PAST EVENT
Friday, November 14, 2008
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
How do election outcomes shape the course of public policy? Do past performance, platforms and campaign rhetoric provide a reliable basis for predicting the winners' behavior in office? On November 14, Brookings hosted a panel to explore how the 2008 election results can shape the new Congress and the first term of a new presidency. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kevin Casas-Zamora, November 09, 2008, La Nación
Kevin Casas-Zamora explains how and why Obama won the 2008 presidential election and what his historic presidency will mean for the U.S. (Spanish) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William H. Frey and Ruy Teixeira, November 07, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Democrats pushed out of their demographic rut during Tuesday’s election, according to new analysis by William Frey and Ruy Teixeira. The authors of ongoing political demographics reports on the “battleground states” write that the party’s appeal has extended to new growth regions and to demographic segments that eluded the party’s grasp in the last two presidential elections. America’s growing metropolitan identity, they found, is especially potent within the fast-growing battleground states. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Darrell M. West, November 07, 2008, The Brookings Institution
The president-elect faces enormous challenges, but comes into office buoyed by an electorate hungry for change. Effective leadership, both at home and abroad, will require mobilizing grass-roots support and repositioning government as a solution rather than as a problem. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Justin Vaisse, November 06, 2008, Le Monde
Justin Vaisse explains why the election of Barack Obama allows America to recover the moral high ground it had lost during the Bush era: not because of changes in foreign policy, but by leading the way in integrating minorities and turning a page from a difficult racial past, something European countries have not yet achieved. (French) Read More
VIDEO
Darrell M. West and Thomas E. Mann, November 05, 2008
Darrell West and Thomas Mann offer insights on the just-elected executive and legislative branches of government. Their goal in January, says West, is to bring change to American politics. But things will not go smoothly, warns Mann; “Conflict is natural, especially when you’re doing important things.”
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
12:00 PM to 2:30 PM
On November 5, the Brookings Doha Center organized an informal in-house lunchtime event to discuss the results of the U.S. elections for the House, Senate and Presidency, in which Senator Barack Obama was voted first African American President of the United States. Read More
VIDEO
Michael Fullilove, November 05, 2008
While the outcome of the U.S. presidential election was largely shaped by the U.S. and global financial crisis, Brookings Visiting Fellow Michael Fullilove discusses several urgent foreign policy matters facing President-elect Barack Obama.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Suzanne Maloney, November 03, 2008, Middle East Economic Survey
Suzanne Maloney writes that Iran will loom large on the agenda of the next American president. Maloney believes Barack Obama's willingness to talk to Tehran represents a promising start, and that history suggests engagement is appropriate, but also notes Tehran will need to demonstrate it is prepared to rejoin the international community. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael Fullilove, November 01, 2008, Sydney Morning Herald
Michael Fullilove analyzes the differences between the foreign policies of U.S. presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, October 31, 2008
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
Senators McCain and Obama are making a final push to identify themselves with voters before November 4. In the campaign's final days, what tactics have proven to be the most successful? Will their efforts pay off? On October 31, Brookings's Opportunity 08 project and Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs examined key questions on the role of money, advertising and mobilization in the 2008 campaign. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William G. Gale and Benjamin H. Harris, October 30, 2008, The Economists' Voice
William Gale and Benjamin Harris discuss the tax proposals set forth by the presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eli Y. Adashi and Darrell M. West, October 30, 2008, The New England Journal of Medicine
Prior presidential election campaigns once focused on abortion as the primary element of "reproductive freedom." However, during the 2008 presidential election, candidates now find themselves addressing a broader array of arguably related issues, including the use of human embryos for stem-cell research and whether such research should receive federal funding, writes Eli Y. Adashi and Darrell M. West. Judging by Senator Barack Obama's and John McCain's voting records and positions articulated on the Senate floor, the primaries trail, and their campaign Web sites, the 2008 presidential candidates differ substantially in their views on "reproductive freedom." Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael Fullilove, October 30, 2008, The Daily Beast
Michael Fullilove assesses the differences between the foreign policy of John McCain and Barack Obama. Fullilove argues that a President Obama would maintain the return to realism that has been seen as the second Bush administration comes to a close. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
On October 29, the Brookings Doha Center hosted its first videoconference policy discussion, bringing together Dr. Thomas Mann and Dr. Jerry Leach. The discussion included details about what made this election unique, some of the key differences between the candidates, and what the proposed policies could mean for the future of the Middle East. Hady Amr moderated the discussion. Read More