Plus, catch up on Brookings events about the challenges in U.S.-China relations, the Iowa caucuses, and America's economic outlook.
| Nonstate armed actors and illicit economies in 2024 U.S. policy remains heavily focused on competition with Russia and China, even as the threats posed by militants, militias, and criminal groups grow in America and around the world. How can the United States and other governments effectively respond to these nonstate armed actors in 2024? In a compilation of new essays, the Brookings Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors provide a policy toolbox for action and highlight key issues, regional trends, and priority areas. |
🔍 A closer look. Initiative Director Vanda Felbab-Brown sets the scene by mapping out the threats presented by nonstate armed actors in the Middle East and Africa. |
Catch up on recent events Uncertainties between the United States and China. On Friday, experts from Brookings and Pax sapiens convened for a discussion on the economic, geopolitical, and technological challenges (among others) in U.S.-China relations. The fight for the Republican nomination. Where does the contest go after the Iowa caucuses? Watch this conversation on takeaways from the results and the dynamics in the U.S. presidential election moving forward. Insights from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller. Waller joined David Wessel in conversation about the major questions facing the Federal Reserve this year and about his outlook on the U.S. economy and monetary policy. |
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