Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution is a research organization based in the United States, established in 1916 on Think Tank Row in Washington, D.C. It focuses on studying and educating about various social sciences, with an emphasis on economics, metropolitan issues, governance, foreign relations, and global economic development. The organization aims to "offer innovative and practical solutions that promote three main objectives: enhance American democracy; improve the economic and social well-being, security, and opportunities for all Americans; and create a more open, safe, prosperous, and cooperative international environment."

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Talking US national security with returning Senior Fellow Thomas Wright

6 days ago | brookings.edu | Thomas Wright |Alejandra Rocha

Thomas Wright joined the Brookings Institution on February 18, 2025, as a senior fellow in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology after most recently serving as the special assistant to the president and senior director for strategic planning at the National Security Council in the Biden administration.
What are budget baselines, and what do they have to do with reconciliation in Congress?

1 week ago | brookings.edu | Tristan Loa |David Wessel

What is a budget baseline? A budget baseline is a projection of federal spending, revenues, deficits or surpluses, and debt, based on assumptions about the economy and trends in spending and revenues. Congress relies on baselines, often looking out ten years, produced by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT). This post explains the importance of baselines to the congressional budget process. How do current law and current policy baselines differ?
The Transatlantic Bridge: Jakub Klepal on civil society’s role in sustaining democracy

1 week ago | brookings.edu | Norman Eisen |Samara Angel

Certainly since World War II, and arguably since World War I, the U.S.-Europe relationship has been the world’s most important alliance and an anchor of global democracy, stability, and prosperity. That alliance is now under internal stress in ways that we have not seen in decades—if ever.
Persistent gaps in academic preparation generate college enrollment disparities

1 week ago | brookings.edu | Sarah Reber |Simran Kalkat |Gabriela Goodman

IntroductionCollege education is an important driver of both economic mobility for individuals and growth for the economy overall. Educational attainment has increased substantially in recent decades, but gaps in college enrollment and completion rates by socioeconomic status and race or ethnicity are substantial. The gender gap, which historically favored boys and men, closed and reversed so that now women are substantially more likely to pursue and complete higher education than men.
How much influence do private firms have over space policy? | The TechTank Podcast

1 week ago | brookings.edu | Darrell M. West |Eric Lipton

TechTank, a biweekly podcast from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, explores today’s most consequential technology issues. Moderators Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with experts and policymakers to share data, ideas, and policy solutions that address the challenges of our digital world. As ambitious efforts to return humans to the moon advance, other developments in space exploration continue.
How does the Federal Reserve affect the Treasury market?

2 weeks ago | brookings.edu | Janice Eberly |Anil Kashyap |Jón Steinsson |David Wessel

At around $900 billion in transactions daily, the market for U.S. Treasuries is massive, not only in terms of quantity but also in terms of importance to the U.S. and global economies. The Treasury market is tied to interest rates, the value of the dollar, and financial markets around the world. So when shocks hit the Treasury market, as they did during the COVID-19 crisis, the ripple effects can be global.
US down-ballot races in 2025 deserve close attention

2 weeks ago | brookings.edu | Samara Angel |Norman Eisen

Editor's note: This article is part of the “Monitoring the pillars of democracy” series. It focuses on the seven pillars essential to defending democracy, as outlined in the Brookings Democracy Playbook 2025 published by the Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS) project. The series includes research and commentary on actionable steps democracy actors can take to strengthen democratic institutions and protect freedoms in the U.S. and abroad.
Charting the surge in Latino or Hispanic-owned businesses in the US

2 weeks ago | brookings.edu | Manann Donoghoe |Hannah Stephens |Farah Khan |Andre Perry

Home Charting the surge in Latino or Hispanic-owned businesses in the US Latino or Hispanic business owners capitalized on economic opportunity between 2017 and 2022, creating thousands of firms that benefited the communities they serve.
Is federal spending subject to meaningful oversight?

2 weeks ago | brookings.edu | Ben Harris |Liam Marshall

The federal government last year spent $6.8 trillion, of which $4.1 trillion was mandatory spending (e.g., Social Security and Medicare), $1.8 trillion was annually appropriated discretionary spending, and $900 billion was interest. In addition, the United States also effectively spends $1.8 trillion in targeted tax breaks, known as “tax expenditures.”Over the past several decades, public concern about inadequate oversight has morphed into deep skepticism.
100 days of immigration under the second Trump administration

2 weeks ago | brookings.edu

In a short time, the administration has shifted nearly every aspect of immigration policy in the anti-immigrant direction.