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Reuters/Thomas Peter - A woman unfolds the pre-Islamic revolution Iranian national flag during a demonstration. The Iran Hostage Crisis: 30 Years Later Suzanne Maloney, November 04, 2009 Three decades after Iran seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, igniting a 14-month hostage crisis, Suzanne Maloney examines the current state of power in the Islamic Republic. Maloney says that the recent demonstrations in Iran are an extension of the country's unanswered conversation of legitimate ruling authority, and that responses by hard-liners indicate a belief that any reform would beget revolution. Read More and Comment IranNuclear WeaponsNonproliferationDiplomacy Online Chat Kenneth G. Lieberthal, November 04, 2009 China’s continued ascension presents policy challenges for both Beijing and Washington. President Barack Obama will make his first trip to China from November 15-18. Kenneth Lieberthal and Fred Barbash, Politico's senior editor, took questions about the president’s trip to China in today's edition of the Scouting Report. Read the Transcript Recent Event A Discussion with His All Holiness Bartholomew: Global Environmental Challenges and the Role of Faith and Religious Freedom Washington, DC On November 4, the Brookings Institution hosted His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Christian Church. In his speech, His All Holiness addressed how global environmental challenges relate to the role of faith and religious freedom in public life. Watch Video and Download Audio Obama's Kenya: A Potential Political Minefield Mwangi S. Kimenyi On October 26 Johnnie Carson, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, announced that the U.S. was revoking the visa of a top Kenyan official because of his role in blocking reforms in the country. Mwangi Kimenyi discusses this approach and urges that the focus should be on overhauling institutions, not targeting individuals. Education in the Obama Administration , November 04, 2009 Given a choice between the status quo in American education and change, who would not choose change? The Obama administration has been bold in pursuit of change. The president and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have used the bully pulpit and the powerful lever of $5 billion in discretionary stimulus funds to push a catalog of initiatives. Feds Pony Up Toward Great Lakes Water ‘Magic’ John C. Austin, November 04, 2009 The Scouting Report Web Chat: Previewing President Obama's First Trip to China Kenneth G. Lieberthal, November 04, 2009 Comments (0) Health Care What Health Care Innovation Means for Consumers November 05, 2009 China’s Changing Views of America: Insights and Obstacles November 09, 2009 World Trade Organization Could the WTO Better Serve the Poor? November 09, 2009 HEALTH CARETechnological Advances in Health Care Darrell M. West, November 04, 2009 AFRICATackling HIV/AIDS in Africa: From Knowledge to Behavior Change Richard Joseph, November 04, 2009 IRANThe Iran Hostage Crisis: 30 Years Later Suzanne Maloney, November 04, 2009 U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTHFeds Pony Up Toward Great Lakes Water ‘Magic’ John C. Austin, November 04, 2009 Featured RSS Feed Up Front Blog Receive daily commentary from Brookings experts as soon as it is posted. Subscribe
Suzanne Maloney, November 04, 2009
Three decades after Iran seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, igniting a 14-month hostage crisis, Suzanne Maloney examines the current state of power in the Islamic Republic. Maloney says that the recent demonstrations in Iran are an extension of the country's unanswered conversation of legitimate ruling authority, and that responses by hard-liners indicate a belief that any reform would beget revolution. Read More and Comment
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Kenneth G. Lieberthal, November 04, 2009
China’s continued ascension presents policy challenges for both Beijing and Washington. President Barack Obama will make his first trip to China from November 15-18. Kenneth Lieberthal and Fred Barbash, Politico's senior editor, took questions about the president’s trip to China in today's edition of the Scouting Report. Read the Transcript
Washington, DC
On November 4, the Brookings Institution hosted His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Christian Church. In his speech, His All Holiness addressed how global environmental challenges relate to the role of faith and religious freedom in public life. Watch Video and Download Audio
Mwangi S. Kimenyi
On October 26 Johnnie Carson, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, announced that the U.S. was revoking the visa of a top Kenyan official because of his role in blocking reforms in the country. Mwangi Kimenyi discusses this approach and urges that the focus should be on overhauling institutions, not targeting individuals.
, November 04, 2009
Given a choice between the status quo in American education and change, who would not choose change? The Obama administration has been bold in pursuit of change. The president and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have used the bully pulpit and the powerful lever of $5 billion in discretionary stimulus funds to push a catalog of initiatives.
John C. Austin, November 04, 2009
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Darrell M. West, November 04, 2009
Richard Joseph, November 04, 2009
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