A roundup of some of the content published today at Brookings.
- Why arming the Ukrainians is a bad idea. Jeremy Shapiro dissents from a recent report, the authors of which include Brookings’s Steven Pifer and Strobe Talbott, on recommendations to arm the Ukrainian military.
- America’s advanced industries. A team of experts in the Metropolitan Policy Program examine the advanced industry sector in America—what it is, where it is, and why it matters.
- Nine commitments for financing development. In a new paper, Homi Kharas and John McArthur offer top priorities that should be addressed at the financing for development conference in Addis Ababa in July 2015.
- Lack of government cybersecurity plans. Kevin Desouza and Kena Fedorschak write that “the degree to which each federal agency has implemented cybersecurity initiatives remains unclear.”
- Jordan’s strategic importance. As Jordan takes part in strikes against Islamic State positions in Syria, Sultan Barakat and Andrew Leber assess its vulnerabilities to regional conflicts and domestic pressures.
- Diminished local news. Jennifer Lawless and Danny Hayes comment on the demise of local news organizations.
- Labor proposals in Obama’s budget. Harry Holzer reviews some of the overlooked reforms to make labor market programs “more effective and more beneficial to workers.”
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Brookings Today, 2/3/15
February 3, 2015