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Beyond arrests: How ICE enforcement depressed local employment in 2025

Marcela Escobari, Ian Seyal, Paul Beach

September 4, 2026

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September 11

2026

The 9/11 terrorist attacks at 25: Assessing the legacy, addressing the future

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

Friday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

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Why Beijing isn’t taking the bait with Trump

Ryan Hass

September 9, 2026

CARROLL, IOWA - AUGUST 20: Gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand speaks to voters during a campaign visit to the Carroll County Conservation Classroom on August 20, 2026 in Carroll, Iowa. Sand is aiming to become the first Democratic Governor of Iowa since 2006 in the upcoming November elections.

In 2026 governor races, local issues rival national trend

Max Keeney, E.J. Dionne, Jr.

September 8, 2026

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on August 20, 2026. North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea's military said on August 20, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would meet Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un later this year.

The Iran war and America’s widening strategy gap in Asia

Andrew Yeo

September 2, 2026

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From left to right, Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, Xi Jinping, President of the People Republic of China, and Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stand in front of the national flags of China and the European Union during the 25th EU China summit in Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China on July 24, 2025.

Global Trade Europe’s China Shock 2.0: Where does it go from here?

Ryan Hass, Daniel S. Hamilton, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Kari Heerman, Carlo Bastasin, Jonathan A. Czin, Susan A. Thornton +2 more

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Africa Don’t let the Iran war distract the United States from Africa

Landry Signé

Global Trade The hidden tradeoffs of using Trump’s tariffs as leverage with China

Kari Heerman

Russia The fading efficacy of US shadow fleet sanctions

Robin Brooks, Ben Harris

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Artificial Intelligence

This photograph shows humanoid robots on display at the booth of Chinese technology companies during the AI for Good Global Summit, a United Nations flagship event aimed at shaping the future of artificial intelligence, in Geneva, Switzerland, July 7, 2026.

Artificial Intelligence Middle power AI agency: Preserving choice between the United States and China

Douglas A. Rediker

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September 15

2026

Artificial Intelligence Can communities mitigate their rising concerns about data centers?

The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

Tuesday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

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Artificial Intelligence The national security implications of building frontier AI data centers overseas

Derek Belle, Nitya Nadgir, Alejandra Rocha, Elham Tabassi, Valerie Wirtschafter, Thomas Wright +1 more

Participants take part in the opening day of the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance, in Geneva on July 6, 2026. UN Secretary-General called for a global governance system to shape artificial intelligence for the good of humanity, warning against allowing the technology itself to "vibe-code" our future.

Artificial Intelligence A summer of AI summits reveals a widening US-China divide

Brooke Tanner, Cameron F. Kerry, Elham Tabassi, Andrea Renda, Andrew W. Wyckoff

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Education

Artificial Intelligence 3 reasons why ‘going slow to go fast’ is the right approach for AI in schools

Rebecca Winthrop

Perspectives on agency from adolescent girls in Feni, Bangladesh

Early Childhood Education Rethinking girls’ agency through collective learning

Jennifer L. O’Donoghue, Edem Dorothy Ossai

Global Education Making pedagogical reforms work in classrooms

Ghulam Omar Qargha, Rachel Dyl, Ayman Alhusseini, Apoorva Bhatnagar, Gabriela Lozano Campos, Iriana Ferreyra, Amit Kumar, Nariman Moustafa, Sreehari Ravindranath, Sudeshna Roychoudhury, Menna Saieed, Joseph Thomas +7 more

NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 20: Quvenzhane Wallis, actress from the movie "Annie" attends a Turnaround Arts New Orleans Event at ReNew Cultural Arts Academy on November 20, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images for Columbia Pictures)

Education Cultivating intellectual humility in America’s students

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Midterm Elections

WATERFORD, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 3: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed answers questions from attendees during a town hall event, part of a series of events across Michigan focused on hearing from voters, on Sept. 3, 2026 at the Oakland Expo Center in Waterford, Michigan. El-Sayed is scheduled to hold additional town halls throughout September and early October in Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Flint and Macomb.

Campaigns & Elections Trump’s approval slump and candidate quality drive 2026 Senate races

Elaine Kamarck, William A. Galston

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MAY 23: Demonstrators take part in a protest at the Utah State Capitol to oppose the construction of the Stratos data center in Box Elder County on May 23, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The proposed data center would be about 40,000 acres and is speculated to use 9 gigawatts of power.

Campaigns & Elections Why data centers are a top issue in the 2026 midterms

Nicol Turner Lee, Darrell M. West

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 4: Supporters watch Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani give his victory speech on television at an election-night watch party at the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden on Nov. 4, 2025, in the Queens borough of New York City. The watch party was one of many hosted by the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America in support of Mamdani.

Campaigns & Elections Democratic socialist candidates show gains but limited reach in 2026

Elaine Kamarck, Riana Mahtani, Gabriel Kraemer

Campaigns & Elections Delivering the vote: How 4 pressures are testing the Postal Service’s role in American elections

Elena Patel

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Health and Wellness

Health Care Industry Mapping vertical integration in US health insurance

Richard G. Frank, Samuel Peterson

Children & Families Raising children in the MAHA era: Where have all the healthy kids gone?

Abby McCloskey, Emily Oster

Mental Health & Well-Being Promoting suicide prevention in hospitals: Evidence and incentives

Richard G. Frank, Rasa Siniakovas, Chloe Zilkha

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Cities & Communities Health outcomes in rural America: A prevention-to-crisis view on determinants of health, chronic diseases, and economic consequences

Anthony F. Pipa, Brent Orrell, Adam Aley, Madeline Tong

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2026

Defense & Security The 9/11 terrorist attacks at 25: Assessing the legacy, addressing the future

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

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September 15

2026

Artificial Intelligence Can communities mitigate their rising concerns about data centers?

The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

Tuesday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

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September 17

2026

Global Education Making costs count: A new framework for better cost evidence generation and use in global education and ECCE

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