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Beyond the headlines: 8 issues we’re tracking in 2023

Amy Liu, Chris Meserole, Molly E. Reynolds, Rashawn Ray, Keon L. Gilbert, Carol Graham, Richard G. Frank, Jenny Schuetz, Tonantzin Carmona, Glenn D. Rudebusch, and John W. McArthur · Monday, February 6, 2023

Couple Carrying Boxes Into New Home On Moving Day

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Americans’ local migration reached a historic low in 2022, but long-distance moves picked up

William H. Frey

Thursday, February 2, 2023

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A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

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Defense oversight in the 117th Congress

David Ton, Naomi Maehr, and Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, February 3, 2023

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In preparation for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch, 1st Lt. Kimberly Erskine, Missile Combat Crew commander from Malmstrom Air Force Base, practices procedures at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., March 19, 2015. Picture taken March 19, 2015. To Match Special Report USA-NUCLEAR/ICBM U.S. Air Force/Michael Peterson/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Arms Control

Arms control needs a shot in the arm

Friday, February 3, 2023

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Foresight Africa 2023

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Foresight Africa 2023

Friday, January 27, 2023

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Latest Research

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A policy framework for bridging the gender divide in digital technology courses and careers in Kenya

Anthony Luvanda

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

A navy soldier (L) of People's Liberation Army (PLA) stands guard as Chinese citizens board the naval ship "Linyi" at a port in Aden, March 29, 2015. China's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday its warships had completed an evacuation of Chinese nationals from Yemen, with more than 570 people safely transported across the Red Sea to Djibouti to be flown home. The Chinese characters on the banner read, welcome Chinese compatriots on board. Picture taken March 29, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Sub-Saharan Africa

Strategic competition for overseas basing in sub-Saharan Africa

February 2023

Republic of Singapore Navy guided-missile frigate RSS Tenacious arrives in preparation for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, U.S. June 25, 2018. Picture taken June 25, 2018. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Abrams/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Asia & the Pacific

Temperatures rising: The struggle for bases and access in the Pacific Islands

February 2023

Soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy take part in a ceremony as a replenishment ship sets sail to the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia, from a naval port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China September 3, 2020. Picture taken September 3, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.

Defense & Security

Geostrategic competition for military basing in the Indian Ocean region

Isaac B. Kardon

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

U.S. soldiers carry flags of both Poland and the United States during the opening ceremony of the first United States Air Force (USAF) aviation detachment in Poland, at an air force base in Lask near Lodz, central Poland, November 9, 2012. The United States launched its first permanent military presence on Polish soil on Friday, an air force detachment to service warplanes, in a move long sought by its NATO ally Warsaw. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)

Europe

Strategic competition and basing in Central and Eastern Europe

Emily J. Holland

February 2023

Events

Event in Progress

Rethinking China’s rise, restraints, and resilience

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Jared Bernstein on the US economy: Where it’s been and where it’s going

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM EST

Forum on the future of the Federal Home Loan Bank system

9:20 AM - 1:40 PM EST

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Blog Posts

Flooded neighborhood street after thunderstorm

The Avenue

Local climate risk data could enable better decisionmaking by households and policymakers

Jenny Schuetz, Adie Tomer, Caroline George, Joseph W. Kane, and Julia Gill

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

A graduating student of the City College of New York wears a message on his cap during the College's commencement ceremony in the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York, U.S., June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Brown Center Chalkboard

What are the labor market returns to MBAs from broad-access institutions?

Christopher T. Bennett

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Feb 7, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., listen. Mandatory Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool-USA TODAY NETWORK

FixGov

Biden makes his case to Americans in the State of the Union

William A. Galston

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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Books

Cvr: Ukraine's Revolt

Ukraine’s Revolt, Russia’s Revenge

By Christopher M. Smith

2022

Cvr: Searching for Peace

Searching for Peace

By Ehud Olmert

2022

Fixer Upper

Fixer-Upper

By Jenny Schuetz

2022

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a welcoming ceremony as he inspects the Vice-Admiral Kulakov anti-submarine warfare ship in Novorossiysk, September 23, 2014. Russia will increase its Black Sea fleet by 2020 with more than 80 new warships and will complete a second naval base for the fleet near the city of Novorossiysk by 2016, its commander said on Tuesday. In comments made to Putin as he visited the port city, Vice Admiral Alexander Vitko said a second Black Sea base was needed in addition to the main base on the Crimea peninsula annexed from Ukraine because of NATO expansion. REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY MARITIME) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Europe’s new maritime security reality: Chinese ports, Russian bases, and the rise of subsea warfare

Geoffrey F. Gresh

February 2023

Russian, Kazakh and Belarusian service members line up during military drills carried out by the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) at the Harb-Maidon training ground, located near the Tajik-Afghan border in the Khatlon region, Tajikistan October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Didor Sadulloev

International ordering and great power competition: Lessons from Central Asia

Alexander Cooley

February 2023

A U.S. Marine takes photographs as a South Korean army's K-55 self-propelled artillery vehicle gets out of a barge during the Combined Joint Logistics Over The Shore (CJLOTS) exercise, at a seashore in Taean, South Korea, July 6, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Overseas basing logistics at a crossroads in the Middle East, sub-Sahara Africa, and the western Indian Ocean

February 2023

Dutch Marines stand in front of a jet, during the visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a base, as part of a military exercise called "Cold Response 2022", gathering around 30,000 troops from NATO member countries plus Finland and Sweden, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Bardufoss in the Arctic Circle, Norway, March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Great power competition and overseas basing in the Arctic

Jeremy Greenwood

February 2023

Handout photo dated October 13, 2021 shows Adm. John Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, arrives at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, with access to four more bases as they seek to deter China’s increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea. The agreement was reached as US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in the country for talks about deploying US forces and weapons in more Philippine military camps. U.S. Navy photo by Capt. Pawel Puczko via ABACAPRESS.COM

Geostrategic competition and overseas basing in East Asia and the First Island Chain

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Andrew Yeo

February 2023

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Nurse licensure compacts before, during, and after COVID

Lauren Bauer, Aidan Creeron, Joy Dada, and Luiza Macedo

Wednesday, February 8, 2023