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In every corner of the country, the middle class struggles with affordability

Hannah Stephens, Andre M. Perry

December 2, 2025

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Behind the negotiating table to end the Russia-Ukraine war

Fiona Hill, Thomas Wright

December 8, 2025

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How will bans on social media affect children?

Nicol Turner Lee, Josie Stewart, Carolina Oxenstierna

December 9, 2025

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How USPS network changes threaten prescription drug access for vulnerable populations

Elena Patel, Joshua Feng, Matthew Higgins

December 4, 2025

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Breaking down Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy

Scott R. Anderson, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Pavel K. Baev, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Daniel S. Hamilton, Kari Heerman, Mara Karlin, Patricia M. Kim, Lynn Kuok, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Steven Pifer, Stephanie K. Pell, Landry Signé, Melanie W. Sisson, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Caitlin Talmadge, Tara Varma, Valerie Wirtschafter, Andrew Yeo

December 8, 2025

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U.S. Economic Growth & Prosperity

Economic Indicators A taxonomy of supply shocks and their effects on inflation

Wendy Edelberg

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Cities & Communities Understanding and enhancing economic mobility in New Orleans

Farah Khan

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Cities & Communities The coalition imperative

Mayu Takeuchi, Joseph Parilla

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Global Trade Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue

Jay Shambaugh

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Data Centers & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Cities & Communities Will a data center be good for Thomas and Davis in Tucker County, West Virginia?

Anthony F. Pipa

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Infrastructure AI, data centers, and water

Joseph W. Kane

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Climate & Energy The future of data centers

Nicol Turner Lee, Darrell M. West

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Artificial Intelligence Why data centers are important for AI | The TechTank Podcast

Darrell M. West, Nicol Turner Lee

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Russia & Ukraine

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Ukraine Positive developments for Ukraine in a time of challenge

Steven Pifer

A man walks in the city centre, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, November 26, 2025.

Ukraine War, peace, and corruption in embattled Ukraine

Mariana Budjeryn

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Ukraine Ukraine’s energy sector is a key battleground in the war with Russia

Maciej Zaniewicz, Danylo Moiseienko

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Defense & Security

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Defense & Security The catastrophe in Sudan

Jeffrey Feltman, Michael E. O’Hanlon

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Defense & Security GAMECHANGER: A case study of AI innovation at the Department of Defense

Martin Neil Baily, Sophia Hart, Melanie W. Sisson

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China Assessing China’s Fourth Plenum: Policy continuity, personnel turmoil

Jonathan A. Czin, Allie Matthias

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Trafficking & Illicit Trade How Chinese criminal networks fuel illicit markets across the Americas

Vanda Felbab-Brown

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Health Care

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Health Care Policy A little-known way the tax code subsidizes spending on health care

Gopi Shah Goda

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Health Access & Equity Why are expiring ACA subsidies raising health insurance premiums?

Matthew Fiedler, Fred Dews

Public Health The fragile routines of pediatric health care: Lessons from asthma during COVID-19

Josh Feng, Matthew J. Higgins, Elena Patel

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December 12

2025

Taiwan The energy challenges of Taiwan and Asia’s AI ambitions

The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

Friday, 9:00 am - 10:15 am EST

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December 16

2025

Global Trade Assessing the impact of Western sanctions on Russia

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Tuesday, 10:15 am - 12:00 pm EST

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December 18

2025

International Affairs Ukraine: Pressure on Zelenskyy and prospects for peace

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