U.S. employers play a relatively passive role in education and training. Annelies Goger, Katherine Caves, and Hollis Salway propose building new infrastructure to incentivize employers to play a more active role in hands-on, professional learning pathways. brookings.edu/articles/how-u…

“Humanitarian issues appear to be impacting broader perceptions of Biden’s stance on human rights, not only among young people, but also among other segments of the public,” writes Shibley Telhami. brookings.edu/articles/ameri…

Amplifying diverse voices, especially from underrepresented countries and regions, is a crucial step in fostering inclusive and global AI governance dialogues, Benjamin Cedric Larsen and Sabrina Küspert emphasize. brookings.edu/articles/regul…

In the United States, local ordinances and zoning rules constrain which clean energy projects can be built and where they are sited. The restrictions that limit or outright ban projects are prevalent. brookings.edu/articles/eight…

Particularly in this time of heightened geopolitical tensions, renewed great power competition, and authoritarian threats, it is of strategic value for the United States to have like-minded partners in the European Union, say Tara_Varma and Sophie Roehse. brookings.edu/articles/why-s…

“All electric utilities operating in areas where wildfire risk is high should create and implement plans to significantly mitigate the chance that their electric infrastructure ignites a wildfire,” say @michaelwwara, Michael Mastrandrea, and Eric Macomber. brookings.edu/articles/clima…

In recent years, young men have been found to be apathetic towards voting. From a societal perspective, it could signal potential danger if young men feel less tied to democracy while increasingly becoming disheartened with their social status. brookings.edu/articles/the-g…

Those who want to restore the traditional U.S. posture of openness, innovation, and the free flow of ideas toward China must challenge the underlying foreign policy and national security posture that justifies the TikTok ban, argues Mark MacCarthy. brookings.edu/articles/a-les…

“AI and other automation technologies are presenting game-changing opportunities for [Africa’s] smallholder farmers,” Mark Schoeman says. #ForesightAfrica brookings.edu/articles/how-a…

Local ordinances and zoning requirements are one of the leading causes of renewable energy project cancellation. See more facts about permitting and America’s clean energy transition: brookings.edu/articles/eight…

Let the #ReimagineRural podcast accompany you as you relax this long weekend.

Episode 2 of the new season takes place in Humboldt County CA, where a major offshore wind installation holds promise, & potentially peril, for local communities & Tribes. 🧵1/
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The use of stress tests to set minimum capital requirements for large banks was a critical innovation following the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-09. But the robust stress testing regime has been diluted and become a more routine, predictable process. brookings.edu/articles/recon…

Earlier this month I wrote about the growing, but not fully realized reach of Russian state media on #TikTok for The Brookings Institution Brookings Foreign Policy. While there is still a lot to be done, I’m glad to see these steps announced yesterday (w reference to my report!) nytimes.com/2024/05/23/bus…

Following hotter-than-expected durable goods data, Wendy Edelberg of Brookings Econ and Allison Schrager from Manhattan Institute weigh in on inflation, where monetary policy makers are putting their attention, and the state of demand in the economy

Guess who's starting a new center The Brookings Institution? The Center for Community uplift will diverge from dominant discourse around racial divisions, holding racial equity as a unifying priority. Happy John Legend will join me for a presentation & announcement: brookings.edu/events/paths-t…

Flagging a useful The Brookings Institution podcast conversation on where the China-Russia relationship stands after Putin's recent visit to China and where it may be headed, featuring two of the closest watchers of this dynamic, Yun Sun and Angela Stent.
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“Adopting a sound strategy even now can not only ease some of the terrible aspects of the current war but also advance Israel’s own original operational goals for this campaign,” argues Natan Sachs. brookings.edu/articles/israe…

The U.S. and EU’s commitment with the other G7 countries to create an AI code of conduct signals a shift towards increased AI policy collaboration. But achieving a greater global consensus on AI governance remains a critical challenge. brookings.edu/articles/regul…

“If the aim is to build a fairer, equitable future where all feel they have a role and are respected, the polling of Gen Z appears to show we are moving in the opposite direction,” write Elaine Kamarck and Jordan Muchnick. brookings.edu/articles/the-g…

TUESDAY, 5/28. 10:30 AM EDT The Brookings Institution Sanctions on Russia: What’s working? What’s not? Daleep Singh, Fiona Hill, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Agathe Demarais, Arshad Mohammed. In person (registration required) & livestreamed. brookings.edu/events/sanctio…