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Is China really manipulating its currency? Aug 08, 2019

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Amid a turbulent week in the U.S.-China trade war, Senior Fellow David Dollar explains why the value of China's yuan is falling and whether the U.S. Treasury Department's designation of China as a currency manipulator is accurate. Dollar also discusses the effect that the yuan's depreciation had on the U.S. stock market, why markets stabilized on Tuesday, and the prospects of a de-escalation of tensions.

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Will the INF Treaty's demise kick-start a new arms race? Aug 02, 2019

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Following the U.S. withdrawal from the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, Frank Rose examines the Trump administration's reasons for exiting the treaty, steps the U.S. should take to avoid escalating an arms race, and the need for any new arms control treaties to be responsive to the changing security environment in Europe and Asia.

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What did the Pakistani prime minister's visit with Trump achieve? Jul 23, 2019

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Following Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's meeting with President Donald Trump, Visiting Fellow Madiha Afzal examines whether this visit succeeded at repairing relations between the U.S. and Pakistan, Pakistan's role in talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government, as well as Trump and Khan's personal similarities.

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What does a new UN report reveal about global hunger and obesity? Jul 18, 2019

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A new report from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization shows that the number of undernourished people in the world has been on the rise since 2015, with more than 2 billion lacking regular access to nutritious and sufficient food. Brookings Senior Fellow John McArthur examines the trends of rising hunger and obesity and recommends using all the sustainable development goals as a North Star to design policies to meet these twin challenges.

McArthur also explores how global momentum toward the sustainable development goals has progressed at the local level even while official intergovernmental cooperation stalls.

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With Acosta's resignation, how is high turnover affecting the administration? Jul 12, 2019

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Following Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's resignation, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas updates her count of the Trump administration's unprecedented levels of senior staff turnover and examines the effect leadership turmoil has on the ability of departments and agencies to govern.

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What does the debate over school segregation reveal about the Democratic primary field? Jul 05, 2019

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In this episode, Jon Valant explains how the sharp exchange between Sen. Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden during the Democratic primary debate showcased the generational, racial, and ideological divisions within the Democratic Party. He also explores federal policy options to improve school integration that don't involve forced busing, from housing policies to promoting voluntary school choice programs.

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How will Christine Lagarde lead the European Central Bank? Jul 04, 2019

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Christine Lagarde has been tapped by the European Council to be the next leader of the European Central Bank. Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Douglas Rediker examines the role of the ECB in the European and global economies and Lagarde's transformative leadership at the International Monetary Fund, including her focus on the role of women as drivers of economic growth.

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Will protests in Hong Kong continue? Jul 03, 2019

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Following the storming of Hong Kong's Legislative Council building by protesters, Richard Bush weighs in on China's moves to undermine political freedoms there, how Hong Kong's government has responded to the ongoing protests, and compares the current demonstrations to 2014's Umbrella Movement.

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What does the Supreme Court decision on citizenship status mean for the 2020 census? Jun 27, 2019

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In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from adding a question on citizenship status to the 2020 census. In this episode, demographer William Frey explains the ruling and how a skewed census would affect the political representation of state legislative districts, over-weighing the representation of older, whiter populations.

Frey also cautions that the decision has been turned back to the lower courts, where the Commerce Department still has an opportunity to come up with a more procedurally appropriate reason to include the citizenship question on the census.

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Will the Bahrain workshop lead to progress on Middle East peace? Jun 25, 2019

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As Trump administration and Arab government officials meet in Manama, Bahrain, Tamara Cofman Wittes examines the likely outcomes of the "Peace to Prosperity" economic workshop based on current Israeli and Arab political contexts, and skepticism from potential private sector investors. Wittes also explains how President Trump's reelection considerations may forestall any further advancement of a political plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace.

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