Republicans at the DNC, the Biden Factor in the UAE-Israel Deal, and More

August 18, 2020

“There is some ground for Mr. Biden to take a larger percentage of Republicans in 2020 than Hillary Clinton did in 2016. Yet, it is hard to imagine that Monday night’s speakers will do the trick and move voters who are on the fence.” John Hudak assesses the cross-party appeals from the first night of the Democratic National Convention.

Last week, the UAE and Israel announced their plans to normalize diplomatic relations between the two countries. Shibley Telhami explains how much of this decision was swayed by the prospect of a Biden-Harris administration and potentially even a Democratic-controlled Congress come January.

Delhi’s “Happiness Curriculum” is designed to strengthen the foundations of well-being for all students and to improve student-teacher relationships. Over the past year, Brookings researchers spent time in Delhi classrooms to see what this approach to education looks like in practice.

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