Category: Brookings

LIVE NOW: A Country in Flux: Recent and Future Policy Shifts in China

The Chinese communist regime’s policy has changed abruptly since the Party’s 20th Congress in October 2022. China experts from varied backgrounds will share their perspectives in a discussion held by the Brookings Institution at 9 a.m. ET on March 10 about the recent policy shifts within China, the underlying causes, and potential implications for the…


A Country in Flux: Recent and Future Policy Shifts in China

The Chinese communist regime’s policy has changed abruptly since the Party’s 20th Congress in October 2022. China experts from varied backgrounds will share their perspectives in a discussion held by the Brookings Institution at 9 a.m. ET on March 10 about the recent policy shifts within China, the underlying causes, and potential implications for the…


Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen on the Reauthorization of FISA Section 702

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is practical to the Intelligence Community yet becoming more controversial. It will expire on Dec. 31, 2023, if Congress does not reauthorize it. Can this administration get it reauthorized by the current Republican-dominated Congress? What would happen if 702 expired? Is it even necessary in a…


LIVE NOW: Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen on the Reauthorization of FISA Section 702

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is practical to the Intelligence Community yet becoming more controversial. It will expire on Dec. 31, 2023, if Congress does not reauthorize it. Can this administration get it reauthorized by the current Republican-dominated Congress? What would happen if 702 expired? Is it even necessary in a…


LIVE NOW: Rethinking China’s Rise, Restraints, and Resilience–Brooking Discussion

China has experienced unprecedented growth in its economy and other areas in the past 40 years. The significant changes worsened ideological, geopolitical, and economic conflicts with the United States and many other countries, which many believe would lead to a new cold war. The John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosts a panel discussion…


Rethinking China’s Rise, Restraints, and Resilience–Brooking Discussion

China has experienced unprecedented growth in its economy and other areas in the past 40 years. The significant changes worsened ideological, geopolitical, and economic conflicts with the United States and many other countries, which many believe would lead to a new cold war. The John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosts a panel discussion…


LIVE NOW: What to Expect From Biden’s Second State of the Union Address–A Discussion From Brookings Institution

President Joe Biden will deliver his second State of the Union address on Wednesday. What he’s going to address? The Brookings Institution holds a panel discussion at 2:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 6 to share their perspective on this question. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


What to Expect From Biden’s Second State of the Union Address–A Discussion From Brookings Institution

President Joe Biden will deliver his second State of the Union address on Wednesday. What he’s going to address? The Brookings Institution holds a panel discussion at 2:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 6 to share their perspective on this question. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Retired Marine Gen. John Allen Resigns as Top Think Tank’s President Amid Federal Probe

The head of the Brookings Institution resigned in the midst of a federal investigation into whether he lobbied the U.S. government on behalf of Qatar, according to a letter released Sunday. Retired Marine Gen. John Allen, the chief of the influential Washington-based think tank, wrote in his letter (pdf): “While I leave the institution with…