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Understanding China's military: A Q&A with new Brookings expert John Culver
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-31 · Article · 2,379 words
John Culver details his distinguished career in government and what's needed in understanding China's military.
Is South Korea ready to define its role in a Taiwan Strait contingency?
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-28 · Article · 3,414 words · PDF available
Increasing allied and global support for Taiwan presents an opportunity for South Korea to rethink its approach.
Quantifying China’s substantial RMB undervaluation
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-28 · Article · 865 words
The Chinese renminbi is currently under depreciation pressure and would fall if China’s government stepped away.
What are the key drivers of Xi’s economic policy in 2025?
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-28 · Article · 2,757 words
Observers should not focus on how much China's national government spends in the coming year, but rather on how it disburses those funds.
Anatomy of a flood: The Derna tragedy’s lessons for Libyan governance
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-26 · Article · 4,495 words · PDF available
This essay intends to use the Derna tragedy and its lessons to propose a way out of Libya’s long-running governance crisis.
Economic development, governance, and human security after the Arab uprisings
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-26 · Article · 5,798 words · PDF available
Regime responses have disempowered societies, insulating Arab autocrats from citizen demands for economic inclusion, accountability, and responsive governance.
External intervention and damages to human security in Yemen
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-26 · Article · 4,772 words · PDF available
External intervention has fueled the conflict in Yemen, adding layers of complexity and exacerbating existing fault lines.
Fewer than 1 in 5 Americans back US takeover of Gaza
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-26 · Article · 1,224 words · PDF available
Donald Trump’s ideas on the displacement of Gazans and on American control of the Gaza strip are not popular.
The risks and opportunities of the EU's green trade agenda
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-26 · Article · 6,676 words · PDF available
The EU’s climate ambition has led to an increasing emphasis on emissions reduction in European trade policy, extending to “green trade.”
An Iron Dome for America?
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-25 · Article · 1,574 words · PDF available
Trump is right that the today’s missile defense technology is better than before, but his ambitions will need readjustment.
Strengthening Japan’s defense in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-24 · Article · 11,964 words · PDF available
By addressing new threats and preparing for prolonged conflicts, Japan can ensure its peace and stability in an increasingly uncertain world.
Trump fails to dampen public support for Ukraine
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-14 · Article · 1,199 words · PDF available
Despite Trump’s actions, the level of overall American public sympathy with Ukraine has not changed since the summer of 2024.
The war in Ukraine is influencing how Taiwanese think about conflict
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-13 · Article · 2,309 words · PDF available
Russia’s war in Ukraine may not be comparable to actions China might take against Taiwan, but Ukraine is an important reference point.
Ukraine and the promise and peril of lawfare
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-13 · Article · 1,617 words · PDF available
The Ukraine government’s legal mobilization at multiple international fora reveals both the promise and peril of lawfare.
What Beijing wants from a US-China trade war
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-12 · Article · 1,637 words
Beijing’s overriding goal is for the United States to stay out of its way as it accrues power, wealth, and influence.
Can China fill the void in foreign aid?
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-11 · Article · 1,667 words · PDF available
With the U.S. significantly downsizing its foreign aid, a key question is whether China will exploit the opportunity and fill the void.
Navigating market and political uncertainties in the age of energy transition
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-11 · Article · 85,778 words · PDF available
Energy supply—and the inputs to energy production—is and will continue to be intertwined with geopolitics.
China and Russia’s strategic relationship amid a shifting geopolitical landscape
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-06 · Article · 8,346 words
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Angela Stent, Tara Varma, Ali Wyne, and Patricia Kim discuss the U.S.-China-Russia relationship.
Should China have a role in ending the war in Ukraine?
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-06 · Article · 11,140 words · PDF available
To explore China’s role in Ukraine, the Global China project convened six Brookings experts with a range of backgrounds and areas of expertise.
The fentanyl crisis: From naloxone to tariffs
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-05 · Article · 19,987 words · PDF available
In addition to having significant implications for public health and the economy, the fentanyl crisis intersects in many ways with U.S. foreign policy.
Why a ceasefire holds little appeal for Zelenskyy
Brookings Institution · 2025-03-04 · Article · 768 words
Zelenskyy has good reasons for being wary of a ceasefire, but Trump and Vance allowed him no opportunity to explain.
How unchecked AI could trigger a nuclear war
Brookings Institution · 2025-02-28 · Article · 1,501 words
When facing the possibility of nuclear war, human beings exhibit a level of thoughtfulness and compassion that AI might not possess.
The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) spending by the U.S. government
Brookings Institution · 2024-03-26 · Article · 2,483 words · PDF available
U.S. federal government spending on AI-related contracts has massively increased in the last year, especially in the defense sector.
Economy Added 189,000 Jobs According to Alternative Seasonal Adjustments
Brookings Institution · 2014-04-04 · Article · 375 words
Jonathan Wright's alternative approach to seasonal adjustment of Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs data found that the economy added 189,000 jobs in March 2014.