Brookings Cafeteria Podcast

Indonesian Muslims attend Friday prayers at the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta July 23, 2010. Indonesia's Muslims learned last week they have been praying in the wrong direction, after the country's highest Islamic authority said its directive on the direction of Mecca actually had people facing Africa. Muslims are supposed to face the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia during prayer and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issued an edict in March stipulating westward was the correct direction from the world's most populous Muslim country. It has now said the true direction is north-west. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA - Tags: RELIGION ODDLY IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E67N18IZ01

How Saudi Arabia and Iran use Islam in foreign policy

Shadi Hamid, Peter Mandaville, and Fred Dews

Friday, January 11, 2019

A screen displays a chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 20, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC1BF3A8FA20

The top economic issues in 2019

David Wessel and Fred Dews

Friday, January 4, 2019

The Brookings Cafeteria

Best of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast in 2018

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Pro and anti-Brexit protesters argue opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, December 10, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville - RC168C6328B0

An update on Brexit

Amanda Sloat and Fred Dews

Friday, December 21, 2018

A visitor takes a picture of a display demonstrating crowd surveillance at the stall of the artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology company Sensetime at the Security China 2018 exhibition on public safety and security in Beijing, China October 23, 2018. Picture taken October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter - RC1D2D4A0030

AI, cybersecurity, and the future of geopolitics

John Villasenor and Fred Dews

Friday, December 14, 2018

School girls wearing pink turbans wave during celebrations to mark International Day of the Girl Child 2018, at a school in Chandigarh, India October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ajay Verma TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1336C3B510

Echidna Global Scholars: Four leaders in girls’ education share their stories and policy ideas

Christina Kwauk and Fred Dews

Friday, December 7, 2018

Front Cover: Bit Player

Stories from a life with presidents and ideas

Stephen Hess and Bill Finan

Friday, November 30, 2018

One of the National Thanksgiving Turkeys is presented to members of the press in the Briefing Room before U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the 71st national turkey pardoning at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1E2B96F400

9 good policy ideas on Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Incoming members of the U.S. House of Representatives pose for the 116th Congress Member-Elect Class Photo on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1A419463F0

Legislation or gridlock after the 2018 midterms?

Sarah A. Binder, Molly E. Reynolds, and Fred Dews

Friday, November 16, 2018

People walk under a billboard encouraging people to vote following the U.S. Midterm elections in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. November 7, 2018. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage - RC125853C7E0

2018 midterms: What happened, what’s next

Camille Busette, Elaine Kamarck, and Fred Dews

Friday, November 9, 2018

The Presidential seal is placed upon the lectern before U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks celebrating six months since his tax cuts victory at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC15EF5787B0

Will the GOP’s tax cuts affect the 2018 midterm elections?

Vanessa Williamson and Fred Dews

Friday, November 2, 2018

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

Why raising incomes can boost youth voting rates

Randall Akee and Fred Dews

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

A train sits in front of houses on the banks of the Ohio River in Maysville, Kentucky, U.S., September 13, 2017. Photograph taken at N38°39.329' W83°46.168'. Photograph taken September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC1FCD637E00

Forgotten Americans in the 2018 midterm elections

Isabel V. Sawhill and Fred Dews

Friday, October 26, 2018

A protester wears a t-shirt as SoCal Health Care Coalition protests at UC San Diego in La Jolla, California, U.S., October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC18361BA750

The health care issues voters care about in the 2018 midterms

Matthew Fiedler and Fred Dews

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

"I Voted" stickers are seen at a polling site during the New York State Democratic primary in New York City, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC1122CFBDD0

Will Russia hack the 2018 midterms?

Alina Polyakova and Fred Dews

Friday, October 19, 2018