by editorshay | Feb 26, 2017 | Bottom Right
Since 2000, a number of “rising powers” have sought a more active global role commensurate with their economic status and regional positions of influence. Brazil, in particular, has followed a high-profile path in seeking to enhance its strategic profile and influence...
by editorshay | Feb 19, 2017 | Bottom Right
Brookings India Senior Fellow Shamika Ravi recently presented glimpses of her work on women and representative governance in India to a group of students from New York University. Dr. Ravi presented her research through three main perspectives namely, governance,...
by editorshay | Jan 19, 2017 | Bottom Right
Donald Trump’s nominees to cabinet and cabinet-level posts in his new administration have been appearing before Senate committees in recent weeks. Additional hearings are expected in the coming weeks, after the inauguration. Brookings experts have been offering their...
by editorshay | Jan 7, 2017 | Bottom Right
Today we are again approaching a crisis with North Korea, and again the cause is its nuclear program. A war in 1994 would have been terrible, but we were able to avoid it with diplomacy (the Agreed Framework, from which the United States and North Korea withdrew in...
by editorshay | Jan 2, 2017 | Bottom Right
In a lot of ways, 2016 was a big year for reducing inequality. Five states raised their minimum wage through citizen-led ballot initiatives. A job-killing free trade agreement, the TPP, was blocked as a result of massive public demonstrations against it. More...
by news | Jan 1, 2017 | Bottom Right
One factor contributing to the rise of populist sentiment in the United States has been the decline in manufacturing jobs, from 17 million in 2000 to 11 million in 2010, with a small bounce-back since then. President-elect Trump promises to bring manufacturing jobs...
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