Transition 2021: America's Role in the World

Dustin, an asylum-seeking migrant from Honduras, holds his six-year-old son Jerrardo, 6, as they awake at sunrise next to others who took refuge near a baseball field after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on rafts, in La Joya, Texas, U.S., March 19, 2021. Emergency blankets were provided to the group of about 150 migrants from Central America by the U.S. Border Patrol agents. REUTERS/Adrees Latif TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

4 things the Biden administration should pay attention to with the border crisis

Elaine Denny, David Dow, Jose Ordoñez, Wayne Pitts, Diego Romero, Juan Tellez, Mateo Villamizar Chaparro, Erik Wibbels, and Pamela Zabala

Friday, April 2, 2021

America needs a positive IMF agenda

Mark Sobel and David Dollar

Monday, March 29, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he takes part in a Munich Security Conference virtual event from the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

America’s return to the world

Thursday, March 11, 2021

John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, greets U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris before the start of an event on the administrations response to climate change in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.Featuring: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, John KerryWhere: Washington, District Of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 27 Jan 2021Credit: POOL/CNP/InStar/Cover Images

How the United States can return to credible climate leadership

Nathan Hultman and Samantha Gross

Monday, March 1, 2021

The White House in Washington DC The White House with the flag in the afternoon Washington USA *** Das Weiße Haus in Washington DC Das Weiße Haus mit der Flagge am Nachmittag Washington USA Copyright: xChristianxOffenbergx No Use Switzerland. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use Austria

A strategic roadmap for reentry 2021 and beyond

William Burke-White

February 2021

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) officially opened in Shanghai on Thursday under the theme of "Intelligent Connectivity, Indivisible Community" with hundreds of speakers and industry experts sharing their insights on the latest developments in AI. Intelligent robots are displaying on the ground floor of Shanghai Expo Centre, Shanghai, China, 9 July 2020.No Use China. No Use France.

Strengthening international cooperation on artificial intelligence

Joshua P. Meltzer and Cameron F. Kerry

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

WASHINGTON - AUGUST 2, 2020: USAID Agency for International Development flag with emblem seal outside headquarters building. USAID is the agency that administers foreign aid.

Making USAID a premier development agency

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. - DEC 18, 2009: department of state board on December 18, 2009 in Washington, D.C., USA. Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States

Partnership among cities, states, and the federal government: Creating an office of subnational diplomacy at the US Department of State

Anthony F. Pipa and Max Bouchet

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. soldier keeps watch at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 5, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo

May 2021 should not be seen as a unilateral deadline for the United States to leave Afghanistan

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

US President Joe Biden makes a foreign policy speech at the State Department in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2021.Biden announced that he is ending US support for the Saudis offensive operations in Yemen.No Use Germany.

Around the halls: Brookings experts analyze President Biden’s first foreign policy speech

Pavel K. Baev, Célia Belin, Samuel Denney, Federica Saini Fasanotti, Sadie Frank, James Goldgeier, Ryan Hass, Bruce Jones, Kemal Kirişci, Daniel L. Magruder Jr., Giovanna De Maio, Steven Pifer, Douglas A. Rediker, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Angela Stent, Christopher A. Thomas, David G. Victor, and Constantino Xavier

Friday, February 5, 2021

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) attends a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Washington March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Between cooperation and containment: New US policies for a new Turkey

Nicholas Danforth

February 2021

FILE PHOTO: National Guard members stand in the snow on duty, in front of the U.S. Capitol behind protective fencing, in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Cheriss May/File Photo

Ahead of a democracy summit, start at home and listen to our friends abroad

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Migrants, mainly from Central America and marching in a caravan, walk on a road on the outskirts of Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The imperative to address the root causes of migration from Central America

Charles T. Call

Friday, January 29, 2021

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wave national flags ahead of a meeting of the president with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in Brussels, Belgium March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

US-Turkey relations will remain crisis-ridden for a long time to come

Friday, January 29, 2021

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How to restore US credibility in Africa

Friday, January 29, 2021

A lady is voting in a polling station in Yopougon, an urban commune of Abidjan, the 31th of October 2020. Ivorians go to the polls for the first round of the presidential election. Some 7.5 million voters out of 25 million inhabitants must decide between the four candidates, Kouadio Konan Bertin, Alassane Ouattara, Pascal Affi N'Guessan and Henri Konan Bédié. Photography by Virginie Nguyen Hoang / Hans Lucas.Une ivoirienne vote dans une école de Yopougon, commune urbaine d'Abidjan, le 31 octobre 2020. Les Ivoiriens se rendent aux urnes pour le premier tour de l'élection présidentielle. Quelque 7,5 millions de votants sur 25 millions d'habitants doivent départager les quatre candidats en lice, Kouadio Konan Bertin, Alassane Ouattara, Pascal Affi N'Guessan et Henri Konan Bédié. Photographie de Virginie Nguyen Hoang / Hans Lucas.NO USE FRANCE

Why supporting resilient political systems is key to a successful Biden democracy agenda

Patrick W. Quirk

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presents his Annual Report for 2019 during a virtual press conference at NATO headquarters. NATO remains strong, united and able to defend itself despite the current coronavirus pandemic, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg stressed on Wednesday, ahead of foreign ministers' talks this week.

Retooling America’s alliances to manage the China challenge

Lindsey W. Ford and James Goldgeier

Monday, January 25, 2021

A FireEye information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats at the FireEye office in Milpitas, California, December 29, 2014. FireEye is the security firm hired by Sony to investigate last month's cyberattack against Sony Pictures. Picture taken December 29. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CRIME LAW)

The other 4+1: Biological, nuclear, climatic, digital, and internal dangers

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, January 25, 2021

Admiral Ali Saeed Al Shehri speaks with soldiers during mixed maritime exercise with U.S. Navy and Saudi Royal Navy, at Saudi Military Port, Ras Al Ghar, Eastern Province, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

What to do – and what not to do – in the Middle East

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Monday, January 25, 2021

Students wear protective masks as they attend a class at school as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Peshawar, Pakistan November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

A global effort to counter extremism through education

Monday, January 25, 2021