers

Xavier de Souza Briggs

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Education

A man leaves the federal courthouse where a group of Democratic state attorneys are asking a federal judge to block U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from dismantling the U.S. Department of Education and halt it from laying off nearly half of its staff, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda Sabga

Education Tracking lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s K-12 education agenda

Rachel M. Perera, Thalia González, Aidan Tomlinson

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Education America’s school boards

Education Policy From access to impact

Molly Curtiss Wyss, Brad Olsen

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Education 2 members of Congress on improving American education

Rep. Kevin Kiley, Rep. Mark Takano, Rashawn Ray

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Upcoming Events

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July 14

2026

Courts & Law Two years later: How have our nation’s institutions responded to Loper Bright and the end of Chevron deference?

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Tuesday, 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm EDT

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July 14

2026

Defense & Security The FY 2027 defense budget: How much is enough?

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Tuesday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

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July 16

2026

Artificial Intelligence Behind the screen: AI slop, young children, and the profit problem

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Thursday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT