Intersections
Summary: Economic recovery. Elections. Terrorism. Global poverty. Trade. Policy issues are complex and multi-faceted. Want more than the 30-second soundbyte? Tune in to Intersections, a podcast from the Brookings Institution, where two experts delve into the varying angles of the complicated issues facing our nation and the world. Subscribe now and be the first to hear new episodes.
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Podcasts:
Financing Africa’s economic growth
The roots of America’s divided politics
Russia’s challenge to the West
Preventing violent extremism in fragile states
Realizing the value of black neighborhoods
Advancing women's leadership around the world
Priorities for climate change action after COP 24
In this episode, Brookings and CNAS experts lay out the recommendations of high-level task force for U.S. policy toward Gaza to help end the long-running humanitarian crisis and long-term political problems plaguing the Gaza Strip.
The promise of community colleges as pathways to high-quality jobs
In a conversation with Natan Sachs, former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Salam Fayyad and former U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman reflect on their days working together in Israel and Palestine in the 1990s and early 2000s. In addition to looking back, Fayyad and Feltman examine the current political environments inside the US, Palestine, and Israel, and prospects for the future of peace.
In this episode, Bradley Hardy from Brookings and Patrick Wherry from Princeton explain how some economic policies have disproportionate impacts on black communities, and how that has to be understood to design better policies to combat regional economic inequality. Full show notes available here: https://brook.gs/2NzIqzH
In this episode, Brookings experts Dhruva Jaishankar and Rush Doshi discuss the balance of power across the Indo-Pacific as China's influence grows and India seeks to increase economic connectivity and strengthen security relationships.
Americans stuck on the sidelines
In this episode, Brookings experts David Dollar and Joseph Parilla examine what effect the trade war has had on the U.S. and Chinese economies–and workers–so far.
Brookings experts Witney Schneidman and Landry Signé discuss how Africa's Continental Free Trade Agreement will transform trade across the continent, accelerate industrialization and economic development, and what it means for future commercial relations with the U.S., EU, and other trading partners.
