In September 2023, the United States and Vietnam elevated bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership. The move signified a deepening of political and diplomatic ties as well as expanded cooperation on trade and investment; science and technology; climate change; collective security; addressing war legacies; and coordination on regional and global issues, among other areas. […]
It’s time to reimagine a new framework for community-engaged research through the lens of data ethics and justice. Toward this goal, the Brookings Institution worked with key stakeholders to create a framework to help communities lead and inform the research process, developing a new model that will advance an equitable infrastructure that prioritizes communities in their […]
On April 1, the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings will host Amos Hochstein, deputy assistant to the president and senior adviser for energy and investment at the White House. Brookings Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy Suzanne Maloney and Senior Fellow Natan Sachs will co-moderate a discussion to examine the Biden administration’s […]
Upon assuming office, the next presidential administration will face a myriad of nuclear policy challenges within an increasingly tense security landscape. These include containing proliferation pressures worldwide; deterring nuclear coercion against the United States, its allies, and its partners; managing the size, structure, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear arsenal in a two-peer nuclear environment; […]
Debates about tax policy are older than the republic itself. As early as the 1970s, an antitax movement took root in the U.S., and it continues to influence the country’s economic and social landscape today. In a new book, “The Power To Destroy: How the Antitax Movement Hijacked America,” Professor and Author Michael Graetz describes […]
Throughout 2023, the Convergence Collaborative brought together experts from across the political spectrum to find common ground on challenges facing working families with young children. The resulting consensus document was released in January of this year. The organization’s collaborative process is different from other attempts to find common ground on these issues because it emphasizes relationship-building and […]
Contemporary differences between rural and urban areas in America have their roots in long-term demographic, economic, technological, and social factors. In the “On the Front Porch” series, Tony Pipa (Brookings) and Brent Orrell (American Enterprise Institute) sit down with authors of recent research on issues facing rural America to explore these factors and more. These […]
Private credit (also known as direct lending) is lending by non-bank financial institutions including private equity firms and alternative asset managers. This alternative to traditional bank loans is most often utilized by small and mid-sized businesses, which are often highly leveraged and generally cannot borrow in corporate bond markets. Although private credit is a small slice […]
Can Western countries uphold the rules-based international order, established during a time of U.S. hegemony, in a more contested era? Is the current international legal framework adequate to govern engagement and confrontation between nations? How can multilateral institutions help preserve international law and ensure accountability in instances of its violation? What aspects of the order […]
In February 2022, the Biden administration released its strategy toward the Indo-Pacific region. The region is critical for America’s security, prosperity, and technological innovation. Two years later, how has the strategy fared? What are the administration’s priorities for implementing the strategy in the coming year and beyond? And how should the United States chart a […]
Nearly a year after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. health care system continues to adjust and adapt to changes in the organization, financing, and delivery of care. Hospitals appear to be rebounding financially, with wage and supply costs easing as inflation slows. Patient volumes are up. Construction is booming, with […]
The proliferation of social media and smartphones in recent years has contributed to a mental health crisis among our children and teenagers and altered the way they interact with our world. Teenagers and younger children increasingly spend many hours a day scrolling through video shorts on platforms like TikTok, changing the very nature of their […]
