On October 9, Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Litan was joined by Darrell West, vice president and director of Governance Studies at Brookings, and Norman Ornstein, AEI resident scholar, to explore how the principles of competitive debate can improve students’ lifelong work skills while making them more informed and demanding voters, and whether an engaged electorate will in turn change the way political candidates campaign for the better, improving–and maybe even saving–our democracy.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/can-teaching-students-real-debate-reduce-political-polarization/

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On October 6, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings hosted a webinar examining technology policy in the next presidential administration. Panelists discussed how a Biden-Harris or a Trump-Pence administration will approach competition policies, privacy protections, antitrust enforcement, the digital divide, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/what-to-expect-on-tech-policy-in-the-next-presidential-administration/

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On October 5, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings convened a panel discussion on the implications of the 2020 election for U.S. foreign policy, in particular toward Europe.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/foreign-policy-and-the-2020-election-implications-for-europe/

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On October 5, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings held a panel discussion to explore how the next administration should deal with these policy issues and what other issues, such as clean energy and economic recovery, should be on the agenda for relations with Mexico and Central America. 

https://www.brookings.edu/events/maras-migrants-and-mexico-policy-issues-for-the-next-us-administration/

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On October 1, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings hosted a panel of experts to discuss potential markers and best practices to increase consumer trust in AI performance. The conversation also explored Brookings Senior Fellow Nicol Turner Lee’s preliminary development of Energy Star-style consumer ratings system that could potentially result in more lucid, inclusive, and responsible AI systems.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/could-rating-systems-encourage-responsible-ai/

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On September 30, the day after the first presidential debate, Brookings hosted a webinar with experts who have dedicated their scholarship to examining the issues facing Black Americans. They discussed how the candidates’ positions and rhetoric on racial justice, economic inequality, healthcare and education will influence Black voters’ decisions at the polls.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/how-will-black-voters-influence-the-2020-election/

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On October 1, Brookings hosted Michael Graetz to discuss these ideas and the recommendations that he and Shapiro developed for increasing jobs, boosting wages, strengthening unemployment protections, and raising access to high-quality and affordable health care and child care. A distinguished panel of discussants then responded to these ideas.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-wolf-at-the-door-the-menace-of-economic-insecurity-and-how-to-fight-it/

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On September 30, Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon hosted Reps. Moulton and Banks to discuss the task force’s final report and how to best implement its recommendations. They also touched on the burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic on the broader defense apparatus, as well as expected budgetary constraints stemming from the weakened economy.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-future-of-defense-task-forces-final-report-reviewing-the-nations-defense-assets-and-capabilities/

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On September 30, Foreign Policy at Brookings hosted a virtual event to assess political and security developments in Afghanistan, U.S. interests in the country, and foreign policy options for the next administration to pursue.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-future-of-us-policy-in-afghanistan/

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On Tuesday, September 29, Brookings Metro hosted the first in a series of virtual events highlighting principles and strategies for advancing inclusive economic recovery. The launch event featured Chicago Mayor Lori H. Lightfoot in conversation with Chicago Community Trust CEO and Brookings Trustee Helene Gayle, discussing how the city is leveraging the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to rebuild better and set a course to be more racially inclusive.

https://www.brookings.edu/events/economic-recovery-in-american-cities-a-conversation-with-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot/

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