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Eyerusalem Siba shows how policy interventions can harness both the forces of urbanization and Africa’s booming youth population to facilitate sustainable development.

In today’s episode of the Brookings Cafeteria, you’ll hear the conversation between Stacey Abrams and Jelani Cobb on how to combat voter suppression that took place at Brookings.

John Villasenor explains how artificial intelligence can identify manipulative deepfake videos, and what laws exist to curb their use.

Fifty years ago, the House of Saud for the first and only time stripped a sitting king of his powers and turned them over to another prince. The episode was a crucial and defining moment in Saudi history, and it is worth studying as we ponder the...

The modern distribution of black Americans closely relates to the historical patterns of the black population. Jay Shambaugh, Ryan Nunn and Stacy A. Anderson reflect on how U.S. policies have shaped where people live and the

Many Europeans are no longer convinced that transatlantic relations will return to “normal” with a new administration; they are increasingly focused on strengthening their own capabilities and forging their own policy solutions.

What’s needed is a system that is also capable of addressing the long-term social service needs of urban refugees in middle- and high-income countries. Accomplishing that shift will require engaging new actors, chief among them local authorities and...

On January 15 and 16, 2019, the CHAMPS campaign and Center on Children and Families at Brookings hosted a national convening that brought together 80 public and private child welfare agency staff, issue experts, advocates, foster parents, and...

In this episode, Martha Ross, fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program, and Elizabeth Mann Levesque, fellow with the Brown Center on Education Policy, discuss the important role that community col…

Current women’s economic empowerment interventions are not enough to overcome all obstacles facing female entrepreneurs.

A more racially diverse America is both inevitable and necessary to its growth, demographer William H. Frey discusses.

New findings provide strong evidence that arts educational experiences can produce significant positive impacts on academic and social development for students.

Data shows that black children are less likely to be upwardly mobile than white children. We need race-conscious policies that increase the chances of black children achieving the American Dream.

Emily Gustafsson-Wright reviews the use of impact bonds to address complex social and economic problems in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Elaine Kamarck writes that if President Trump declares a national emergency in order to build a border wall, he will set a precedent that future Democratic presidents could use much to the chagrin of his party.