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Foreign Policy at Brookings

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The Foreign Policy program conducts its research through its five major regionally and functionally oriented centers, as well as an array of dedicated projects and initiatives, staffed by independent experts with expertise ranging from military reform to the geopolitics of energy. For information on general employment, fellowships, internships, and guest affiliations, please reference the employment section of the Brookings website.

Center for Asia Policy Studies
Center for Asia Policy Studies
The Center for Asia Policy Studies conducts research, analysis, and exchange on issues facing Asia and the United States in the region.
Center for Middle East Policy
Center for Middle East Policy
The Center for Middle East Policy is dedicated to the formulation of more effective and sustainable U.S. policy toward the Middle East.
Center on the United States and Europe
Center on the United States and Europe
The Center on the United States and Europe’s mission is to offer research and recommendations on developments in Europe and global challenges that affect trans-Atlantic relations.
John L. Thornton China Center
John L. Thornton China Center
The John L. Thornton China Center develops timely, independent analyses and policy recommendations to address long-standing challenges related to U.S.-China relations and China’s internal development.
Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
The Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology researches U.S. grand strategy, foreign policy, and military affairs as well as transnational threats and arms control amid the changing international order.
Africa Security Initiative
Africa Security Initiative
The Africa Security Initiative is intended to highlight key issues concerning military, social, and human security in Africa.
Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative
Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative
The Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative brings multidisciplinary strengths to bear on the critical challenges of arms control and non-proliferation.
Energy Security and Climate Initiative
Energy Security and Climate Initiative
The Energy Security and Climate Initiative at Brookings encourages the development, discussion and dissemination of high-caliber energy and climate research.
Global China Project
Global China Project
The Global China Project focuses on advancing recommendations for how the United States should respond to China’s actions that implicate key American interests and values.
Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors
Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors
The Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors analyzes the behavior of international nonstate armed actors to inform and prepare policymakers to address emerging and persistent threats.
The Turkey Project
The Turkey Project
The Turkey Project fosters informed public consideration, high‐level private debate, and policy recommendations focusing on developments in Turkey.