President Biden’s address to the nation provides an opportunity to educate the public on the issue of the debt ceiling in a way that will help to counteract Republican rhetoric. That rhetoric is superficially plausible and thus politically potent but often …
There is ample evidence that talent considerations have come to dominate the selection criteria of companies when deciding where to place job-creating business investments. For instance, “availability of skilled labor” has climbed to first on the list of …
February 24 will mark the anniversary of Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While Ukrainian resistance to the invasion — backed by political support and weaponry from the United States and its allies and partners — has proven extraordinarily …
In this episode of “Reimagine Rural,” host Tony Pipa visits DeWitt, Arkansas, deep in the Mississippi Delta, where a failed biofuel project sparked a shift in the community’s economic identity. Entrepreneurs share the stories of how their small businesses …
AdvertisementThe trilateral relationship between Japan, South Korea, and the United States experienced dramatic improvements in 2022, fueled by a major uptick in North Korean provocations and the election of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who …
This post provides metrics of Biden judicial appointments in the two years since Inauguration Day and updates an earlier post on Biden’s four-year prospects. Biden’s pace of nominations and confirmations slowed in his second year At the end of his first …
In Davos, many of the assembling elites had circular economy on their mind and lips, and the program was replete with its implications. “Circular economy” is a concept described by its supporters as the biggest economic opportunity since the industrial …
Despite fears that the 2022 U.S. midterm elections would see a reprise of January 6-like political violence, the elections occurred with no mobs storming state capitals or other attacks. Improved law enforcement deserves much of the credit: January 6 was a …
Why addressing gender inequality is central to tackling today’s polycrises Jeni Klugman Nonresident Senior Fellow, Africa Growth Initiative, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution As we enter 2023, the term “polycrisis” is an increasingly …
Turning political ambitions into concrete climate financing actions for Africa Kevin C. Urama Acting Chief Economist and Senior Director of the African Development Institute, African Development Bank Adamon Mukasa Senior Research Economist, Macroeconomic …
Lagos: The challenges of managing a megacity To achieve sustainable resilience and inclusiveness, Africa’s cities need to develop the confidence to innovate with a home-grown approach. It is all too easy to attempt to copy and paste what appears to be …
Food security in Africa: Current efforts and challenges Hailemariam Dessalegn Former Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Board Chair, Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa Africa’s food systems are at a crossroad. Several …
Priority actions to address Africa’s economic recovery Victoria Kwakwa Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank Aloysius Uche Ordu Senior Fellow and Director, Africa Growth Initiative, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution …
Finishing the job on HIV/AIDS John N. Nkengasong U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Health Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State What it will take to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic as a global health threat by 2030 In the wake of …
05 Closing the equity gap The burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic have been unequally borne across regions and countries, between the poor and better off, and between men and women. Existing economic gender inequalities—related to income, coping strategies, …
On Monday, January 30, the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) will launch its annual flagship report, Foresight Africa. Since we launched the previous edition of Foresight Africa in January 2022, our world has changed remarkably. Russia invaded …
All interest rate increases are not created equal. Interest rates can go up due to expectations of improving economic prospects. Alternatively, they can be pushed up by rising inflation expectations. Or they can also increase due to expectations of more …
Four factors will critically shape the landscape of nonstate armed actors and illicit economies in 2023 and beyond: the new geopolitics; persisting structural weaknesses of government responses to nonstate armed actors, amplified by the lasting effects of …
As we look ahead to 2023, it is easy, indeed facile, to predict the worst in Libya. Political and societal divisions persist, human rights are flagrantly violated, weapons are aplenty, negative foreign interference continues, the list goes on. Yet, the …
In Syria’s civil war, now entering its 12th year, the state/nonstate divide has become increasingly blurred. Nowhere is this more evident than in the practices adopted by ruling elites in regime- and opposition-held areas to ensure access to resources. …
