In recent months, as Russia’s army bogged down and lost ground in Ukraine, Russian pundits and officials began suggesting the war is existential. Some Moscow commentators postulate that, unless Russia defeats Ukraine, the Russian state will disappear or …
In the 2022 midterms a large number of election deniers ran and most of them lost. But that doesn’t mean that the threats they pose to democracy are over. The most high-profile election denier at this point (besides, of course, former President Trump) is …
On March 16, the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings will host a discussion to launch a new book by Distinguished Fellow Itamar Rabinovich, entitled, “Middle Eastern Maze: Israel, the Arabs, and the Region 1948-2022″ (Brookings Institution Press, …
Developing countries will be the most severely affected by accelerating climate change and, even excluding China from the calculation, are likely to emit more than half the annual global total of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as early as 2030. But the …
The U.S.-Pakistan relationship has weathered several bumps in the road over the past two years, including, most prominently, the fallout from the Afghanistan withdrawal and the Taliban takeover. The Biden administration has now settled on a bureaucratic …
Many observers of Nigeria, the most populous African country, believe she should have been a failed state. To the surprise of these political analysts and economists around the world, Nigeria is not. Since attaining independence in 1960, the country has at …
Since taking office, the Biden-Harris administration has introduced and started to implement a suite of new policies and strategies to advance global gender equality and ensure the enabling conditions for women to exercise voice and agency in their homes, …
In Tuesday’s Chicago mayoral primary, the incumbent, Lori Lightfoot received only 17% of the vote, failed to finish in the top two, and is ineligible to participate in the April runoff that will choose Chicago’s next mayor. Why did this happen, and what …
What’s the latest thinking in fiscal and monetary policy? The Hutchins Roundup keeps you informed of the latest research, charts, and speeches. Want to receive the Hutchins Roundup as an email? Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. …
News tech company Newsmatics recently launched a news propaganda identification service that can help readers avoid falling into the trap of fake news. WASHINGTON , D.C., USA, March 1, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- At a recent congressional hearing, …
On February 28th, the Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases about the Biden administration’s proposed student loan forgiveness program — Biden v. Nebraska and U.S. Department of Education v. Brown. The cases focused on two key questions – do the …
The USMCA plays a national security role Bradley Martin Director, RAND National Security Supply Chain Institute Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation Looking at the political backdrop in which it was ratified in 1994, the North American Free Trade …
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) provides the regulatory certainty and market access guarantees that underpin North American trade and investment. This report addresses the importance of USMCA for North America in supporting the goal of …
Expanding the Child Tax Credit would meaningfully reduce child poverty and improve the long-term outcomes of children. At the same time, policymakers have posed concerns that these additional resources would be negatively offset: by reduced labor supply, …
Child food insecurity and child poverty in the U.S. are solvable problems. Yet, gaps in child nutrition program coverage and implementation continue to pose challenges for solving childhood hunger. This essay makes the case that in-kind nutrition benefits— …
Child poverty is a persistent national issue with lifetime and intergenerational consequences, but the distribution of its incidence and its impacts vary. One dimension that deserves attention is the variation in child poverty by state and the …
In a deal that secured Kevin McCarthy the speakership, House Republicans plan to vote on the FairTax Act of 2023 (H.R. 25), which would replace almost all federal taxes with a 23% national retail sales tax, create a “Family Consumption Allowance,” a type …
By Gracelin Baskaran, Aloysius Uche OrduIn this episode of Foresight Africa podcast, Gracelin Baskaran, a World Bank consultant and Bye-Fellow at Cambridge, discusses Africa’s rich natural resources, especially rare earth elements, and offers …
This decade presents an opportunity to make a breakthrough on both development and climate goals. The past decade’s slowdown in poverty reduction has been accentuated by the recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the war in Ukraine. This …
Sub-Saharan African countries (SSA) face twin challenges that are slowing growth and eroding decades of developmental gains: Rising debt levels and an increasing frequency and severity of climate shocks. The compounding nature of these challenges has left …
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