On January 12, AGI hosted its annual Foresight Africa event featuring a panel of leading Africa experts. The panel offered their insights on vital regional trends and provided recommendations to national governments, regional organizations, multilateral institutions, and civil society on how to contend with these priorities in the year ahead.

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On January 13, Governance Studies at Brookings convened a panel of experts to discuss the “privacy paradox,” to challenge the common belief that consumers are simply willing to sacrifice privacy for convenience and cost-effectiveness when making purchasing decisions, and to determine whether it is time to redefine privacy with the consumer perspective in mind.

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On January 11, Governance Studies at Brookings hosted an expert panel focused on the effects and future implications of new voter ID laws. How did these new requirements impact African American and Latino voters, particularly in states and districts that enacted rapid changes prior to the election? To what degree was voter suppression and intimidation in action during the 2016 presidential election? And given the Supreme Court’s recent decision, what will be the future of the Voting Rights Act and how will the new administration handle rising concerns about its sustainability?

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On January 11, the Moving to Access initiative, a collaboration between Brookings’s Metropolitan Policy Program and Global Economy and Development program brought together experts across three major disciplines—transportation, urban planning, and finance—and explored where these disciplines agree, where they diverge, and what policies could support a more accessible built environment.

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On January 9, the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings investigated questions about public investment in both physical infrastructure and human capital.

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On January 4, the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings hosted a public forum examining the history and future of federal education policy. The event, marking the culmination of the Memos to the President on the Future of Education Policy series, convened leaders and scholars with a variety of perspectives to discuss the federal government’s involvement with public schools.

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On December 20, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings hosted noted professor of economics Philippe Aghion for the 13th annual Raymond Aron Lecture. In his remarks, Aghion explored whether economic growth in both the United States and Europe can become more inclusive and egalitarian.

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On December 20, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies and the Cross-Brookings Initiative on Energy and Climate hosted a distinguished panel of climate policy experts from the United States and Japan to address critical issues for the future of the climate agenda and U.S.-Japan relations.

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On December 16, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at Brookings held a public forum that brought together experts from Japan and the United States to present views on North Korea’s goals and behavior, and of the implication for each government’s respective policies.

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On December 15, Ching-hsin Yu, visiting fellow in the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at Brookings, presented a research paper on the 2016 campaign dynamics and its impact on the development of the party system in Taiwan.

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