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The Brookings Cafeteria

Feb 24, 2017

Steven Pifer, senior fellow and director of the Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative, examines the relationship between the U.S. and Russia in terms of nuclear policy, arms control, and the conflict with Ukraine.

Also in this episode, Molly Reynolds, fellow in Governance Studies, discusses recent congressional...


Feb 17, 2017

Alice Rivlin, a senior fellow in Economic Studies and the Center for Health Policy, addresses the claim that the Affordable Care Act is "collapsing," and provides her expert analysis on what actions the new administration and Congress should take on health care.

Also in this episode, Jonathan Sallet, a visiting fellow...


Feb 10, 2017

Shadi Hamid, senior fellow in the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World in the Center for Middle East Policy, discusses his new co-authored paper "Islamism After the Arab Spring: Between the Islamic State and the Nation State." He explains what "Islamism" means and how it has evolved over the past...


Feb 9, 2017

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Feb 3, 2017

John Hudak, deputy director of the Center for Effective Public Management and senior fellow in Governance Studies, discusses why marijuana is an important public policy issue and how its image is changing, which is the focus of his new book, "Marijuana: A Short History."

Also in this episode, David Wessel, senior fellow...