Unpacking Trump’s threat to terminate birthright citizenship
Oct 30, 2018
David M. Rubenstein Fellow Dany Bahar discusses President Trump’s intention to end birthright citizenship—protected by the 14th Amendment—and how this policy change fits into America’s larger immigration debates.
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The consequences of US withdrawal from the INF treaty
Oct 23, 2018
Foreign Policy Senior Fellow Frank Rose discusses the Trump administration’s recent decision to withdraw the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Rose addresses the likelihood of Russia coming back into compliance with the agreement and offers his thoughts on whether the...
How North Dakota is keeping Native Americans from voting in the midterms
Oct 19, 2018
David M. Rubenstein Fellow Randall Akee discusses how the recent Supreme Court decision upholding North Dakota’s voter identification requirement could ultimately disenfranchise much of the state’s Native American population and impact the outcome of a close Senate race.
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How is the latest Ebola outbreak in the DRC different than the others?
Oct 18, 2018
Reid Wilson, author of “Epidemic” (Brookings Institution Press, 2018), explains why violence, political instability, and distrust in government will make the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo difficult to contain.
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Will the Khashoggi crisis create an oil war?
Oct 17, 2018
Fellow Samantha Gross explains why the U.S. reaction to Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the Jamal Khashoggi killing and the Saudi’s response will most likely not involve oil because that would lead to “mutually assured destruction” for both countries.
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