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As the Trump administration prepares to take power in Washington, Senior Fellow Tony Pipa, host of t
On December 8, Syrian rebels took control of Damascus, the nation’s capital. Deposed dictator Bashar
As the U.S. heads into the final days of the 2024 elections, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas reviews the health
The economy is one of the quadrennial top issues for American voters, and related to economic perfor
The high cost of housing is a significant economic pressure for many Americans, even as inflation ha
The 79th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations opened this week in New York City. To
As part of the Brookings Election '24 initiative, Samantha Gross, director of the Energy Security an
On Sunday, July 21st, President Joe Biden announced that he would no longer seek the Democratic Part
As NATO turns 75, alliance leaders gathered in Washington, presenting a united front in support of U
Last week, President Joe Biden and former President Trump met in Atlanta for a presidential debate.
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to amplify the spread of mis- and disinf
The Horn of Africa, home to over 200 million people, is experiencing high levels of fragility from b
On May 30, former president Donald Trump was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of 34 felony counts of
Following President Putin's visit to Beijing, Angela Stent and Yun Sun examine Russian and Chinese c
Cities and states have a variety of policy options to help combat high housing costs. Brookings Metr
Brookings scholar Constanze Stelzenmüller, director of the Center on the United States in Europe and
The U.S. House of Representatives passed four bi-partisan bills in a $95 billion foreign aid package
The recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore after being struck by a container s
The U.S. has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic's economic disruption with a strong economy, but a
The third Summit for Democracy takes place March 18 to 20, in Seoul, South Korea. The theme of the s
