Institutional research & analysis

Source: Brookings

RESEARCH

Policy BriefMay 8, 2026

Raising a city: How Addis Ababa reimagined early childhood development

Sweta Shah and Juanita Morales unpack a case study in enhancing early childhood development from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Policy BriefMay 8, 2026

How do Taiwanese feel about the Cheng-Xi meeting?

Lev Nachman and Wei-Ting Yen present original survey data evaluating how Taiwanese voters saw the Cheng-Xi meeting.

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Policy BriefMay 8, 2026

Grading Fed communications: A 2026 survey of Fed watchers

The Hutchins Center at Brookings periodically surveys Federal Reserve watchers to assess their views on Fed communications. These are the 2026 results.

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Policy BriefMay 8, 2026

Beijing’s playbook for the US-Iran war

What does Beijing really want from the war in Iran, and what do Washington and Tehran want from China? On this episode of The Beijing Brief, Jon Czin speaks with co-host Ryan Hass and experts Suzanne Maloney and Mara Karlin about the triangular interplay among the United States, China, and Iran. They explore China-Iran relations, Beijing’s role in regional dynamics, and Washington’s strategic positioning vis-à-vis China considering the conflict.

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Policy BriefMay 7, 2026

Ukraine’s return to the mental map of Europe

The Ukraine war has shown that this is a time of disorder, where we must manage the collapse of the old order and find a path toward a new stability.

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Policy BriefMay 7, 2026

Agriculture’s cash problem has a digital solution

Leora Klapper and Camilo Tellez-Merchan examine why cash remains dominant among agricultural producers in sub-Saharan Africa and what can be done to change it.

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