Did Trump Damage Democracy?, Natural Resource Competition, and More

July 10, 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results

Did the previous president permanently damage American democracy? Elaine Kamarck writes that while not all is well for U.S. institutions, the guardrails of democracy have held despite Trump's antidemocratic tendencies in his four years in office.

When JFK hosted Pakistan's president at Mount Vernon

60 years ago, U.S. President John F. Kennedy hosted Pakistani President Mohammad Ayub Khan for an extraordinary state visit. Bruce Riedel discusses some of the consequences of this meeting and why it still has an impact on U.S.-Pakistan relations and America's role in the region more broadly.

Transnational governance of natural resources for the 21st century

With competition heating up for natural resources globally, Rabah Arezki emphasizes the importance of governance arrangements to ensure that these resources are used sustainably and in a way that protects the environment and the people who depend on them.

Must-listen podcasts

China's growing role in the world. "Global China" editors Ryan Hass and Emilie Kimball join the Brookings Cafeteria podcast to discuss the new book and the implications of China's role as a world power.

Tax fraud charges against the Trump Organization. The Trump Organization and its CFO, Allen Weisselberg, face felony charges for an alleged 15-year scheme of conspiracy and criminal tax fraud in the state of New York. On The Current podcast, Norman Eisen explains the severity of the charges and evaluates the former president's risk for potential future indictment.

Dirty money in offshore banks. A leaked dataset from a bank in the Isle of Man provides some interesting information on who owns offshore accounts. Matthew Collin shares his findings and offers policy ideas to address the problem of dirty money.

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