Brookings Foreign Policy

@BrookingsFP

Helping policymakers and the public engage the challenges facing the U.S. and international community in the 21st century. Newsletter: http://brook.gs/2zLsesa

Washington, D.C.

Joined July 2009

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 18

"This is the real challenge for Merz’s coalition: a revolutionary far right with backing in America. Compromising over a supreme court justice seems like a surmountable difficulty by comparison," writes @ConStelz in @ftopinion. Read more: brook.gs/4m0qTRI

BrookingsFP's tweet card. If Merz cannot unite the CDU and SPD, the AfD’s strategy of forcing conservatives to co-operate with them could succeed

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · 3 h

"Countering transnational criminal groups requires a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach," said @VFelbabBrown. "So what are the crucial elements? One is crucial law enforcement actions that cannot simply focus on the top heads of the cartels." Watch: brook.gs/3GZ24qr

BrookingsFP's tweet card. Full Committee Hearing on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BUSINESS MEETING

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · 3 h

"How serious is Trump? Within the last four months, he threatened the EU with blanket tariffs of 20%, 50%, 10%, 30%, and now 15%. These moves are straight out of his dealmaking playbook," writes @DanSHamilton. Read more: brook.gs/4lzehkO

BrookingsFP's tweet card. Given that the U.S.-EU commercial relationship is by far the largest in the world, a trade war would be disastrous.

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · 7 h

This morning, Brookings scholar @VFelbabBrown will be testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the hearing on dismantling criminal organizations in the Americas. Watch her live testimony: brook.gs/3GZ24qr

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 22

Portugal’s and Spain’s lower dependence on Russian energy, coupled with their commitment to renewable energy sources, helped them weather the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Learn more about the Iberia's energy transition ➡️ brook.gs/4m8EqXJ @ffms_pordata️

BrookingsFP's tweet image. Portugal’s and Spain’s lower dependence on Russian energy, coupled with their commitment to renewable energy sources, helped them weather the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 22

Confused about the status of U.S.-EU trade negotiations? This paper is for you! In @DanSHamilton's latest piece, he breaks down Trump's actions, how the EU has responded, and a potential path forward to reach an agreement. Read ⬇️ brook.gs/4lzehkO

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 22

“What Putin has tried to do in retaking Ukraine is a massive blunder, a massive error. It’s going to be harder this time around to demilitarize the economy than it was with a collapse of the Soviet Union,” said Fiona Hill in an interview with the @nytimes: brook.gs/4f5HlxZ

BrookingsFP's tweet card. The former White House aide recently returned to her roots, advising Britain on defense and taking a role at Durham University in northeastern England. She still has her eye on global threats.

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Ryan Hass@ryanl_hass · Jul 21

Sharing this piece by Tsinghua scholar Li Bin on Chinese views of US-China strategic stability - China's own internal debates, PRC interpretations of US debates on the subject, and prospects for progress in advancing US-China strategic stability talks. brookings.edu/articles/chine…

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 21

🚨 Today, we launched part 2 of our series examining the fentanyl epidemic. This project will analyze the impact of the Trump administration's policies on the opioid crisis in U.S. and beyond. Read the first paper, by Regina LaBelle & David Holtgrave ⬇️ brook.gs/3ITSS7k

BrookingsFP's tweet card. Overdose prevention stands at an important crossroads as the Trump administration and Congress propose and implement policies that endanger recent progress.

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 21

How do Chinese security experts view strategic stability issues between China and the United States? In a new paper, Li Bin explores these perspectives and argues that understanding them can help improve U.S.-China relations. Read: brook.gs/4kIZpit

BrookingsFP's tweet card. This article reviews Chinese authors’ discussions of strategic stability and the ways to reduce the risk of nuclear war.

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 21

How did Spain and Portugal weather the 2022 energy crisis, and in the process, transform the Iberian energy system? New research in our series on Europe's energy transition, in partnership with @ffms_pordata, examines: brook.gs/4m8EqXJ

BrookingsFP's tweet card. Connecting the Iberian Peninsula with the rest of Europe has become a priority for the EU’s strategic autonomy and competitiveness.

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Orla Guerin@OrlaGuerin · Jul 21

In order for Trump’s shift on Ukraine policy to be real and lasting, “he needs to change the dynamics on the battlefield so Putin can’t win,” @thomaswright08 argues. “Doing that will require him to overcome his administration’s internal resistance.” theatlantic.com/international/…

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Foreign Affairs@ForeignAffairs · Jul 20

“Vladimir Putin is determined to shape the future to look like his version of the past.” Read Fiona Hill and @AngelaStent on the Russian president’s goals in Ukraine and beyond: foreignaffairs.com/russian-federa…

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Project Syndicate@ProSyn · Jul 19

If impressive demonstrations of the US military’s reach and power were sufficient to achieve political objectives, then they would be a pillar of every president’s doctrine, @BrookingsFP’s @MWSBrookingsFP writes. bit.ly/4nP5rkm

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 18

"Now imagine a house of cards so delicate that a stray beam of light knocks it over. Now you are beginning to understand how fragile a quantum computer is." Want to learn more about quantum computing? Read new research from Matthew Garvin: brook.gs/4nUdLiK

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 17

"By investing in education to cultivate learning creative patterns... the United States has a unique chance to compete, not by imitating China’s strengths but by amplifying its own," write @yingyi_ma & Ying Lin. Read more: brook.gs/44LC4XD

BrookingsFP's tweet card. In the age of AI, the U.S. education system may find its comparative edge in the global competition by cultivating creative patterns.

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 17

"Quantum computing’s anticipated promise seems perpetually out of reach... In the meantime, the U.S. government, academia, and industry should step up efforts to expand the quantum workforce," writes Matthew Garvin. Learn more about quantum computing ⬇️ brook.gs/4nUdLiK

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Project Syndicate@ProSyn · Jul 17

The “Trump Doctrine” is merely the same wishful thinking that produced many of America’s long, costly, and unsuccessful military interventions, @BrookingsFP’s @MWSBrookingsFP argues. bit.ly/4nP5rkm

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 16

What is a quantum computer? Are we on the verge of a quantum "moonshot"? How can the United States advance quantum science as a whole? In a new research paper, Federal Executive Fellow Matthew Garvin explains: brook.gs/4nUdLiK

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Brookings Foreign Policy@BrookingsFP · Jul 16

"On Ethiopia and Eritrea, the inherent instability is that both sides haven't accepted each other's status quo," says @mutigam. ICYMI, you can still watch the recording of yesterday's event exploring rising tensions in the Horn of Africa: brook.gs/44FNZWK

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