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The Brookings Current

The Brookings Current brings you smart, timely, and quick analysis from experts at the Brookings Institution on breaking news and current policy conversations. In these short episodes, learn not only what’s happening, but why and how to make sense of it.

info_outline How executive orders are reshaping Black America 05/05/2026
info_outline Will the Iran ceasefire hold? 04/23/2026
info_outline What does the future hold for the IRS and Postal Service? 04/13/2026
info_outline Rahm Emanuel: Both parties are failing American students 04/07/2026
info_outline Off the court: How one basketball star’s death is saving lives 04/02/2026
info_outline What does China want from a Trump-Xi summit? 04/01/2026
info_outline Beyond the Bracket: How basketball can prevent gun violence 03/26/2026
info_outline How Minneapolis-Saint Paul community leaders responded to Operation Metro Surge 03/19/2026
info_outline Can Iran’s regime survive the war? 03/11/2026
info_outline What’s next for the Iran war? Experts discuss. 03/05/2026
info_outline Americans are not as divided by race as it seems 02/27/2026
info_outline From the halls of the Munich Security Conference 02/19/2026
info_outline What’s the state of our Union? 02/12/2026
info_outline Did 'America First' tariffs work? 02/06/2026
info_outline ICE: A predictable pattern of tragedy in Minneapolis 01/29/2026
info_outline The myth of American isolationism 01/23/2026
info_outline Iran’s uprising: What’s the endgame? 01/22/2026
info_outline Do AI’s risks outweigh the benefits for students and schools? 01/20/2026
info_outline What did the US achieve in the Venezuela operation? 01/08/2026
info_outline Gov. Andy Beshear: How health care powers rural economies 12/19/2025
info_outline Behind the negotiating table to end the Russia-Ukraine war 12/08/2025
info_outline Are students and workers ready for AI? 12/05/2025
info_outline Inside the next Democracy Playbook: Strategies for global democratic U-turns 12/01/2025
info_outline The catastrophe in Sudan 11/24/2025
info_outline Chicago’s Latino business community is adapting in the face of policy volatility 11/19/2025
info_outline Why are expiring ACA subsidies raising health insurance premiums? 11/13/2025
info_outline Can the COP30 climate conference achieve its goals? 11/06/2025
info_outline Syria at a crossroads 11/03/2025
info_outline APEC 2025: What’s at stake? 10/23/2025
info_outline Is DC’s economy stalling? Insights from the DMV Monitor 10/16/2025
 
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