Plus, taxing carbon emissions, and why Meta is unprepared for a historic election year.
Why North Korea matters for the 2024 US election Although U.S.-China competition, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and conflict in the Middle East loom large as top foreign policy issues in the upcoming presidential election, the winner will also need to address escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula and U.S.-North Korea relations. In a new report, Andrew Yeo and Hanna Foreman explain the differences between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in their approaches to North Korea and discuss the policy options available to the next president. | After a year of no missile launches in 2018, Pyongyang resumed missile testing in the summer and fall of 2019. In 2022, a record number of ballistic missile tests were conducted. | More research and commentary Taxing carbon emissions. A carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is a fee or tariff levied on imported goods based on the greenhouse gases emitted during their production. Sam Boocker and David Wessel outline how CBAMs work and the challenges around their implementation. Meta unprepared. Meta’s Oversight Board is responsible for binding decisions regarding the implementation of the company’s content moderation policies, but the board appears underprepared to moderate misinformation for elections across the world this year, write Darrell M. West and Natasha White. | About Brookings The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to conduct in-depth, nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance at local, national, and global levels. If you were forwarded this email, sign up for the Brookings Brief to stay updated on our latest work. | The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. | |