Brookings Cafeteria Podcast

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FA07A2FE0

Don’t be fooled by deepfakes

John Villasenor and Fred Dews

Friday, August 16, 2019

A woman holds a sign during a rally against white supremacy in the wake of mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso in front of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC18B8E32740

On racism and white supremacy

Andre M. Perry, Vanessa Williamson, and Fred Dews

Friday, August 9, 2019

Wristbands for voters are seen at a polling station during early voting in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young - S1BEUGZEKGAA

Protecting American elections from foreign interference

Darrell West and Fred Dews

Friday, August 2, 2019

People come and go from the Registrar of Voters office on the final day of voter registration in the upcoming congressional elections in San Diego, California, U.S. October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1956981AF0

What really drives voters to the polls?

Bill Finan and Donald P. Green

Friday, July 26, 2019

Nurse practitioner Gail Brown (L) an unidentified patient and other nurses look at a print out of an ultrasound from a prenatal exam at the Maternity Outreach Mobile in Phoenix, Arizona October 8, 2009. The maternity outreach program helps uninsured women living in the Phoenix metropolitan area receive the proper treatment and care during and after their pregnancy. The Maternity Outreach Mobile is equipped with two exam rooms, an ultrasound machine, an external fetal monitor, a laboratory and offers pregnancy tests, referrals and immunization for children. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) - WASE5A91J3I01

What can we do to reduce unplanned pregnancies?

Isabel V. Sawhill, Jack Markell, and Mark Edwards

Friday, July 19, 2019

A tourist bum boat passes by the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore July 3, 2019. Picture taken on July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng - RC157D90F2D0

The US in Southeast Asia, and the China challenge

John R. Allen and Jonathan Stromseth

Friday, July 12, 2019

Republican Rep. Steve King talks to voters at Godfathers Pizza in Hampton, Iowa, U.S., November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Scott Morgan - RC1733B79860

Americans fear the wrong threats

Thomas Wright and Micah Zenko

Friday, July 5, 2019

Los Alamos Hills Sports Park, Murietta, CA

Advancing opportunity in California’s Inland Empire

Rachel Barker, Marek Gootman, Chad Shearer, and Fred Dews

Friday, June 28, 2019

Flagpoles of the national flags are seen inside the Diplomatic Quarter, where Taiwan ally embassies located, in Taipei, Taiwan August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu - RC1D8DA29900

Where does nationalism come from?

Bill Finan and Liah Greenfeld

Friday, June 21, 2019

Mahindra Automotive North America assembly workers DeAndre Hall (L) and Ryan Hart work on the chassis for a ROXOR off-road vehicle at the MANA assembly plant in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., January 30, 2019. Photo taken January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC145CDD5E30

How to fix capitalism for America’s workers

Richard V. Reeves, Isabel V. Sawhill, and Steven Pearlstein

Friday, June 14, 2019

Adults and children play with Lego bricks during the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Lego brick, at Lego House in Billund, Denmark January 28, 2018. Scanpix Denmark/Michael Drost-Hansen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK. - RC142CA74E00

The power of parents in accelerating global education progress

Rebecca Winthrop and Fred Dews

Friday, June 7, 2019

A Volkswagen I.D. electric vehicle is shown at a news conference in Guangzhou, China November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip - D1BEUNIGXQAA

China’s epic push for cleaner energy

Jeffrey Ball and David G. Victor

Friday, May 31, 2019

The U.S. Capitol building is seen in a long exposure at sunrise on the day of the U.S. midterm election as voters go to the polls across the country to elect 33 U.S. senators and all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg - RC1E75D3B580

Preparing for the next recession

Jay Shambaugh, Heather Boushey, and Fred Dews

Friday, May 24, 2019

Bank notes of different currencies, including Euro, U.S. Dollar, Turkish Lira or Brazilian Reais, are photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, in this illustration picture taken May 7, 2017. Picture taken May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/Illustration - RC11D104B550

The power of private investment for the developing world

Homi Kharas and Philippe Le Houérou

Friday, May 17, 2019

FILE PHOTO - A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 2012. Mandatory credit. REUTERS/Kyodo/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN - S1AETIVBNCAA

How to avoid a great power war over small stakes

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Tarun Chhabra

Friday, May 10, 2019