The paradox of U.S. involvement in Southeast AsiaThe Obama administration's pivot-to-Asia policy implies an important place for Southeast Asia in U.S. foreign policy. But Washington's attention to the
Special rules enable the Senate to act despite the filibuster. Sometimes.Most people believe that, in today's partisan environment, the filibuster prevents the Senate from acting on all but the least
A behind the scenes look at 50 years of US diplomacy.From Vietnam in the 1960s to the Afghanistan of this decade, James Dobbins was on the frontline of American diplomacy and working to advance U.S. n
Mobilizing existing resources to meet the current and future needs of citiesCrumbling streets and bridges. Poorly performing schools and other social services. These are common themes in cities, which
Safeguarding Our Privacy and Our Values in an Age of Mass SurveillanceAmerica’s mass surveillance programs, once secret, can no longer be ignored. While Edward Snowden began the process in 2013 with h
Assessing China's rapidly changing role on the international stageChina is again undergoing a period of significant transition. Internally, China's leaders are addressing challenges to the economy and
Practical solutions for improving higher education opportunities for disadvantaged studentsToo many disadvantaged college students in America do not complete their coursework with any college credenti
Making Congress Work, Again, Within the Constitutional SystemCongress for many years has ranked low in public esteem—joining journalists, bankers, and union leaders at the bottom of polls. And in rece
This semiannual journal from the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) provides a forum for influential economists and policymakers from the region to share high-quality research d
China has achieved near superpower status in both the economic and military realms. The United States has reacted with a strategy of rebalancing, pivoting, toward Asia, and China. How the United State
What happens when a conservative president makes a liberal professor from the Ivy League his top urban affairs adviser? The president is Richard Nixon, the professor is Harvard's Daniel Patrick Moynih
How the United States helped restore a Europe battered by World War II and created the foundation for the postwar international orderSeventy years ago, in the wake of World War II, the United States d
As a new administration takes office, what are the biggest issues facing the country? The Brookings Institution offers answers to that question in this volume, which continues the Brookings tradition
The United States faces a water crisis as critical as the energy crisis that dominated headlines until recently. Like the energy crisis, a solution can be found. Pat Mulroy, for many years the head of
Japan is at a critical moment in determining its trade policy as it strives for renewed economic growth. Its economy still struggling after two decades of low growth, Japan now faces a difficult momen
The Islamic Republic has been struggling to reform itself for 25 years and each time the experiment has gone awry. Iran’s revolutionary theocracy has evolved, but the most problematic aspects of its i
It has been nearly 15 years since 9-11 and the United States still faces terror threats. After years of war, ever more intensive and pervasive surveillance, enhanced security measures at major transpo
A guide to competencies needed by the federal government’s new top officials.The transition from one president to another?regardless of which party wins the 2016 elections?will mean many things, one o
How the state, education, society, and religion interlock and interact to create an environment in which jihadism thrives in Pakistan. What explains the continued growth of extremism in Pakistan? This
Crime and security expert Vanda Felbab-Brown conducted more than eight years of fieldwork across Mexico analyzing policy interventions in key crime and violence hotspots, as well as in control cases.
Whether striving to protect citizens from financial risks, climate change, inadequate health care, or the uncertainties of the emerging sharing economy, regulators must routinely make difficult judgme
Modern presidents are CEOs with broad powers over the federal governmentThe United States Constitution lays out three hypothetically equal branches of governmentthe executive, the legislative, and the
Despite troubled trade negotiations, global trade--and trade policy--will thrive in the 21st century, but with a bow to the pastThe repeated failures since 2001 of global trade negotiations and contin
Predatory lending: A problem rooted in the past that continues todayLooking for an investment return that could exceed 500 percent annuallymaybe even twice that much? Private, unregulated lending to h
A look behind the scenes of some of India’s most critical foreign policy decisions by the country’s former foreign secretary and national security adviser.Every country must make choices about foreign
Big, unexpected changes are here to staySlow, incremental change has become a relic of the past. Today's shifts come fast and big. They are what Darrell West calls megachanges, in which dramatic disru
Examining the economic forces that will shape Africa's futureAfrica’s Lions examines the economic growth experiences of six fast-growing and/or economically dominant African countries. Expert African
Hong Kong in the Shadow of China explores the recent Hong Kong turmoil, where the Chinese government insisted on gradual movement toward full democracy and protesters occupied major thoroughfares to i
Joblessness is the root cause of the global unrest threatening American security. Fostering entrepreneurship is the remedy.The combined weight of American diplomacy and military power cannot end unres
How Singapore's solutions to common problems can provide examples for other societies.Nearly everyone knows that Singapore has one of the most efficient governments and competitive advanced economies
With a revised foreword by Brookings President Strobe Talbott and a new introduction by Berlin's editor, Henry Hardy.George Kennan, the architect of US policy toward the Soviet Union, called Isaiah Be
A landmark dissenting opinion arguing against the death penaltyDoes the death penalty violate the Constitution? In Against the Death Penalty, Justice Stephen G. Breyer argues that it does: that it is
Why have some cities become great global urban centers, and what cities will be future leaders?From Athens and Rome in ancient times to New York and Singapore today, a handful of cities have stood out
How private groups increasingly set public policy and regulate lives with little public knowledge or attentionFrom accrediting doctors and lawyers to setting industry and professional standards, priva
The inside story of the worst environmental disaster in American historyBlowout is the first comprehensive account of the legal, economic, and environmental consequences of the April 2010 blowout at a
U.S. defense spending isn’t excessive and, in fact, should continue to grow because it’s both affordable and necessary in today's challenging world.The United States spends a lot of money on defense?$
Now, more than ever, the world needs growth-oriented and socially inclusive policymakingIs the world giving up on the promise of ever-greater prosperity for all, on functioning democratic institutions
Required reading for anyone who wants to understand how to work within CongressThe House and Senate have unique rules and procedures to determine how legislation moves from a policy idea to law. Evolv
Examine the impact of policy entrepreneurs at all stages of policymaking.Public policymaking in the United States is a dynamic, complex, and even circuitous process. That’s where policy entrepreneurs
As the largest country in South America by land mass and population, Brazil has been marked since its’ independence by a belief that it has a potential to be more than merely a very large country. Set
