NYT: Suzy Hansen in 100 Notable Books
Notes on a Foreign Country explores what it means to be an American abroad in the 21st century.
Bustle: Pramila Jayapal on the “Heartbeat” bill
The congresswoman was the only female participant in a House hearing on banning abortion as early as six weeks.
Reuters: Cheng Li on President Xi Jinping
Xi appears to have traded securing favorable amendments to the constitution in exchange for a compromise on the make-up of the Standing Committee.
CatholicPhilly: Ezra Fieser on rebuilding in the Caribbean
The Catholic Church is coordinating shipments of construction equipment for families on islands largely destroyed by hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Politico: Neri Zilber on Israel and Syria
What started with an isolated event has expanded into a massive cross-border military operation to provide food, aid and infrastructure.
Devex: Malia Politzer on global health security
Pandemics are the greatest global risk by far, with the potential to wipe out between 5 and 10 percent of the world's GDP.
WPJ: Robbie Corey-Boulet on the challenges for LGBT Liberians
The election of Donald Trump and the selection of a successor to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf this fall threaten to undo recent progress.
Former Fellow Cheng Li on China’s Upcoming Party Congress
Former Fellow Cheng Li (China, 1993-1995) discusses the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) upcoming 19th Party Congress in a series on the Brookings website. The page, “which will be updated throughout the 19th Party Congress, features research and analysis from Brookings experts, who unpack the trends and signals that are most essential to follow.” Click here
Former Fellow Hansen on Going Local
Former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009) wrote an article published by The New York Times Magazine regarding the possibility, as a foreigner, to experience a country as its people do. Hansen remarks that “authenticity in travel, taking in a culture on its own terms, has become an increasingly implausible endeavor, but it’s still a popular